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need meaning in Sanskrit

प्रयोजन prayojana

/niːd//nid/

need in Sanskrit: प्रयोजन (prayojana). In English, need means a requirement for something; something needed.

Sanskrit words for need

need, necessity
प्रयोजन prayojana

English meaning of need

  1. noun A requirement for something; something needed.
  2. noun A desire or craving for the satisfaction of a requirement perceived as essential or primal.
  3. noun Lack of means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.
  4. verb To have an absolute requirement for.

Full definition of need

need in a sentence

  • There's no need to speculate; we can easily find out for sure.
  • She grew irritated with his constant need for attention.
  • Our instant needs are not being met.

Synonyms of need

All synonyms of need

need in other languages

Questions about need in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of need in Sanskrit?
Need in Sanskrit is प्रयोजन (prayojana).
need इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Need: प्रयोजन (prayojana).
What does need mean in English?
Need means a requirement for something; something needed.

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