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descendant meaning in Sanskrit

नप्तृ náptṛ

UK/dɪˈsɛndənt/

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Australia/dɪˈsendənt/

descendant in Sanskrit: नप्तृ (náptṛ), नपात् (nápāt). In English, descendant means descending; going down.

Sanskrit words for descendant

descendant, offspring, son
नप्तृ náptṛ, नपात् nápāt

English meaning of descendant

  1. adjective Descending; going down.
  2. adjective Descending from a biological ancestor.
  3. adjective Proceeding from a figurative ancestor or source.
  4. noun One of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.

Full definition of descendant

descendant in a sentence

  • The elevator resumed its descendant trajectory.
  • Power in the kingdom is transferred in a descendant manner.
  • Meronyms: issue, line, progeny; family; clan

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Questions about descendant in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of descendant in Sanskrit?
Descendant in Sanskrit is नप्तृ (náptṛ), नपात् (nápāt).
descendant इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Descendant: नप्तृ (náptṛ), नपात् (nápāt).
What does descendant mean in English?
Descendant means descending; going down.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “descendant”: नपात्, नप्तृ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: descendant (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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