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indirect meaning in Sanskrit

लक्ष्य lakṣya

/ˌɪn.daɪˈɹɛkt/US/ˌɪn.dɪˈɹɛkt/

indirect in Sanskrit: लक्ष्य (lakṣya). In English, indirect means not direct.

Sanskrit words for indirect

an indirect or secondary meaning
लक्ष्य lakṣya

English meaning of indirect

  1. adjective Not direct.
  2. adjective Not of obvious or immediate cause, but as a secondary result.
  3. adjective Not focused straight at the target or subject; whose true aim appears secondary or obscure.
  4. adjective Not involving the quickest, shortest, or most convenient path; oblique.

Full definition of indirect

indirect in a sentence

  • While not mentioning any of their competitors by name, the CEO made some indirect statements that they were acting immorally.
  • Se asked him some indirect questions to ascertain whether he was single.
  • The direct result of socialising every day in the bars may be happiness and meeting new people, but the indirect results could be addiction, or even poverty.

Synonyms of indirect

indirect in other languages

Questions about indirect in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of indirect in Sanskrit?
Indirect in Sanskrit is लक्ष्य (lakṣya).
indirect इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Indirect: लक्ष्य (lakṣya).
What does indirect mean in English?
Indirect means not direct.

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