संस्कृ

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• संकृ (saṃkṛ)

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).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃s.kr̩/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɐs̪.kr̩/

Root

संस्कृ • (saṃskṛ)

1. to put together, form well, join together, compose
2. to prepare, make ready, dress, cook (food)
3. to form or arrange according to sacred precept, consecrate, hallow
4. to adorn, embellish, refine, elaborate, make perfect

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms belonging to the root संस्कृ‎ (0 c, 2 e)

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)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “संस्कृ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1120, column 2.