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noun(Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism); an official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposes
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- muller British philologist (born in Germany) who specialized in Sanskrit (1823-1900)
- mantra (Sanskrit) literally a `sacred utterance' in Vedism; one of a collection of orally transmitted poetic hymns
- gita (Hinduism) the sacred `song of God' composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic); contains a discussion between Krishna and the Indian hero Arjuna on human nature and the purpose of life
- sutra a rule or aphorism in Sanskrit literature or a group of aphoristic doctrinal summaries prepared for memorization
- veda (from the Sanskrit word for `knowledge') any of the most ancient sacred writings of Hinduism written in early Sanskrit; traditionally believed to comprise the Samhitas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas, and the Upanishads
- kamasutra (Hinduism) an ancient Sanskrit text giving rules for sensuous and sensual pleasure and love and marriage in accordance with Hindu law
- pali an ancient Prakrit language (derived from Sanskrit) that is the scriptural and liturgical language of Theravada Buddhism
- panini Indian grammarian whose grammatical rules for Sanskrit are the first known example of descriptive linguistics (circa 400 BC)
- mahabharata (Hinduism) a sacred epic Sanskrit poem of India dealing in many episodes with the struggle between two rival families
- vedic of or relating to the Vedas or to the ancient Sanskrit in which they were written