On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Go to top. Contents move to sidebar (Top) 1 Etymology and nomenclature 2 History Toggle History subsection 2.1 Origin and development 2.2 Vedic Sanskrit 2.3 Classical Sanskrit 2.4 Sanskrit and Prakrit languages 2.5 Dravidian influence on Sanskrit
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Sanskrit Wikipedia has a collaboration with Samskrita Bharati, a non-profit organisation working to revive Sanskrit. [1] The collaboration efforts started in the Wikipedia Academy organized in Bangalore on Jan 23, 2010. That Wikipedia Academy was also the first in India. There were 11 Sanskrita Bharathi participants at the Academy.
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Sanskrit is an ancient Indo-European language. It is a sacred language of Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, and Jainism and is the origin of most Indo-Aryan languages. Today, about 14,000 people in India use it as their daily language mostly for religious purposes. [1] It is one of the 22 official languages of India.
- 14,000 (2001)
- India, Uttarakhand, one of the 22 scheduled languages of India
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Alternative forms
1. Sanscrit, Samskrit, Sunscrit, Sunskrit 2. Shanscrit, Shanskrit (archaic) 3. Skt. (abbreviation)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit संस्कृत (saṃskṛtá, “perfected, prepared, constructed, refined”).
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /ˈsænskɹɪt/
Etymology
Probably borrowed from a European language, ultimately from Sanskrit संस्कृत (saṃskṛta).
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /ˈsɑn.skrɪt/ 2. Hyphenation: San‧skrit
Proper noun
Sanskrit n 1. Sanskrit [from late 18th c.]synonym ▲ 1.1. Synonym: Sanskriet
Proper noun
Sanskrit n (proper noun, strong, genitive Sanskrit or Sanskrits) 1. Sanskritsynonyms ▲ 1.1. Synonyms: Altindisch, altindische Sprache
Further reading
1. “Sanskrit” in Dudenonline 2. “Sanskrit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /sanskɾit/
Proper noun
Sanskrit 1. Sanskritlanguage
Sanskrit was an important language for medieval Indian religious literature. Most pre-modern Hindu literature and philosophy was in Sanskrit and a significant portion of Buddhist literature was also written in either classical Sanskrit or Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit. [18]
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Ancient Indo-Aryan language of South Asia
Sanskrit is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late Bronze Age. Sanskrit is the sacred language of Hinduism, the language of classical Hindu philosophy, and of historical texts of Buddhism and Jainism. Wikipedia
