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arhat meaning in Sanskrit

अर्हत् arhat

/ˈɑː(ɹ)hæt/

arhat in Sanskrit: अर्हत् (arhat). In English, arhat means one who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint.

Sanskrit words for arhat

arhat; a buddha who is still a candidate for nirvana
अर्हत् arhat
an arhat or superior divinity with the Jains
अर्हत् arhat

English meaning of arhat

  1. noun One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint.
  2. noun One of the stages of the ascetic's spiritual evolution, when all passions (anger, ego, deception, greed, attachment, hatred and ignorance) are destroyed.

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Synonyms of arhat

  • arhanta

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Questions about arhat in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of arhat in Sanskrit?
Arhat in Sanskrit is अर्हत् (arhat).
arhat इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Arhat: अर्हत् (arhat).
What does arhat mean in English?
Arhat means one who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “arhat”: अर्हत्. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: arhat (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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