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chrysalis meaning in Sanskrit

डिम्ब ḍimba

/ˈkɹɪsəlɪs/

chrysalis in Sanskrit: डिम्ब (ḍimba). In English, chrysalis means a butterfly pupa or the pupal stage of the butterfly lifestyle; (originally) any pupal stage of any insect wherein the pupa is largely inactive and takes no food.

Sanskrit words for chrysalis

a chrysalis
डिम्ब ḍimba

English meaning of chrysalis

  1. noun A butterfly pupa or the pupal stage of the butterfly lifestyle; (originally) any pupal stage of any insect wherein the pupa is largely inactive and takes no food.
  2. noun The bare hanging cocoon of butterfly pupae; (originally) any cocoon.
  3. noun Any limiting environment or situation escaped during one's growth or development in the manner of a butterfly.
  4. verb To form a chrysalis or cocoon.

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Questions about chrysalis in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of chrysalis in Sanskrit?
Chrysalis in Sanskrit is डिम्ब (ḍimba).
chrysalis इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Chrysalis: डिम्ब (ḍimba).
What does chrysalis mean in English?
Chrysalis means a butterfly pupa or the pupal stage of the butterfly lifestyle; (originally) any pupal stage of any insect wherein the pupa is largely inactive and takes no food.

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