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efficient cause meaning in Sanskrit

साधन sā́dhana

efficient cause in Sanskrit: साधन (sā́dhana). In English, efficient cause means the being or event which physically brings about the change or motion that produces another occurrence or thing.

Sanskrit words for efficient cause

efficient cause or source
साधन sā́dhana

English meaning of efficient cause

  1. noun The being or event which physically brings about the change or motion that produces another occurrence or thing.

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Questions about efficient cause in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of efficient cause in Sanskrit?
Efficient cause in Sanskrit is साधन (sā́dhana).
efficient cause इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Efficient cause: साधन (sā́dhana).
What does efficient cause mean in English?
Efficient cause means the being or event which physically brings about the change or motion that produces another occurrence or thing.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “efficient cause”: साधन. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: efficient cause (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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