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literary meaning in Sanskrit

साहित्य sāhitya

UK/ˈlɪt.(ə.)ɹə.ɹi//ˈlɪt.əˌɹɛɹ.i/

literary in Sanskrit: साहित्य (sāhitya). In English, literary means relating to literature.

Sanskrit words for literary

literary or rhetorical composition, rhetoric, poetry
साहित्य sāhitya

English meaning of literary

  1. adjective Relating to literature.
  2. adjective Relating to writers, or the profession of literature.
  3. adjective Knowledgeable of literature or writing.
  4. adjective Appropriate to literature rather than everyday writing.

Full definition of literary

literary in a sentence

  • literary conversation

Synonyms of literary

literary in other languages

Questions about literary in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of literary in Sanskrit?
Literary in Sanskrit is साहित्य (sāhitya).
literary इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Literary: साहित्य (sāhitya).
What does literary mean in English?
Literary means relating to literature.

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