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mendicant meaning in Sanskrit

भिक्षु bhikṣu

UK/ˈmɛn.dɪ.kənt/

mendicant in Sanskrit: भिक्षु (bhikṣu), जातक (jātaka). In English, mendicant means depending on alms for a living.

Sanskrit words for mendicant

mendicant, beggar
भिक्षु bhikṣu
a mendicant
जातक jātaka

English meaning of mendicant

  1. adjective Depending on alms for a living.
  2. adjective Of or pertaining to a beggar.
  3. adjective Of or pertaining to a member of a religious order forbidden to own property, and who must beg for a living.
  4. noun A pauper who lives by begging.

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Questions about mendicant in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of mendicant in Sanskrit?
Mendicant in Sanskrit is भिक्षु (bhikṣu), जातक (jātaka).
mendicant इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Mendicant: भिक्षु (bhikṣu), जातक (jātaka).
What does mendicant mean in English?
Mendicant means depending on alms for a living.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “mendicant”: जातक, भिक्षु. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: mendicant (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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