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1. (Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism); an official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposes (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | indic, indo-aryan, |
| definition | : | a branch of the Indo-Iranian family of languages (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | gypsy, romany, |
| definition | : | the Indic language of the Gypsies (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | urdu, |
| definition | : | the official literary language of Pakistan, closely related to Hindi; widely used in India (mostly by Moslems); written in Arabic script (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | hindi, |
| definition | : | the most widely spoken of modern Indic vernaculars; spoken mostly in the north of India; along with English it is the official language of India; usually written in Devanagari script (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | bihari, |
| definition | : | the Indic language spoken in Bihar (and by some people in Pakistan and Bangladesh) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | magadhan, |
| definition | : | a subfamily of Indic languages (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | mahratti, marathi, |
| definition | : | an Indic language; the state language of Maharashtra in west central India; written in the Devanagari script (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | gujarati, gujerati, |
| definition | : | the Indic language spoken by the people of India who live in Gujarat in western India (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | panjabi, punjabi, |
| definition | : | the Indic language spoken by most people in Punjab in northwestern India (noun.communication) |
| domain category | : | hindooism, hinduism, |
| definition | : | a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | darsana, |
| definition | : | (from the Sanskrit word for `to see') one of six orthodox philosophical systems or viewpoints on the nature of reality and the release from bondage to karma (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | mimamsa, |
| definition | : | (from the Sanskrit word for `reflection' or `interpretation') one of six orthodox philosophical systems or viewpoints on ritual traditions rooted in the Vedas and the Brahmanas as opposed to Vedanta which relies mostly on the Upanishads (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | vedanta, |
| definition | : | (from the Sanskrit for `end of the Veda') one of six orthodox philosophical systems or viewpoints rooted in the Upanishads as opposed to Mimamsa which relies on the Vedas and Brahmanas (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | veda, vedic literature, |
| definition | : | (from the Sanskrit word for `knowledge') any of the most ancient sacred writings of Hinduism written in early Sanskrit; traditionally believed to comprise the Samhitas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas, and the Upanishads (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | ayurveda, |
| definition | : | (Sanskrit) an ancient medical treatise summarizing the Hindu art of healing and prolonging life; sometimes regarded as a 5th Veda (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | agni, |
| definition | : | (Sanskrit) Hindu god of fire in ancient and traditional India; one of the three chief deities of the Vedas (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | asvins, |
| definition | : | (literally `possessing horses' in Sanskrit) in Hinduism the twin chariot warriors conveying Surya (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | optative, optative mood, |
| definition | : | a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs (noun.linkdef) |
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