This templates indicates that a word is derived through Sanskritization and links to the definition of Sanskritization. It is used in etymology sections. It places the entry in a language-specific subcategory of Category:Sanskrit terms derived from Middle Indo-Aryan by Sanskritization.
For example:
{{sanskritism|pra|𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭}}
→ Sanskritization of Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera)|1=
– required|2=
– required|nocap=1