invocation meaning in Sanskrit
शस्त्र śastrá
/ˌɪn.voʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/
invocation in Sanskrit: शस्त्र (śastrá). In English, invocation means the act or form of calling for the assistance or presence of some superior being, especially prayer offered to a divine being.
Sanskrit words for invocation
- invocation, praise , which is sung, but especially the verses recited by the hotṛ and his assistant as an accompaniment to the grahas at the soma libation)
- शस्त्र śastrá
English meaning of invocation
- noun The act or form of calling for the assistance or presence of some superior being, especially prayer offered to a divine being.
- noun A call or summons, especially a judicial call, demand, or order.
- noun An act of invoking or claiming a legal right.
- noun The act of invoking, such as a function call.
invocation in a sentence
- the invocation of papers or evidence into court
Synonyms of invocation
invocation in other languages
Questions about invocation in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of invocation in Sanskrit?
- Invocation in Sanskrit is शस्त्र (śastrá).
- invocation इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Invocation: शस्त्र (śastrá).
- What does invocation mean in English?
- Invocation means the act or form of calling for the assistance or presence of some superior being, especially prayer offered to a divine being.
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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “invocation”: शस्त्र. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: invocation (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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