covetousness meaning in Sanskrit
लोभ lobha
/ˈkʌvətəsnəs/
covetousness in Sanskrit: लोभ (lobha). In English, covetousness means immoderate desire for the possession of something, especially for wealth.
Sanskrit words for covetousness
- covetousness, cupidity, avarice
- लोभ lobha
English meaning of covetousness
- noun Immoderate desire for the possession of something, especially for wealth.
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Questions about covetousness in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of covetousness in Sanskrit?
- Covetousness in Sanskrit is लोभ (lobha).
- covetousness इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Covetousness: लोभ (lobha).
- What does covetousness mean in English?
- Covetousness means immoderate desire for the possession of something, especially for wealth.
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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “covetousness”: लोभ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: covetousness (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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