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   San·skrit

   /ˈsanˌskrit/

   

   noun

   • 1. an ancient Indo-European language of India, in which the Hindu scriptures and classical Indian epic poems are written and from which many northern Indian (Indic) languages are derived: "I began studying Sanskrit when I was in university"

   adjective

   • 1. relating to Sanskrit: "it is inspired by Sanskrit epics like the Mahabharata and Ramayana"

   Word Origin from Sanskrit saṃskṛta ‘composed, elaborated’, from saṃ ‘together’ + kṛ ‘make’ + the past participle ending -ta.

   Derivatives

   • 1. Sanskritic adjective
   • 2. Sanskritist noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • S

     1

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • S

     1

   • K

     5

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • T

     1

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