sanskrit

«sanskrit» in Mova's school dictionary: an ancient language of India, used for Hindu holy texts… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (Sanskrit); adjective (Sanskrit)

meaning for a pupil

1) Sanskrit is an ancient language of India, used for Hindu holy texts and old poems and stories. tree →

2) It is related to English, Latin and Greek through the Indo-European family. tree →

sense in the lessons

In religion and history lessons it is the language of Hindu scriptures like the Vedas; English words like «yoga», «karma» and «avatar» come from it. Phrases: Sanskrit text, in Sanskrit.

examples

• Sanskrit is an old language of India. tree →
• Hindu holy books were written in Sanskrit. tree →
• The word «yoga» comes from Sanskrit. tree →
• Sanskrit is related to English. tree →
• Some people still learn Sanskrit today. tree →
• The scroll was in Sanskrit. tree →

note

Capital S. No plural. Not a living everyday language for most people, but still studied and used in worship.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «sanskrit» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.