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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

  1. noun The act or form of calling for the assistance or presence of some superior being, especially prayer offered to a divine being.
  2. noun A call or summons, especially a judicial call, demand, or order.
  3. noun An act of invoking or claiming a legal right.
  4. noun The act of invoking, such as a function call.

Full definition of invocation

invocation in a sentence

  • the invocation of papers or evidence into court

Synonyms of invocation

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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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