an ancient language of India belonging to the Indo-European family, in which the Hindu holy texts are written and on which many modern languages are based 梵语（古印度语，属于印欧语系，用于印度教经文撰写，也是很多现代语言的基础） Word Originfrom Sanskrit saṃskṛta ‘composed, elaborated’, from saṃ ‘together’ + kṛ ‘make’ + the past participle ending -ta.