संस्कृ

Sanskrit

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) 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

• 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, page 1120.