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firstborn meaning in Sanskrit

अग्रज agrajá

/ˈfɜː(ɹ)stˌbɔː(ɹ)n/

firstborn in Sanskrit: अग्रज (agrajá). In English, firstborn means the first child to be born to a parent or family.

Sanskrit words for firstborn

the firstborn, an elder brother
अग्रज agrajá

English meaning of firstborn

  1. noun The first child to be born to a parent or family.
  2. adjective Born as the first one in a family, flock or the like.
  3. adjective Most excellent; most distinguished or exalted.

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Questions about firstborn in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of firstborn in Sanskrit?
Firstborn in Sanskrit is अग्रज (agrajá).
firstborn इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Firstborn: अग्रज (agrajá).
What does firstborn mean in English?
Firstborn means the first child to be born to a parent or family.

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