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Sanskrit

Sanskrit (/ˈsænskrɪt/; stem form संस्कृत; nominal singular संस्कृतम्, saṃskṛtam,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late Bronze Age. Sanskrit is the sacred language of Hinduism, the language of…

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Early form
Vedic Sanskrit
Era
c. 1500–600 BCE (Vedic Sanskrit); 700 BCE – 1350 CE (Classical Sanskrit)
Glottolog
sans1269
ISO 639-1
sa
ISO 639-2
san
ISO 639-3
san – inclusive code Individual codes: cls – Classical Sanskrit vsn – Vedic Sanskrit

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Sanskrit

Nodes348
Edges347
Triples834
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.005747
Components1

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related to Modern Indo-Aryan languages · 44
Sanskrit → Apabhramsa, Ardhamagadhi, Assamese, Awadhi, BCE, Bengali, Braj, CE, Central, Classical Sanskrit, Colin Masica, Eastern, Elu, Gandhari, Gujarati, Hindi, Indian, Indo-Aryan, Jainism, Kashmiri
related to In popular culture · 40
Sanskrit → Ananda, Battlestar Galactica, Bhagavad Gita, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, Composer John Williams, Cyber-raga, Doom, English, Enigma, Episode, Gayatri Mantra, George Harrison, Govinda, Grammy, In, Indiana Jones, Kali-Santarana Upanishad, Kula Shaker, Light, Madonna's
related to Symbolic usage · 40
Sanskrit → Adhitakarya Mahatvavirya Nagarabhakti, Agni, Air-Force Special Forces, Akash, Armed Forces, Army Psychological Corps, Bangladesh, Defence Research, Development Organisation, HAL Tejas, In India, In Indonesia, India, India's, Indonesia, Indonesian Armed Forces, Indonesian Army, Indonesian Marine Corps, Indonesian Military, Indonesian Military Academy
related to Writing system · 39
Sanskrit → According, BCE, Brahmi, Buddha, Buddhist, Classical Sanskrit, Greco-Sanskrit, Greek, Hindu, However, If, India, Indologist, Indus Valley, It, Jack Goody, Jaina, Kharoshthi, Kharotthi, Lalitavistara Sūtra
related to Classical Sanskrit · 36
Sanskrit → According, Aṣṭādhyāyī, BCE, Bhāradvāja, Buddha's, Buddhist Studies, Cakravarmaṇa, Classical Sanskrit, Eight-Chapter Grammar, Fortson, Gombrich, Gālava, Gārgya, Hinduism, India, Indian, Indologist, Kaśyapa, Kātyayana's, Panini
related to Influence · 36
Sanskrit → According, Ayodhya Inscription, BCE, Buddhism, Buddhist, CE, Chittorgarh, Classical Sanskrit, Dhana, Frits Staal, Ghosundi-Hathibada, Hinayana, Hindu, Hinduism, Indian, It, Jainism, Linguistics, Mahavastu, Mahayana Buddhism
related to External links · 32
Sanskrit → AI, Ancient Sanskrit Online, Archived, Austin, Cambridge Digital Library, Collection, December, Devanagari, Documents, Dravidian, English, INDICORPUS-31, ITX, Jonathan Slocum, Karen Thomson, Lexilogos Devanagari Sanskrit Keyboard, Linguistics Research Center, Lingvo, Monier Williams, Online Sanskrit Dictionary
related to Decline · 29
Sanskrit → After Islamic, Akbar, Arabia, As Hindu, Bengal, He, Hindu, India, Indians, Islamic, Kashmir, Maratha Empire, Middle Eastern, Mongol, Mughal, Mughal Empire, Muslim, Persia, Persianization, Pollock
related to Geographic distribution · 28
Sanskrit → Afghanistan, Beyond, Cambodia, CE, Central Asia, China, India, Indonesia, Inscriptions, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Some Sanskrit, South Asia, Southeast Asia
related to Indian subcontinent · 27
Sanskrit → All, As, BCE, Burrow, Dalby, Dravidian, Emeneau, Hindi, Hindustani, India, Indic, Indo-Aryan, Kannada, Krishnamurthi, Literary, Malayalam, Marathi, Munda, Prakrit, Sanskritised

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language languages vedic classical india ancient indo-aryan bce words states texts literature south indian also asia according used found ce

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SanskritEarly formVedic Sanskrit1.00infobox
SanskritErac. 1500–600 BCE (Vedic Sanskrit); 700 BCE – 1350 CE (Classical Sanskrit)1.00infobox
SanskritGlottologsans12691.00infobox
SanskritISO 639-1sa1.00infobox
SanskritISO 639-2san1.00infobox
SanskritISO 639-3san – inclusive code Individual codes: cls – Classical Sanskrit vsn – Vedic Sanskrit1.00infobox
SanskritLanguage familyIndo-IranianIndo-AryanSanskrit1.00infobox
SanskritLanguage familyIndo-AryanSanskrit1.00infobox
SanskritLanguage familySanskrit1.00infobox
SanskritOfficial language inHimachal Pradesh1.00infobox
SanskritOfficial language inUttarakhand1.00infobox
SanskritRecognised minority language inSouth Africa[c]1.00infobox
SanskritRegionSouth Asia (ancient and medieval), parts of Southeast Asia (medieval)1.00infobox
SanskritRevivalThere are no known native speakers of Sanskrit.1.00infobox
SanskritWriting systemDevanagari script (present day). Originally orally transmitted. Not attested in writing until the 1st century BCE, when it was written in the Brahmi script, and later in various…1.00infobox
Sanskritis asacred language of Hinduism0.90text
Sanskritis astandard register as laid out in the grammar of Pāṇini0.90text
Sanskritis adead language is misleading0.90text
Sanskritis acloser vowel than ā0.90text
Sanskritis amerger of PIE0.90text
Sanskritis athree-way contrast between the0.90text
Sanskritis alanguage of the extensive liturgical works of the Vedic religion0.90text
Sanskritis aliterary language heavily influenced by the Middle Indo-Aryan languages0.90text

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