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recognition meaning in Sanskrit

अभिज्ञा abhijñā

/ˌɹɛkəɡˈnɪʃ(ə)n/

recognition in Sanskrit: अभिज्ञा (abhijñā), अभिज्ञान (abhijñāna), प्रत्यभिज्ञान (pratyabhijñāna), प्रत्यभिज्ञा (pratyabhijñā). In English, recognition means the act of recognizing or the condition of being recognized (matching a current observation with a memory of a prior observation of the same entity).

Sanskrit words for recognition

recognition, identification
अभिज्ञा abhijñā
recognition, remembrance, recollection
अभिज्ञान abhijñāna
recognition; see अभिज्ञान too
प्रत्यभिज्ञान pratyabhijñāna
recognition
प्रत्यभिज्ञा pratyabhijñā

English meaning of recognition

  1. noun The act of recognizing or the condition of being recognized (matching a current observation with a memory of a prior observation of the same entity).
  2. noun Acceptance as valid or true.
  3. noun Official acceptance of the status of a new government by that of another country.
  4. noun Honour, favourable note, or attention.

Full definition of recognition

recognition in a sentence

  • He looked at her for ten full minutes before recognition dawned.
  • The law was a recognition of their civil rights.
  • The charity gained plenty of recognition for its efforts, but little money.

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Questions about recognition in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of recognition in Sanskrit?
Recognition in Sanskrit is अभिज्ञा (abhijñā), अभिज्ञान (abhijñāna), प्रत्यभिज्ञान (pratyabhijñāna), प्रत्यभिज्ञा (pratyabhijñā).
recognition इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Recognition: अभिज्ञा (abhijñā), अभिज्ञान (abhijñāna), प्रत्यभिज्ञान (pratyabhijñāna), प्रत्यभिज्ञा (pratyabhijñā).
What does recognition mean in English?
Recognition means the act of recognizing or the condition of being recognized (matching a current observation with a memory of a prior observation of the same entity).

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “recognition”: अभिज्ञा, अभिज्ञान, प्रत्यभिज्ञा, प्रत्यभिज्ञान. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: recognition (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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