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reason meaning in Sanskrit

बुद्धि búddhi

/ˈɹiːzən/

reason in Sanskrit: बुद्धि (búddhi), ऊहति (ūhati), अनिन्द्रिय (anindriya), चित्त (cittá). In English, reason means that which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.

Sanskrit words for reason

reason; understanding
बुद्धि búddhi
to reason, deliberate upon
ऊहति ūhati
reason
अनिन्द्रिय anindriya, चित्त cittá
reason, ground, motive
युक्ति yukti
reason or premiss
साधन sā́dhana

English meaning of reason

  1. noun That which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.
  2. noun A motive for an action or a determination.
  3. noun An excuse: a thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation.
  4. noun A premise placed after its conclusion.

Full definition of reason

reason in a sentence

  • The reason this tree fell is that it had rotted.
  • He made reason with his boss about taking a day off.
  • The reason I robbed the bank was that I needed the money.

Synonyms of reason

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Questions about reason in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of reason in Sanskrit?
Reason in Sanskrit is बुद्धि (búddhi), ऊहति (ūhati), अनिन्द्रिय (anindriya), चित्त (cittá).
reason इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Reason: बुद्धि (búddhi), ऊहति (ūhati), अनिन्द्रिय (anindriya), चित्त (cittá).
What does reason mean in English?
Reason means that which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “reason”: अनिन्द्रिय, ऊहति, चित्त, बुद्धि. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: reason (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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