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recitation meaning in Sanskrit

पाठ pāṭha

/ˌɹɛsɪˈteɪʃən/US/ˌɹɛsəˈteɪʃən/

recitation in Sanskrit: पाठ (pāṭha), शंस (śáṃsa), शस्य (śásya), अनुवाद (anuvāda). In English, recitation means the act of publicly reciting something previously memorized.

Sanskrit words for recitation

recitation, recital
पाठ pāṭha
recitation, invocation, praise
शंस śáṃsa
recitation
शस्य śásya, अनुवाद anuvāda, पठन paṭhana

English meaning of recitation

  1. noun The act of publicly reciting something previously memorized.
  2. noun The material recited.
  3. noun A regularly scheduled class, in a school, in which discussion occurs of the material covered in a parallel lecture.
  4. noun A reiteration; a setting down, e.g. for ease of reference, of something previously established.

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Questions about recitation in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of recitation in Sanskrit?
Recitation in Sanskrit is पाठ (pāṭha), शंस (śáṃsa), शस्य (śásya), अनुवाद (anuvāda).
recitation इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Recitation: पाठ (pāṭha), शंस (śáṃsa), शस्य (śásya), अनुवाद (anuvāda).
What does recitation mean in English?
Recitation means the act of publicly reciting something previously memorized.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “recitation”: अनुवाद, पठन, पाठ, शंस. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: recitation (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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