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apprehension meaning in Sanskrit

शङ्का śaṅkā́

/æp.ɹɪˈhɛn.ʃən/US/æp.ɹiˈhɛn.ʃən/

apprehension in Sanskrit: शङ्का (śaṅkā́), लाभ (lābhá). In English, apprehension means the physical act of seizing or taking hold of (something); seizing.

Sanskrit words for apprehension

apprehension, care, alarm, fear, distrust, suspicion of
शङ्का śaṅkā́
apprehension, perception, knowledge
लाभ lābhá

English meaning of apprehension

  1. noun The physical act of seizing or taking hold of (something); seizing.
  2. noun The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest.
  3. noun Perception; the act of understanding using one's intellect without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment.
  4. noun Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea.

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What is the meaning of apprehension in Sanskrit?
Apprehension in Sanskrit is शङ्का (śaṅkā́), लाभ (lābhá).
apprehension इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Apprehension: शङ्का (śaṅkā́), लाभ (lābhá).
What does apprehension mean in English?
Apprehension means the physical act of seizing or taking hold of (something); seizing.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “apprehension”: लाभ, शङ्का. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: apprehension (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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