Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - sanskrit

 noun  Etymology: ~ sa?sk?ta, literally, perfected, from sam together + karoti he makes  Date: 1696  1. an ancient Indo-Aryan language that is the classical language of India and of Hinduism  2. classical ~ together with the older Vedic and various later modifications of classical ~ — see Indo-European languages table  • ~ adjective  • ~ic adjective  • ~ist noun