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idleness meaning in Sanskrit

आलस्य ā́lasya

/ˈaɪdəlnəs/

idleness in Sanskrit: आलस्य (ā́lasya). In English, idleness means the state of being idle; inactivity.

Sanskrit words for idleness

idleness, laziness
आलस्य ā́lasya

English meaning of idleness

  1. noun The state of being idle; inactivity.
  2. noun The state of being indolent; indolence.
  3. noun Groundlessness; worthlessness; triviality; vanity; frivolity.

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Questions about idleness in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of idleness in Sanskrit?
Idleness in Sanskrit is आलस्य (ā́lasya).
idleness इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Idleness: आलस्य (ā́lasya).
What does idleness mean in English?
Idleness means the state of being idle; inactivity.

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