English noun: Sanskrit |
1. | Sanskrit (communication) (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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| Synonyms | Sanskritic language |
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| Broader (hypernym) | Indic, Indo-Aryan |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | Bihari, Gujarati, Gujerati, Gypsy, Hindi, Magadhan, Mahratti, Marathi, Panjabi, Punjabi, Romany, Singhalese, Sinhala, Sinhalese, Urdu |
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| Domain category | Hindooism, Hinduism |
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| Domain category members | Agni, Asvins, Ayurveda, Darsana, Mimamsa, optative, optative mood, Veda, Vedanta, Vedic literature |
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