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accidental meaning in Sanskrit

अकाण्ड akāṇḍa

/ˌæk.sɪˈdɛn.tl̩/

accidental in Sanskrit: अकाण्ड (akāṇḍa), आगामिन् (āgāmin). In English, accidental means pertaining to accident and not essence; thus, inessential; incidental; secondary.

Sanskrit words for accidental

accidental
अकाण्ड akāṇḍa
accidental, changeable
आगामिन् āgāmin

English meaning of accidental

  1. adjective Pertaining to accident and not essence; thus, inessential; incidental; secondary.
  2. adjective Nonessential to something's inherent nature (especially in Aristotelian thought).
  3. adjective Adjusted by one or two semitones, in temporary departure from the key signature.
  4. adjective Occurring sometimes, by chance; occasional.

Full definition of accidental

accidental in a sentence

  • The discovery was purely accidental.
  • He was killed by an accidental gunshot.

Synonyms of accidental

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Questions about accidental in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of accidental in Sanskrit?
Accidental in Sanskrit is अकाण्ड (akāṇḍa), आगामिन् (āgāmin).
accidental इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Accidental: अकाण्ड (akāṇḍa), आगामिन् (āgāmin).
What does accidental mean in English?
Accidental means pertaining to accident and not essence; thus, inessential; incidental; secondary.

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

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