A word or phrase borrowed from Sanskrit for modern usage in India, Sri Lanka and elsewhere, especially in various Indo-Aryan languages.

A classical Indo-European language of South Asia, which is the liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism.

Relating to Sanskrit.

(linguistics) The introduction of Sanskrit vocabulary in another language or dialect. / Changing a word's structure to make it look like a Sanskrit word.

(linguistics) To render a non-Sanskrit text, word, etc., in a form characteristic of Sanskrit morphology or phonology. / (linguistics) To influence a non-Sanskrit language by Sanskritic vocabulary.

present participle of Sanskritize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of Sanskritize

simple past tense and past participle of Sanskritize

(American spelling, Oxford British English, linguistics) Of a non-Sanskrit text, word, etc.: rendered in a form characteristic of Sanskrit morphology or phonology.

Sanskrit, relating to Sanskrit.