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restrain meaning in Sanskrit

यामयति yāmáyati

/ɹɪˈstɹeɪn/

restrain in Sanskrit: यामयति (yāmáyati), बन्धति (bándhati), बध्नाति (badhnā́ti). In English, restrain means to control or keep in check.

Sanskrit words for restrain

to restrain, contain, hold in
यामयति yāmáyati
to restrain, hold back
बन्धति bándhati, बध्नाति badhnā́ti

English meaning of restrain

  1. verb To control or keep in check.
  2. verb To deprive of liberty.
  3. verb To restrict or limit.
  4. verb To strain again.

Full definition of restrain

restrain in a sentence

  • He was restrained by the straitjacket.

Synonyms of restrain

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Questions about restrain in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of restrain in Sanskrit?
Restrain in Sanskrit is यामयति (yāmáyati), बन्धति (bándhati), बध्नाति (badhnā́ti).
restrain इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Restrain: यामयति (yāmáyati), बन्धति (bándhati), बध्नाति (badhnā́ti).
What does restrain mean in English?
Restrain means to control or keep in check.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “restrain”: बध्नाति, बन्धति, यामयति. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: restrain (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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