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fratricide meaning in Sanskrit

भ्रातृहत्या bhrātṛhatyā

fratricide in Sanskrit: भ्रातृहत्या (bhrātṛhatyā). In English, fratricide means the killing of one's brother (or sister).

Sanskrit words for fratricide

fratricide
भ्रातृहत्या bhrātṛhatyā

English meaning of fratricide

  1. noun The killing of one's brother (or sister).
  2. noun The intentional or unintentional killing of a comrade in arms.
  3. noun The undesirable situation where the separate missiles from a MIRV interfere with each other as they explode.
  4. noun A person who commits fratricide.

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Questions about fratricide in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of fratricide in Sanskrit?
Fratricide in Sanskrit is भ्रातृहत्या (bhrātṛhatyā).
fratricide इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Fratricide: भ्रातृहत्या (bhrātṛhatyā).
What does fratricide mean in English?
Fratricide means the killing of one's brother (or sister).

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