How to Use Sanskrit in a Sentence

Sanskrit

noun
  • Their Greek and Sanskrit hadn’t helped them much yet in the Manhattan job market.
    — Sam Dolnick, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The word Diwali is derived from the Sanskrit word Deepavali, which means row of lights.
    — Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2024
  • In Sanskrit, pranayama means breath work or the manipulation of the breath.
    — Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Their codas could be orders of magnitude more ancient than Sanskrit.
    — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2024
  • In Sanskrit, hanu means jaw, while man translates to prominent or disfigured.
    — Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The exec was born in India to a Sanskrit scholar mother, who taught him how to be mindful.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 June 2024
  • In India, the death of a crane inspired the writing of the Sanskrit epic Ramayana.
    — Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2024
  • That belief anchors her Wealth Mandala, a Sanskrit word for circle.
    — Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
  • Allahabad, a city of more than a million people, is now called Prayagraj, a Sanskrit word that denotes a place of sacrifice.
    — Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
  • The name of the spa, Aarna, comes from the Sanskrit word for ‘wave’ or ‘ocean,’ which ties into their beachfront setting, as the hotel is just steps away from the beach.
    — Nadja Sayej, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Similarly, the Sanskrit inscription was carved by an accomplished Indian scribe, and the donor took pains to point out his high class.
    — Jo Marchant, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024
  • Karna, a complex and tragic figure in the ancient Sanskrit epic, is being adapted for a new generation of viewers.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 July 2024
  • News outlets have written explainers on how to pronounce her first name and the significance behind its meaning, lotus in Sanskrit.
    — April Rubin, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The technique is apparently an attempt to write Chinese script that mimics the fluidity of Sanskrit.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Disagreements about the age of Sanskrit and Tamil illustrate the broader issues in pinpointing the world’s oldest language.
    — Lucy Tu, Scientific American, 24 Aug. 2023
  • One such producer is Indri, a name derived from the Sanskrit word Indriya, indicating the five senses.
    — David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
  • However, it is known that the physicist did study Sanskrit and a number of other languages, as well as the Bhagavad Gita, the Hindu scripture.
    — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 21 July 2023
  • The naga, a Sanskrit word for snake or serpent, is an anthropomorphic demigod of sorts that appears in Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain cultures.
    — Judy Berman, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
  • One group argues the script has links to Indo-European languages such as ancient Sanskrit, which spawned many languages now spoken across northern India.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
  • He’d been fascinated by India’s textile traditions for years and seized the opportunity to found his brand, Karu, whose name is the Sanskrit word for artisan.
    — Lindsey Tramuta Jameson Montgomery Juan A. Ramírez Ellie Pithers Gisela Williams Amy Fang, New York Times, 25 May 2023
  • The husband, Gajanan, had retired from a job as a technician in the telecom industry, and the wife, Archana, a graduate in Sanskrit literature, worked at home.
    — Amitava Kumar, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
  • The Hatha Yoga Pradipika, a fifteenth-century Sanskrit text, claims that meditation upon this chakra brings forth occult powers.
    — Tony Sanchez, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The legacy of Golconda diamonds begins with a reference found in a 4th-century Sanskrit manuscript.
    — Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Its canonical literature is preserved in the ancient language of Pali, while other branches use Sanskrit, Chinese and Tibetan.
    — Brooke Schedneck, The Conversation, 31 May 2023
  • After the breathing exercise, class ends with five minutes of Savasana, the Sanskrit name for the resting and restorative period when practitioners lie supine to relax, regroup, and calm the nervous system.
    — Andi Breitowich, Men's Health, 1 May 2023
  • Simone studied Sanskrit, did social outreach with Indo-Chinese factory workers barracked in a prison, and joined a Resistance network.
    — Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
  • Although the texts were introduced, and preserved, in Chinese, Japanese Buddhists knew that they had previously been translated from Sanskrit.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The gargantuan temple’s impressive bas-reliefs depict scenes from the Mahabharata and Ramayana, the Sanskrit epics that date back to ancient India.
    — Chaitali Patel, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2024
  • See new places to stay in Miami Amrit, which in Sanskrit means the nectar of immortality and was conceived by the family two decades ago, features a four-story indoor and outdoor spa and wellness center.
    — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 4 June 2024
  • Bharat, originally a Sanskrit word, is the nation’s official name in Hindi, but in all communication in English and with other countries, the nomenclature is India.
    — Sameer Yasir, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2023

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