संस्कृ
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬲᬂᬲ᭄ᬓᬺ (Balinese script)
- সংস্কৃ (Assamese script)
- সংস্কৃ (Bengali script)
- 𑰭𑰽𑰭𑰿𑰎𑰴 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀲𑀁𑀲𑁆𑀓𑀾 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌕𑍃 (Grantha script)
- સંસ્કૃ (Gujarati script)
- ꦱꦁꦱ꧀ꦏꦽ (Javanese script)
- ಸಂಸ್ಕೃ (Kannada script)
- သံသ္ကၖ (Burmese script)
- 𑐳𑑄𑐳𑑂𑐎𑐺 (Newa script)
- ସଂସ୍କୃ (Oriya script)
- ꢱꢀꢱ꣄ꢒꢺ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆱𑆁𑆱𑇀𑆑𑆸 (Sharada script)
- 𑖭𑖽𑖭𑖿𑖎𑖴 (Siddham script)
- సంస్కృ (Telugu script)
- སཾསྐྲྀ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒮𑓀𑒮𑓂𑒏𑒵 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
From सम्- (sam-) + स्कृ (skṛ).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /s̪ɐ̃s̪.kr̩/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈs̪ɐ̃s̪.kr̩/
Root
संस्कृ • (saṃskṛ)
- to put together, form well, join together, compose
- to prepare, make ready, dress, cook (food)
- to form or arrange according to sacred precept, consecrate, hallow
- to adorn, embellish, refine, elaborate, make perfect
Derived terms
- संस्कार (saṃskāra)
- संस्कृत (saṃskṛta)
- संस्कृति (saṃskṛti)
- सुसंस्कृत (susaṃskṛta)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) , “संस्कृ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 1120.