Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- সংস্কৃ (Assamese script)
- ᬲᬂᬲ᭄ᬓᬺ (Balinese script)
- সংস্কৃ (Bengali script)
- 𑰭𑰽𑰭𑰿𑰎𑰴 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀲𑀁𑀲𑁆𑀓𑀾 (Brahmi script)
- သံသ္ကၖ (Burmese script)
- સંસ્કૃ (Gujarati script)
- ਸਂਸ੍ਕ੍ਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌕𑍃 (Grantha script)
- ꦱꦁꦱ꧀ꦏꦽ (Javanese script)
- 𑂮𑂁𑂮𑂹𑂍𑃂 (Kaithi script)
- ಸಂಸ್ಕೃ (Kannada script)
- សំស្ក្ឫ (Khmer script)
- ສໍສ຺ກ຺ຣິ (Lao script)
- സംസ്കൃ (Malayalam script)
- ᢀ᠋ᠰ᠌ᠠᠰ᠌ᡬᡵᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘭𑘽𑘭𑘿𑘎𑘵 (Modi script)
- ᢀ᠋ᠰᠠᠰᢉᠷᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧍𑧞𑧍𑧠𑦮𑧖 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐳𑑄𑐳𑑂𑐎𑐺 (Newa script)
- ସଂସ୍କୃ (Odia script)
- ꢱꢀꢱ꣄ꢒꢺ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆱𑆁𑆱𑇀𑆑𑆸 (Sharada script)
- 𑖭𑖽𑖭𑖿𑖎𑖴 (Siddham script)
- සංස්කෘ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪁𑪖𑪁 𑪙𑩜𑩙 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚨𑚫𑚨𑚶𑚊 (Takri script)
- ஸஂஸ்க்ரி (Tamil script)
- సంస్కృ (Telugu script)
- สํสฺกฺฤ (Thai script)
- སཾ་སྐྲྀ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒮𑓀𑒮𑓂𑒏𑒵 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨰𑨸𑨰𑩇𑨋𑨼𑨉 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From सम्- (sam-) + स्कृ (skṛ).
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
- Primary Verbal Forms
- संस्करोति (saṃskaroti, Present)
- संस्करिष्यति (saṃskariṣyati, Future)
- संस्कर्ता (saṃskartā, Periphrastic Future)
- Secondary Forms
- संस्क्रियते (saṃskriyate, Passive)
- संस्कारयति (saṃskārayati, Causative)
- Non-Finite Forms
- संस्कार्य (saṃskārya, Gerundive)
- संस्कर्तव्य (saṃskartavya, Gerundive)
- Derived Nominal Forms
- संस्करण (saṃskaraṇa, “the act of putting together, preparing”)
- संस्कर्तृ (saṃskartṛ, “preparer, dresser”)
- संस्कार (saṃskāra, “putting together, forming well, making perfect”)
- संस्कारक (saṃskāraka, “preparing, making ready”)
- संस्कृत (saṃskṛtá, “put together, well constructed; Sanskrit”)
- संस्कृति (saṃskṛti, “making ready, preparation, perfection”)
- संस्क्रिया (saṃskriyā, “making ready, preparation”)
- सुसंस्कृत (susaṃskṛta)