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necessity meaning in Sanskrit

आवश्यकता āvaśyakatā

/nɪˈsɛsəti/

necessity in Sanskrit: आवश्यकता (āvaśyakatā). In English, necessity means the quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.

Sanskrit words for necessity

necessity, inevitability
आवश्यकता āvaśyakatā

English meaning of necessity

  1. noun The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.
  2. noun The condition of being needy; desperate need; lack.
  3. noun Something necessary; a requisite; something indispensable.
  4. noun Something which makes an act or an event unavoidable; an irresistible force; overruling power.

Full definition of necessity

necessity in a sentence

  • I bought a new table out of necessity. My old one was ruined.
  • The report I wrote was of necessity rushed and full of errors.
  • A tent is a necessity if you plan on camping.

Synonyms of necessity

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Questions about necessity in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of necessity in Sanskrit?
Necessity in Sanskrit is आवश्यकता (āvaśyakatā).
necessity इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Necessity: आवश्यकता (āvaśyakatā).
What does necessity mean in English?
Necessity means the quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.

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