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Pages in category "Sanskrit words and phrases" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 319 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This is a list of English words of Sanskrit origin. Most of these words were not directly borrowed from Sanskrit. The meaning of some words have changed slightly after being borrowed. Both languages belong to the Indo-European language family and have numerous cognate terms; some examples are "mortal", "mother", "father" and the names of the ...
(Akasha is a Sanskrit word meaning "sky", "space" or "aether") In the religion of theosophy and the philosophical school called anthroposophy, the Akashic records are a compendium of all universal events, thoughts, words, emotions and intent ever to have occurred in the past, present, or future in terms of all entities and life forms, not just ...
Sanskrit words and phrases (5 C, 319 P) Sanskrit writers (5 C, 85 P) Pages in category "Sanskrit" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total.
Sanskrit as one of official languages of India. [1] Sanskrit revival, attempts at reviving the Sanskrit language. [2] [3] Non-educational institutions across the world with Sanskrit mottos; Renaming of cities in India to Sanskrit origin, for decolonisation. [4] Symbolic usage of Sanskrit; Sanskrit Wikipedia, launched in 2011. [5]
The Brahmi letter , Sha, is probably derived from the Aramaic Shin, and is thus related to the modern Latin S and Greek Sigma. [2] Several identifiable styles of writing the Brahmi Sha can be found, most associated with a specific set of inscriptions from an artifact or diverse records from an historic period. [3]
Sanskrit was adopted voluntarily as a vehicle of high culture, arts, and profound ideas. Sanskrit's influence grew into a "Sanskrit cosmopolis" over a region that included all of South Asia and much of southeast Asia between 300 and 1300 CE. [113] Today, it is believed that Kashmiri is the closest language to Sanskrit. [114] [115] [116]
Scholars commonly use IAST in publications that cite textual material in Sanskrit, Pāḷi and other classical Indian languages. IAST is also used for major e-text repositories such as SARIT, Muktabodha, GRETIL, and sanskritdocuments.org.