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barren meaning in Sanskrit

वन्ध्य vandhya

UK/ˈbæɹən/

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barren in Sanskrit: वन्ध्य (vandhya). In English, barren means not bearing children, childless; hence also unable to bear children, sterile.

Sanskrit words for barren

barren, sterile
वन्ध्य vandhya

English meaning of barren

  1. adjective Not bearing children, childless; hence also unable to bear children, sterile.
  2. adjective Not bearing seed or fruit.
  3. adjective Of poor fertility, infertile; not producing vegetation; desert, waste.
  4. adjective Devoid, lacking.

Full definition of barren

barren in a sentence

  • I silently wept as my daughter's husband rejected her. What would she do now that she was no longer a maiden but also barren?
  • The pine barrens are a site lonely enough to suit any hermit.

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Questions about barren in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of barren in Sanskrit?
Barren in Sanskrit is वन्ध्य (vandhya).
barren इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Barren: वन्ध्य (vandhya).
What does barren mean in English?
Barren means not bearing children, childless; hence also unable to bear children, sterile.

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