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begin meaning in Sanskrit

प्रारभ् prārabh

/bɪˈɡɪn/

begin in Sanskrit: प्रारभ् (prārabh), धरति (dhárati). In English, begin means to start, to initiate or take the first step into something.

Sanskrit words for begin

to begin, commence, undertake
प्रारभ् prārabh
to begin, resolve upon, undertake
धरति dhárati

English meaning of begin

  1. verb To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
  2. verb To come into existence.
  3. noun Beginning; start.

Full definition of begin

begin in a sentence

  • I began playing the piano at the age of five.
  • Now that everyone is here, we should begin the presentation.
  • The program begins at 9 o’clock on the dot.

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Questions about begin in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of begin in Sanskrit?
Begin in Sanskrit is प्रारभ् (prārabh), धरति (dhárati).
begin इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Begin: प्रारभ् (prārabh), धरति (dhárati).
What does begin mean in English?
Begin means to start, to initiate or take the first step into something.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “begin”: धरति, प्रारभ्. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: begin (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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