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original sin meaning in Sanskrit

मल mála

original sin in Sanskrit: मल (mála). In English, original sin means adam's disobedience to God, beginning with his eating of the forbidden fruit, often depicted as an apple.

Sanskrit words for original sin

original sin, natural impurity
मल mála

English meaning of original sin

  1. noun Adam's disobedience to God, beginning with his eating of the forbidden fruit, often depicted as an apple.
  2. noun The state of sinfulness, present in each human from birth, which is a result of Adam's disobedience.
  3. noun The misdeed partially or entirely responsible for all of the similar ones after it.

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Questions about original sin in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of original sin in Sanskrit?
Original sin in Sanskrit is मल (mála).
original sin इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Original sin: मल (mála).
What does original sin mean in English?
Original sin means adam's disobedience to God, beginning with his eating of the forbidden fruit, often depicted as an apple.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “original sin”: मल. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: original sin (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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