contrivance meaning in Sanskrit
अपदेश apadeśa
/kənˈtɹaɪ.vəns/
contrivance in Sanskrit: अपदेश (apadeśa), विकल्प (vikalpa), संधि (saṃdhí), रचन (racana). In English, contrivance means a (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
Sanskrit words for contrivance
- contrivance
- अपदेश apadeśa
- contrivance, art
- विकल्प vikalpa
- contrivance, management
- संधि saṃdhí
- contrivance, invention Kathās. BhP
- रचन racana
English meaning of contrivance
- noun A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
- noun A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.
- noun Something overly artful or artificial.
- noun The making of cunning or deceitful plans.
Synonyms of contrivance
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Questions about contrivance in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of contrivance in Sanskrit?
- Contrivance in Sanskrit is अपदेश (apadeśa), विकल्प (vikalpa), संधि (saṃdhí), रचन (racana).
- contrivance इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Contrivance: अपदेश (apadeśa), विकल्प (vikalpa), संधि (saṃdhí), रचन (racana).
- What does contrivance mean in English?
- Contrivance means a (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “contrivance”: अपदेश, रचन, विकल्प, संधि. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: contrivance (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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