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clause meaning in Sanskrit

खण्ड khaṇḍa

/klɔːz/

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Australia/kloːz/

clause in Sanskrit: खण्ड (khaṇḍa). In English, clause means a group of words that contains a subject and a verb; it may be part of a sentence or may constitute the whole sentence, depending on the syntax in each instance.

Sanskrit words for clause

clause, chapter, section
खण्ड khaṇḍa

English meaning of clause

  1. noun A group of words that contains a subject and a verb; it may be part of a sentence or may constitute the whole sentence, depending on the syntax in each instance.
  2. noun A verb, its necessary grammatical arguments, and any adjuncts affecting them.
  3. noun A verb along with its subject and their modifiers. If a clause provides a complete thought on its own, then it is an independent (superordinate) clause; otherwise, it is dependent (subordinate). (Independent clauses can be sentences; they can also be part of a sentence. Dependent clauses can only be part of a sentence.).
  4. noun A distinct part of a contract, a will or another legal document.

Full definition of clause

clause in a sentence

  • Near-synonyms: sentential, sentence

Synonyms of clause

clause in other languages

Questions about clause in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of clause in Sanskrit?
Clause in Sanskrit is खण्ड (khaṇḍa).
clause इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Clause: खण्ड (khaṇḍa).
What does clause mean in English?
Clause means a group of words that contains a subject and a verb; it may be part of a sentence or may constitute the whole sentence, depending on the syntax in each instance.

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