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beast of prey meaning in Sanskrit

पापा pāpā

beast of prey in Sanskrit: पापा (pāpā), व्याल (vyā̀la). In English, beast of prey means a carnivorous animal that hunts for its food, especially one that preys on vertebrates.

Sanskrit words for beast of prey

a beast of prey
पापा pāpā, व्याल vyā̀la

English meaning of beast of prey

  1. noun A carnivorous animal that hunts for its food, especially one that preys on vertebrates.
  2. noun A predatory person, savagely cruel and ruthless in their treatment of others.

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Questions about beast of prey in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of beast of prey in Sanskrit?
Beast of prey in Sanskrit is पापा (pāpā), व्याल (vyā̀la).
beast of prey इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Beast of prey: पापा (pāpā), व्याल (vyā̀la).
What does beast of prey mean in English?
Beast of prey means a carnivorous animal that hunts for its food, especially one that preys on vertebrates.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “beast of prey”: पापा, व्याल. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: beast of prey (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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