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forbearance meaning in Sanskrit

सहन sahana

UK/fəˈbɛːɹ(ə)n(t)s//fəɹˈbɛɹən(t)s/

forbearance in Sanskrit: सहन (sahana). In English, forbearance means the action of forbearing (“abstaining or refraining from doing something”); (countable) an instance of this.

Sanskrit words for forbearance

forbearance
सहन sahana

English meaning of forbearance

  1. noun The action of forbearing (“abstaining or refraining from doing something”); (countable) an instance of this.
  2. noun The action of refraining from enforcing something which is due (such as a debt or obligation) or a right which one has; (countable) an instance of this.
  3. noun Restraint and tolerance under provocation; patient self-control; indulgence, lenity.

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Questions about forbearance in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of forbearance in Sanskrit?
Forbearance in Sanskrit is सहन (sahana).
forbearance इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Forbearance: सहन (sahana).
What does forbearance mean in English?
Forbearance means the action of forbearing (“abstaining or refraining from doing something”); (countable) an instance of this.

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