Sanskrit
noun
an Indo-European, Indic language, in use since c1200 b.c. as the religious and classical literary language of India. Skt, Skt., Skr., Skrt
Sanscrit
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a variation of
Sanskrit.
Example Sentences
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The neighbouring village of Indarpat preserves the name of Indraprashta, the semi-mythical city founded, according to the Sanscrit epic Mahabharata, by Yudisthira and his brothers, the five Pandavas.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various
These are kept as a distinct collection, like other donations or purchases of similar extent; the Sanscrit portion is described in the catalogue compiled by Prof. Aufrecht.
From Annals of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, A.D. 1598-A.D. 1867 With a Preliminary Notice of the earlier Library founded in the Fourteenth Century by William Dunn Macray
In an ancient cookery book printed in the Sanscrit language, are preserved many of the formulas and recipes used by these kingly cooks and their successors.
From Tempting Curry Dishes by Thomas J. (Thomas Jefferson) Murrey
Chrishna, the incarnate Deity of the Sanscrit romance continues to this hour the darling God of the women of India....
From The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ by Kersey Graves
Now, there is a Sanscrit myth which represents Maia as “weaving the palpable universe,” for which reason she was “typified as a spider.”
From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by J. Ellard Gore
