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necessary meaning in Sanskrit

आवश्यक āvaśyaka

/ˈnɛs.ə.sɹi//ˈnɛs.əˌsɛ.ɹi/

necessary in Sanskrit: आवश्यक (āvaśyaka), नित्य (nítya). In English, necessary means required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty.

Sanskrit words for necessary

necessary, required
आवश्यक āvaśyaka
necessary, obligatory, peremptory
नित्य nítya

English meaning of necessary

  1. adjective Required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty.
  2. adjective Unavoidable, inevitable.
  3. adjective Determined, involuntary: acting from compulsion rather than free will.
  4. noun A place to do the "necessary" business of urination and defecation: an outhouse or lavatory.

Full definition of necessary

necessary in a sentence

  • Although I wished to think that all was false, it was yet necessary that I, who thus thought, must in some sense exist.
  • It is absolutely necessary that you call and confirm your appointment.
  • If it is absolutely necessary to use public computers, you should plan ahead and forward your e-mail to a temporary, disposable account.

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Questions about necessary in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of necessary in Sanskrit?
Necessary in Sanskrit is आवश्यक (āvaśyaka), नित्य (nítya).
necessary इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Necessary: आवश्यक (āvaśyaka), नित्य (nítya).
What does necessary mean in English?
Necessary means required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “necessary”: आवश्यक, नित्य. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: necessary (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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