ritual meaning in Sanskrit
अग्निष्टोम agniṣṭomá
UK/ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.u.əl/
ritual in Sanskrit: अग्निष्टोम (agniṣṭomá). In English, ritual means related to a rite or repeated set of actions.
Sanskrit words for ritual
- a ritual, variation of the ज्योतिष्टोम , lasting for five days, conducted by 16 priests, in which soma is offered to the gods through the sacred fire
- अग्निष्टोम agniṣṭomá
English meaning of ritual
- adjective Related to a rite or repeated set of actions.
- noun A rite; a repeated set of actions, especially in religious contexts (that is, a service).
ritual in a sentence
- They performed the ritual lighting of the candles.
- The priests carried out the religious ritual carefully.
ritual in other languages
Questions about ritual in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of ritual in Sanskrit?
- Ritual in Sanskrit is अग्निष्टोम (agniṣṭomá).
- ritual इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Ritual: अग्निष्टोम (agniṣṭomá).
- What does ritual mean in English?
- Ritual means related to a rite or repeated set of actions.
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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “ritual”: अग्निष्टोम. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: ritual (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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