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possession meaning in Sanskrit

संभोग saṃbhóga

/pəˈzɛʃn̩/

possession in Sanskrit: संभोग (saṃbhóga), भजन (bhajana), समावेश (samāveśa). In English, possession means a control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.

Sanskrit words for possession

possession, use, occupation
संभोग saṃbhóga
possession
भजन bhajana, समावेश samāveśa

English meaning of possession

  1. noun A control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.
  2. noun Something that is owned.
  3. noun An ownership; a taking, a holding, keeping something as one's own.
  4. noun A territory under the rule of another country.

Full definition of possession

possession in a sentence

  • The car quickly became his most prized possession.
  • I would gladly give all of my worldly possessions just to be able to do that.
  • The car is in my possession.

Synonyms of possession

All synonyms of possession

possession in other languages

Questions about possession in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of possession in Sanskrit?
Possession in Sanskrit is संभोग (saṃbhóga), भजन (bhajana), समावेश (samāveśa).
possession इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Possession: संभोग (saṃbhóga), भजन (bhajana), समावेश (samāveśa).
What does possession mean in English?
Possession means a control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “possession”: भजन, संभोग, समावेश. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: possession (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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