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Daitya meaning in Sanskrit

दैत्य daitya

Daitya in Sanskrit: दैत्य (daitya). In English, Daitya means any of a clan or race of Asuras, the children of Diti and the sage Kashyapa.

Sanskrit words for Daitya

Daitya, a son of Diti and Kashyapa
दैत्य daitya

English meaning of Daitya

  1. noun Any of a clan or race of Asuras, the children of Diti and the sage Kashyapa.

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Questions about Daitya in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of Daitya in Sanskrit?
Daitya in Sanskrit is दैत्य (daitya).
Daitya इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Daitya: दैत्य (daitya).
What does Daitya mean in English?
Daitya means any of a clan or race of Asuras, the children of Diti and the sage Kashyapa.

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