cruelty meaning in Sanskrit
क्रौर्य kraurya
UK/ˈkɹuː(.ə)lti/
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cruelty in Sanskrit: क्रौर्य (kraurya). In English, cruelty means an indifference to suffering or pleasure in inflicting suffering.
Sanskrit words for cruelty
- cruelty
- क्रौर्य kraurya
English meaning of cruelty
- noun An indifference to suffering or pleasure in inflicting suffering.
- noun A cruel act.
Synonyms of cruelty
cruelty in other languages
Questions about cruelty in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of cruelty in Sanskrit?
- Cruelty in Sanskrit is क्रौर्य (kraurya).
- cruelty इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Cruelty: क्रौर्य (kraurya).
- What does cruelty mean in English?
- Cruelty means an indifference to suffering or pleasure in inflicting suffering.
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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “cruelty”: क्रौर्य. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: cruelty (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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