The Sanskrit term Saṃskṛ can be transliterated into English as Samskr or Samskri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Saṃskṛ (संस्कृ).—8 U.

1) To adorn, grace, decorate; ककुभं समस्कुरुत माधवनीम् (kakubhaṃ samaskuruta mādhavanīm) Śiśupālavadha 9.25.

2) To refine, polish; वाण्येका समलंकरोति पुरुषं या संस्कृता धार्यते (vāṇyekā samalaṃkaroti puruṣaṃ yā saṃskṛtā dhāryate) Bhartṛhari 2.19; Śiśupālavadha 14.5.

3) To consecrate by repeating Mantras; मन्त्रैस्तु संस्कृतानद्या- च्छाश्वतं विधिमास्थितः (mantraistu saṃskṛtānadyā- cchāśvataṃ vidhimāsthitaḥ) Manusmṛti 5.36.

4) To purify (a person) by scriptural ceremonies, perform purificatory ceremonies over (a person); संचस्कारोभप्रीत्या मैथिलेयौ यथाविधि (saṃcaskārobhaprītyā maithileyau yathāvidhi) R.15.31; Y.2.124.

5) To cultivate, educate, train; आर्यौपदेशसंस्क्रियमाणमतयः (āryaupadeśasaṃskriyamāṇamatayaḥ) Mu.3.

6) To make ready, prepare, equip, fit out; जीवां भूयो रघुपतिवृषा स्पर्शतः संस्करोति (jīvāṃ bhūyo raghupativṛṣā sparśataḥ saṃskaroti) Mv.6.37; Manusmṛti 9.279; Mu.3.

7) To cook, dress (food).

8) To purify, cleanse.

9) To collect, heap together.

1) To construct, form well or thoroughly.

11) To accumulate; ये पक्षापरपक्षदोषसहिताः पापानि संस्कुर्वते (ye pakṣāparapakṣadoṣasahitāḥ pāpāni saṃskurvate) Mṛcchakaṭika 9.4 (v. l).

12) To correct (astronomically).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Saṃskṛ (संस्कृ):—[=saṃ-s-kṛ] -√1. kṛ (cf. saṃ-kṛ; upa-s-kṛ and pari-ṣ-kṛ) [Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada] -skaroti, -skurute ([imperfect tense] sam-askurvata, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā]; [perfect tense] saṃ-caskāra, [Nirukta, by Yāska]; [Aorist] sam-askṛta; Prec. saṃ-skriyāt, saṃ-skṛṣīṣṭa; [future] saṃ-skariṣyati, [Mahābhārata]; [infinitive mood] saṃ-skaritum, [Divyāvadāna]; [indeclinable participle] saṃ-skṛtya, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Pāṇini 6-1, 137]),

—to put together, form well, join together, compose, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.;

— ([Ātmanepada]) to accumulate (pāpāni, ‘to add evil to evil’), [Mṛcchakaṭikā ix, 4];

—to prepare, make ready, dress, cook (food), [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.;

—to form or arrange according to sacred precept, consecrate, hallow (in various ways; cf. saṃ-skāra), [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.;

—to adorn, embellish, refine, elaborate, make perfect, ([especially]) form language according to strict rules (cf. saṃ-skṛta), [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha];

—to correct (astronomically), [Sūryasiddhānta] :

—[Passive voice] saṃ-skriyate, to be put together or arranged or prepared or consecrated or refined, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.:

—[Causal] saṃskārayati, to cause to (be) put together etc.;

—to cause to be consecrated, [Mahābhārata] :—[Desiderative] saṃ-ciṣkīrṣati, [Vopadeva] :—[Intensive] saṃ-ceṣkrīyate, [ib.]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Partial matches: Kri, Shams.

Starts with (+10): Samskrita, Samskritadharma, Samskritadhrma, Samskritakathavali, Samskritamala, Samskritamanjari, Samskritamaya, Samskritaratnakara, Samskritaratnamala, Samskritashunyata, Samskritatman, Samskritatra, Samskritatva, Samskritavadi, Samskritavakyaratnavali, Samskritavat, Samskrite, Samskriti, Samskritihina, Samskritika.

Ends with: Abhisamskri, Pratisamskri, Upasamskri.

Full-text (+51): Samskritrima, Samskarasagara, Samskarasara, Samskaradidhiti, Samskaroddyota, Samskarakatva, Samskritamanjari, Samskaraprakarana, Samskarapradipa, Samskararahita, Samskaravarjita, Samskaraprakasha, Samskaramayukha, Samskaramuktavali, Samskararatna, Samskaraparishishta, Samskarabhaskara, Samskarasaukhya, Samskarakamalakara, Samskarapradipika.

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