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burial meaning in Sanskrit

श्मशान śmaśāná

UK/ˈbɛɹi.əl//ˈbɛɹi.əl/

burial in Sanskrit: श्मशान (śmaśāná). In English, burial means the act of burying; interment; placing remains into the earth.

Sanskrit words for burial

a burial or burning ground
श्मशान śmaśāná

English meaning of burial

  1. noun The act of burying; interment; placing remains into the earth.

Full definition of burial

burial in a sentence

  • His whole family was present at his burial.
  • The mourners listened as the priest performed the burial service of long-time parishioner Wendy Stuart.

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Questions about burial in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of burial in Sanskrit?
Burial in Sanskrit is श्मशान (śmaśāná).
burial इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Burial: श्मशान (śmaśāná).
What does burial mean in English?
Burial means the act of burying; interment; placing remains into the earth.

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