classical Sanskrit

American  

noun

1. Sanskrit of an ancient period earlier than that of the Prakrits and later than Vedic.

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Example Sentences

Nor is it unimportant that Manu is the son of the sun-god, and that the phrase “the seven rishis” in classical Sanskrit is a designation of the seven stars of the Great Bear.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various

It is believed that these Pracrits represented certain local dialects, as opposed to the purer and more classical Sanskrit.

From The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)

Ráví was known to the writers of the Vedic hymns as the Parushní, but is called in classical Sanskrit Irávatí, whence the Hydraotes of the Greek historians.

From The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir by Douie, James McCrone, Sir

The suffix in -um is an accusative, like the corresponding infinitive of classical Sanskrit.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various

The use of birch bark for literary purposes is attested by the earliest classical Sanskrit writers.

From Chips From A German Workshop, Vol. V. Miscellaneous Later Essays by Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)