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upanayana meaning in Gujarati

ઉપનયન upanyan

/uːpəˈnɑːjənə/

upanayana in Gujarati: ઉપનયન (upanyan). In English, upanayana means an initiation ceremony undergone by Hindu boys over the age of seven belonging to the highest three castes, marking the start of their formal education.

Gujarati words for upanayana

upanayana
ઉપનયન upanyan

English meaning of upanayana

  1. noun An initiation ceremony undergone by Hindu boys over the age of seven belonging to the highest three castes, marking the start of their formal education.

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Questions about upanayana in Gujarati

What is the meaning of upanayana in Gujarati?
Upanayana in Gujarati is ઉપનયન (upanyan).
upanayana નો ગુજરાતી અર્થ શું છે?
Upanayana: ઉપનયન (upanyan).
What does upanayana mean in English?
Upanayana means an initiation ceremony undergone by Hindu boys over the age of seven belonging to the highest three castes, marking the start of their formal education.

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Gujarati words from Wiktionary's Gujarati entries whose English meaning is “upanayana”: ઉપનયન. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: upanayana (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Gujarati words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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