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
- noun The act of affecting or acting upon.
- 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.
- noun An attribute; a quality or property; a condition.
- noun An emotion; a feeling or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind.
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
affection in other languages
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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