Category:Sanskrit terms by usage

Sanskrit terms categorized by the manner and context in which they are used by speakers.

• Category:Sanskrit terms with archaic senses: Sanskrit terms with individual senses that are no longer in general use but still encountered in older literature, sometimes still used for special effect, and typically recognized by native speakers.
• Category:Sanskrit archaic terms: Sanskrit terms that are no longer in general use but still encountered in older literature, sometimes still used for special effect, and typically recognized by native speakers.
• Category:Sanskrit autological terms: Sanskrit terms that possess the property they themselves describe.
• Category:Sanskrit derogatory terms: Sanskrit terms that are intended to disparage, demean, insult or offend.
• Category:Sanskrit hapax legomena: Sanskrit terms that are attested only once in the entire corpus.
• Category:Sanskrit higher register terms: Sanskrit terms belonging to a higher linguistic register, such as literary terms; such terms are somewhat less common or known.
• Category:Sanskrit nonstandard terms: Sanskrit terms that are considered improper, incorrect or commonly misused.
• Category:Sanskrit poetic terms: Sanskrit terms whose usage is typically restricted to works of poetry.
• Category:Sanskrit terms with rare senses: Sanskrit terms with individual senses that are rarely found in general use and may not be recognized by some native speakers.
• Category:Sanskrit slang: Sanskrit colloquial terms that are typically used to mark membership in a cultural subgroup.
• Category:Sanskrit terms with historical senses: Sanskrit terms with senses that refer to things or concepts mainly known for their historical value.
• Category:Sanskrit terms with uncertain meaning: Sanskrit terms whose meaning is unknown or disputed.
• Category:Sanskrit terms with uncommon senses: Sanskrit terms with individual senses that are in general use but not common.
• Category:Sanskrit vulgarities: Sanskrit terms whose tone (rather than the meaning) is offensive to polite company.