Sanskrit
noun /ˈsænskrɪt/
/ˈsænskrɪt/
[uncountable]- an ancient language of India belonging to the Indo-European family, in which the Hindu holy texts are written and on which many modern languages are basedTopics Languagec2Word Originfrom Sanskrit saṃskṛta ‘composed, elaborated’, from saṃ ‘together’ + kṛ ‘make’ + the past participle ending -ta.