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affection meaning in Sanskrit

रक्ति rakti

/əˈfɛk.ʃən/

affection in Sanskrit: रक्ति (rakti), वात्सल्य (vātsalya), रथ (ratha), प्रीति (prīti). In English, affection means the act of affecting or acting upon.

Sanskrit words for affection

affection, attachment, devotion
रक्ति rakti
affection, tenderness, love
वात्सल्य vātsalya
affection, love
रथ ratha, प्रीति prīti
affection
अनुराग anurāga
affection, kindness
उपधान upadhā́na

English meaning of affection

  1. noun The act of affecting or acting upon.
  2. noun The state of being affected, especially: a change in, or alteration of, the emotional state of a person or other animal, caused by a subjective affect (a subjective feeling or emotion), which arises in response to a stimulus which may result from either thought or perception.
  3. noun An attribute; a quality or property; a condition.
  4. noun An emotion; a feeling or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind.

Full definition of affection

affection in a sentence

  • I have a lot of affection for my little sister.
  • The marriage therapist suggested they show each other more affection.

Synonyms of affection

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Questions about affection in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of affection in Sanskrit?
Affection in Sanskrit is रक्ति (rakti), वात्सल्य (vātsalya), रथ (ratha), प्रीति (prīti).
affection इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Affection: रक्ति (rakti), वात्सल्य (vātsalya), रथ (ratha), प्रीति (prīti).
What does affection mean in English?
Affection means the act of affecting or acting upon.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “affection”: अनुराग, उपधान, प्रीति, रक्ति. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: affection (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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