Sanskrit-Bulgarian Dictionary

Sanskrit is a language of ancient India with a documented history of nearly 3,500 years. It is the primary liturgical language of Hinduism; the predominant language of most works of Hindu philosophy as well as some of the principal texts of Buddhism and Jainism. Sanskrit, in its various variants and dialects, was the lingua franca of ancient and medieval India. In the early 1st millennium CE, along with Buddhism and Hinduism, Sanskrit migrated to Southeast Asia, parts of East Asia and Central Asia, emerging as a language of high culture and of local ruling elites in these regions.

Sanskrit is an Old Indo-Aryan language. As one of the oldest documented members of the Indo-European family of languages, Sanskrit holds a prominent position in Indo-European studies. It is related to Greek and Latin, as well as Hittite, Luwian, Old Avestan and many other extinct languages with historical significance to Europe, West Asia and Central Asia. It traces its linguistic ancestry to the Proto-Indo-Aryan language, Proto-Indo-Iranian and the Proto-Indo-European languages.

Sanskrit-Bulgarian Dictionary containing some 11 thousand words, mostly from the classical Sanskrit. It contains the most used words and their most important meanings. It can be useful to the Bulgarian reader and to the study of the main classical and epic works of Indian literature such as Mahabharata, Ramayana, Panchatantra and others. Here are included the most used terms of grammar, philosophy, astronomy, and other sciences. Also, there are given the names of the most famous heroes of epic and classical works, philosophers, scientists, etc. There are included a large number of plant, animal and geographic names in India.