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dowry meaning in Sanskrit

वर vára

/ˈdaʊəɹi/

dowry in Sanskrit: वर (vára), शुल्क (śulká), आहरण (āharaṇa). In English, dowry means payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.

Sanskrit words for dowry

dowry
वर vára
dowry, nuptial gift , dower, marriage settlement
शुल्क śulká
a dowry or present given to a bride
आहरण āharaṇa

English meaning of dowry

  1. noun Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.
  2. noun Payment by the groom or his family to the bride's family.
  3. noun Inheritance from a deceased husband to his widow.
  4. noun A natural gift or talent.

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Questions about dowry in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of dowry in Sanskrit?
Dowry in Sanskrit is वर (vára), शुल्क (śulká), आहरण (āharaṇa).
dowry इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Dowry: वर (vára), शुल्क (śulká), आहरण (āharaṇa).
What does dowry mean in English?
Dowry means payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “dowry”: आहरण, वर, शुल्क. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: dowry (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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