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obstacle meaning in Sanskrit

अन्तराय antarāya

UK/ˈɒbstəkəl//ˈɑbstəkəl/

obstacle in Sanskrit: अन्तराय (antarāya), विघ्न (vighna), मार (māra), प्रतिरोध (pratirodha). In English, obstacle means something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress, either physically or figuratively.

Sanskrit words for obstacle

obstacle, impediment
अन्तराय antarāya
an obstacle, impediment, hindrance, opposition, prevention, interruption, any difficulty or trouble
विघ्न vighna
an obstacle, hindrance
मार māra
obstacle, obstruction
प्रतिरोध pratirodha
an obstacle, obstruction
स्तिभि stíbhi
obstacle
विष्कम्भ viṣkambha

English meaning of obstacle

  1. noun Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress, either physically or figuratively.

Full definition of obstacle

obstacle in a sentence

  • A big obstacle to understanding the manual was that it had been poorly translated from the Japanese.

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Questions about obstacle in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of obstacle in Sanskrit?
Obstacle in Sanskrit is अन्तराय (antarāya), विघ्न (vighna), मार (māra), प्रतिरोध (pratirodha).
obstacle इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Obstacle: अन्तराय (antarāya), विघ्न (vighna), मार (māra), प्रतिरोध (pratirodha).
What does obstacle mean in English?
Obstacle means something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress, either physically or figuratively.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “obstacle”: अन्तराय, प्रतिरोध, मार, विघ्न. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: obstacle (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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