addiction meaning in Sanskrit
तात्पर्य tātparya
/əˈdɪkˌʃən/
addiction in Sanskrit: तात्पर्य (tātparya), सङ्ग (saṅga). In English, addiction means a state that is characterized by compulsive drug use or compulsive engagement in rewarding behavior, despite negative consequences.
Sanskrit words for addiction
- addiction or devotion to a thing
- तात्पर्य tātparya
- addiction or devotion to, propensity for
- सङ्ग saṅga
English meaning of addiction
- noun A state that is characterized by compulsive drug use or compulsive engagement in rewarding behavior, despite negative consequences.
- noun The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination.
- noun A habit or practice that damages, jeopardizes or shortens one's life but when ceased causes trauma.
- noun A pathological relationship to mood altering experience that has life damaging consequences.
addiction in other languages
- addiction in Hindi
- addiction in Tamil
- addiction in Marathi
- addiction in Urdu
- addiction in Bengali
- addiction in Telugu
- addiction in Malayalam
- addiction in Kannada
- addiction in Punjabi
- addiction in Gujarati
- addiction in Assamese
- addiction in Nepali
- addiction in Tagalog
- addiction in Arabic
- addiction in Malay
- addiction in Indonesian
- addiction in Persian
Questions about addiction in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of addiction in Sanskrit?
- Addiction in Sanskrit is तात्पर्य (tātparya), सङ्ग (saṅga).
- addiction इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Addiction: तात्पर्य (tātparya), सङ्ग (saṅga).
- What does addiction mean in English?
- Addiction means a state that is characterized by compulsive drug use or compulsive engagement in rewarding behavior, despite negative consequences.
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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “addiction”: तात्पर्य, सङ्ग. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: addiction (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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