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mirth meaning in Sanskrit

परिहास parihāsa

UK/mɜːθ//mɜɹθ/

mirth in Sanskrit: परिहास (parihāsa). In English, mirth means the emotion usually following humor and accompanied by laughter.

Sanskrit words for mirth

mirth, laughing at
परिहास parihāsa

English meaning of mirth

  1. noun The emotion usually following humor and accompanied by laughter.
  2. noun That which causes merriment.

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Questions about mirth in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of mirth in Sanskrit?
Mirth in Sanskrit is परिहास (parihāsa).
mirth इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Mirth: परिहास (parihāsa).
What does mirth mean in English?
Mirth means the emotion usually following humor and accompanied by laughter.

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