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retaliation meaning in Sanskrit

शोध śodha

/ɹiˌtæl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/US/ɹɪˌtæl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/

retaliation in Sanskrit: शोध (śodha), शुद्धि (śuddhi). In English, retaliation means violent or otherwise punitive response to an act of harm or perceived injustice; a hitting back; revenge.

Sanskrit words for retaliation

retaliation, requital
शोध śodha
retaliation
शुद्धि śuddhi

English meaning of retaliation

  1. noun Violent or otherwise punitive response to an act of harm or perceived injustice; a hitting back; revenge.

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Questions about retaliation in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of retaliation in Sanskrit?
Retaliation in Sanskrit is शोध (śodha), शुद्धि (śuddhi).
retaliation इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Retaliation: शोध (śodha), शुद्धि (śuddhi).
What does retaliation mean in English?
Retaliation means violent or otherwise punitive response to an act of harm or perceived injustice; a hitting back; revenge.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “retaliation”: शुद्धि, शोध. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: retaliation (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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