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Sanskrit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (6755 words) |
 | Sanskrit (saṃskṛtam संस्कृतम् ; pronunciation: / säⁿskr̩t̪əm /) is an Indo-European classical language of India and a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. |
| Vedic Sanskrit is the language of the Vedas, a large collection of hymns, incantations, and religio-philosophical discussions which form the earliest religious texts in India and the basis for much of the Hindu religion. |
| Sanskrit is claimed to be spoken natively by the population in Mattur, a village in central Karnataka. |
| Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - Sanskrit language (2018 words) |
| Knowledge of Sanskrit was a marker of social class and educational attainment, and was taught through close analysis of Sanskrit grammarians such as Panini. |
| Vedic Sanskrit is the oldest attested language of the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European family. |
| Classical Sanskrit verbs have an indicative, an optative and an imperative mode. |
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