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title: sanskrit — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sanskrit» in the school dictionary: Sanskrit is an ancient language of India, used for Hindu holy texts and old poems and stories. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sanskrit

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**Who acts:** Sanskrit, It, word, people, scroll · **What happens:** be, use, write, come, learn · **To what, where:** ancient language, English, European family, old language, Hindu holy books, Sanskrit

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«sanskrit» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [sanskrit in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sanskrit.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Sanskrit is an ancient language of India, used for Hindu holy texts and old poems and stories.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sanskrit:m1:1
# text = Sanskrit is an ancient language of India, used for Hindu holy texts and old poems and stories.
1	Sanskrit	Sanskrit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	Hindu	hindu	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	holy	holy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	texts	text	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	poems	poem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Sanskrit | a ancient language |  |  |  | of India | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | a ancient language *not said here* |  |  |  | for Hindu holy texts and old poems and stories | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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It is related to English, Latin and Greek through the Indo-European family.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sanskrit:m2:1
# text = It is related to English, Latin and Greek through the Indo-European family.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	related	related	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	Latin	Latin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	Greek	Greek	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	through	through	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
12	Indo	Indo	X	AFX	_	14	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	European	European	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  | English and Latin and Greek | the European family |  | related *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Sanskrit is an old language of India.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sanskrit:x1:1
# text = Sanskrit is an old language of India.
1	Sanskrit	Sanskrit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Sanskrit | a old language |  |  |  | of India | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Hindu holy books were written in Sanskrit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sanskrit:x2:1
# text = Hindu holy books were written in Sanskrit.
1	Hindu	hindu	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	holy	holy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Sanskrit	Sanskrit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | past · passive |  | Hindu holy books |  | Sanskrit |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in sanskrit=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The word «yoga» comes from Sanskrit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sanskrit:x3:1
# text = The word «yoga» comes from Sanskrit.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	yoga	yoga	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Sanskrit	Sanskrit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | the word |  |  | Sanskrit |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from sanskrit=Initial\_Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Sanskrit is related to English.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sanskrit:x4:1
# text = Sanskrit is related to English.
1	Sanskrit	Sanskrit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	related	related	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Sanskrit |  | English |  |  | related *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Some people still learn Sanskrit today.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sanskrit:x5:1
# text = Some people still learn Sanskrit today.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	still	still	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	learn	learn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	Sanskrit	Sanskrit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | present | some people | Sanskrit |  |  | still; today |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sanskrit=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The scroll was in Sanskrit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sanskrit:x6:1
# text = The scroll was in Sanskrit.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	scroll	scroll	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Sanskrit	Sanskrit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the scroll |  |  | Sanskrit |  |  | tree rules |

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