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old age meaning in Sanskrit

जरा jarā́

old age in Sanskrit: जरा (jarā́), जीर्ण (jīrṇa). In English, old age means the latter part of life, when one is an older adult; especially, the years from age 65 onward.

Sanskrit words for old age

old age
जरा jarā́
old age, senectude
जीर्ण jīrṇa

English meaning of old age

  1. noun The latter part of life, when one is an older adult; especially, the years from age 65 onward.
  2. noun A cause of death representing natural death through the expected accumulation of health problems in advanced age.

Full definition of old age

old age in a sentence

  • People often become hard of hearing in old age.

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Questions about old age in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of old age in Sanskrit?
Old age in Sanskrit is जरा (jarā́), जीर्ण (jīrṇa).
old age इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Old age: जरा (jarā́), जीर्ण (jīrṇa).
What does old age mean in English?
Old age means the latter part of life, when one is an older adult; especially, the years from age 65 onward.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “old age”: जरा, जीर्ण. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: old age (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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