envy meaning in Sanskrit
ईर्षा īrṣā
/ˈɛnvi/
envy in Sanskrit: ईर्षा (īrṣā). In English, envy means resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions).
Sanskrit words for envy
- resentful desire of something possessed by another
- ईर्षा īrṣā
English meaning of envy
- noun Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions).
- noun An object of envious notice or feeling.
- noun Hatred, enmity, ill-feeling.
- noun Emulation; rivalry.
envy in other languages
- envy in Hindi
- envy in Tamil
- envy in Marathi
- envy in Urdu
- envy in Bengali
- envy in Telugu
- envy in Malayalam
- envy in Kannada
- envy in Punjabi
- envy in Odia
- envy in Nepali
- envy in Pashto
- envy in Tagalog
- envy in Arabic
- envy in Malay
- envy in Indonesian
- envy in Persian
- envy in Thai
- envy in Vietnamese
- envy in Myanmar
Questions about envy in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of envy in Sanskrit?
- Envy in Sanskrit is ईर्षा (īrṣā).
- envy इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Envy: ईर्षा (īrṣā).
- What does envy mean in English?
- Envy means resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions).
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