Freelang Sanskrit-English dictionary

Sanskrit translations

Sanskrit is a fascinating language and people sometimes want to know how they could write their name in Sanskrit, or how to translate something for a tatoo. We offer some help via our Translation Help Service and in our forum.

Sanskrit fonts

We have free Sanskrit fonts for you to download, especially if you need to write in romanized Sanskrit.

Live from the Blog

Sanskrit – The language of the gods

Sanskrit is a ‘high’ language that is mainly used during religious and scholarly discourse. It is the classical language used in India and the liturgical language for Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism. The language is mainly used during religious ceremonies and when chanting mantras or singing hymns, hence, it earned the nick name ‘the language of the gods’. This made it to be considered an elite language. Sanskrit was also used as the primary language for [...]

Sanskrit is a classical language of India and a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism. Its position in the cultures of South and Southeast Asia is akin to that of Latin and Greek in Europe and it has significantly influenced most modern languages of Nepal and India. Today, Sanskrit continues to be widely used as a ceremonial language in Hindu religious rituals in the forms of hymns and mantras.

Features of this dictionary

Download our free dictionary (for Windows or Android) and browse both the Sanskrit-English and the English-Sanskrit lists. Look up a word, add or modify an entry, and learn words at your own rhythm from a personal learning list. Click here to learn more about the features or scroll down to download the program. An online version is also available, so you can browse the dictionary without downloading it.

Features of this dictionary

Download our free dictionary for Android! Browse the wordlists, look up words and practice your vocabulary at your own rhythm. An online version is also available, so you can browse the dictionary without downloading it.

Word list information

List status: Public domain

Sanskrit > English: 8,702 words
English > Sanskrit: 7,895 words

Last update: March 21, 2014
First upload: May 12, 2008

Download

1. Read and accept the terms of our copyright notice

2. Click here to download the program (2.21 mb)

3. Click here to download the Sanskrit word list (737.02 kb)

4. Double click on each file and install in suggested folder.

Other Freelang resources

We have more than dictionaries and translation! Check out our collection of common expressions translated in all languages, test your knowledge with our quizzes about languages, or learn more about language families. To stay in touch with us, read our blog about languages and follow us on Facebook.

Sanskrit on the web

Ukindia provides some examples of Sanskrit words and phrases. We also recommend Sanskrit-sanscrito is about Sanskrit language, Indian philosophies, translations, sacred sounds, Sanskrit names, etc. The Sanskrit Academy promotes Sanskrit language and culture and has some interesting resources, including sayings and riddles.