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beast of burden meaning in Sanskrit

धुरंधर dhúraṃdhará

/ˈbiːst əv ˈbɝdn̩/

beast of burden in Sanskrit: धुरंधर (dhúraṃdhará). In English, beast of burden means a domestic animal that performs heavy work for humans, such as carrying a load (on its body) or pulling a load (which trails behind).

Sanskrit words for beast of burden

beast of burden
धुरंधर dhúraṃdhará

English meaning of beast of burden

  1. noun A domestic animal that performs heavy work for humans, such as carrying a load (on its body) or pulling a load (which trails behind).
  2. noun Any domestic animal trained to perform other tasks for humans, such as a herding dog or trained falcon.
  3. noun A person who is mistreated by being inappropriately treated like a servant.

Full definition of beast of burden

beast of burden in a sentence

  • Near-synonyms: working animal, service animal
  • Get it yourself. I'm not your beast of burden.

Synonyms of beast of burden

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Questions about beast of burden in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of beast of burden in Sanskrit?
Beast of burden in Sanskrit is धुरंधर (dhúraṃdhará).
beast of burden इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Beast of burden: धुरंधर (dhúraṃdhará).
What does beast of burden mean in English?
Beast of burden means a domestic animal that performs heavy work for humans, such as carrying a load (on its body) or pulling a load (which trails behind).

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “beast of burden”: धुरंधर. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: beast of burden (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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