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lie in wait meaning in Sanskrit

सीदति sī́dati

lie in wait in Sanskrit: सीदति (sī́dati). In English, lie in wait means to be hiding, waiting to ambush or attack someone, or simply to accost them unexpectedly.

Sanskrit words for lie in wait

to lie in wait, be at watch
सीदति sī́dati

English meaning of lie in wait

  1. verb To be hiding, waiting to ambush or attack someone, or simply to accost them unexpectedly.

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Questions about lie in wait in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of lie in wait in Sanskrit?
Lie in wait in Sanskrit is सीदति (sī́dati).
lie in wait इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Lie in wait: सीदति (sī́dati).
What does lie in wait mean in English?
Lie in wait means to be hiding, waiting to ambush or attack someone, or simply to accost them unexpectedly.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “lie in wait”: सीदति. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: lie in wait (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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