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# sanskrit

noun (Sanskrit); adjective (Sanskrit)

«sanskrit» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Sanskrit is an ancient language of India, used for Hindu holy texts and old poems and stories. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sanskrit/#m1)
2. It is related to English, Latin and Greek through the Indo-European family. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sanskrit/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sanskrit/#x1)
- Hindu holy books were written in Sanskrit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sanskrit/#x2)
- The word «yoga» comes from Sanskrit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sanskrit/#x3)
- Sanskrit is related to English. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sanskrit/#x4)
- Some people still learn Sanskrit today. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sanskrit/#x5)
- The scroll was in Sanskrit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sanskrit/#x6)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sanskrit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sanskrit/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sanskrit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sanskrit.html) on Mova free.