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laxative meaning in Sanskrit

सारक sāraka

/ˈlæk.sə.tɪv/

laxative in Sanskrit: सारक (sāraka). In English, laxative means having the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation.

Sanskrit words for laxative

laxative, purgative
सारक sāraka

English meaning of laxative

  1. adjective Having the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation.
  2. noun Any substance, such as a food or in the form of a medicine which has a laxative effect.

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Questions about laxative in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of laxative in Sanskrit?
Laxative in Sanskrit is सारक (sāraka).
laxative इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Laxative: सारक (sāraka).
What does laxative mean in English?
Laxative means having the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation.

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