| URDU | Language of Sanskrit |
| VEDIC | Classical form of Sanskrit, in which the sacred texts of Hinduism are written (5) |
| CRORE | In the Indian system of counting or numbering, a word of Sanskrit origin used to represent 10 million people, rupees, units etc; or, 100 lakhs (5) |
| SUTRAS | Pieces of Sanskrit literature |
| TANTRAS | Pieces of Sanskrit religious literature |
| RIGVEDA | Ancient collection of Sanskrit hymns |
| SHAMPOO | Word of Sanskrit origin for a hair cleanser often used with conditioner (7) |
| HIMALAYAS | From the Sanskrit meaning "abode of snow", a system of mountains stretching over 75 per cent of Nepal (9) |
| MUDRA | From the Sanskrit meaning "seal", each one of a series of hand gestures used during meditation or yoga (5) |
| UPANISHAD | Any of a number of ancient Sanskrit treatises, etc (9) |
| DIWALI | Five-day Hindu festival honouring Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth; from Sanskrit, 'row of lights' (6) |
| JUGGERNAUT | Term for a heavy vehicle taken from a Sanskrit word for one of the forms of Vishnu (10) |
| VEDA | Any or all of the sacred writings of Hinduism written in early Sanskrit (4) |
| SUTRA | Sanskrit rule, first of twenty in part of Koran (5) |
| VARNA | Any of the four levels of the traditional Hindu caste system (Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaisya and Sudra); from Sanskrit, 'class' (5) |
| CHAKRA | From the Sanskrit meaning "wheel" or "circle", each one of the centres of spiritual power in the body according to Ayurvedic tradition (6) |
| AGNI | One of the three chief deities of the Hindu Vedas along with Indra and Soma; Sanskrit, 'fire' (4) |
| RAMA | Hero of a Sanskrit epic |
| INDIC | Language group, including Urdu and Sanskrit |
| KRISHNA | Warrior hero of the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata |
