satire meaning in Sanskrit
प्रहसन prahasana
UK/ˈsætaɪə//ˈsætaɪɹ/
satire in Sanskrit: प्रहसन (prahasana). In English, satire means a literary device of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change or highlighting a shortcoming in the work of another. Imitation, humor, irony, and exaggeration are often used to aid this.
Sanskrit words for satire
- satire, sarcasm
- प्रहसन prahasana
English meaning of satire
- noun A literary device of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change or highlighting a shortcoming in the work of another. Imitation, humor, irony, and exaggeration are often used to aid this.
- noun A satirical work.
- noun Severity of remark.
satire in a sentence
- a stinging satire of American politics.
satire in other languages
Questions about satire in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of satire in Sanskrit?
- Satire in Sanskrit is प्रहसन (prahasana).
- satire इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Satire: प्रहसन (prahasana).
- What does satire mean in English?
- Satire means a literary device of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change or highlighting a shortcoming in the work of another. Imitation, humor, irony, and exaggeration are often used to aid this.
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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “satire”: प्रहसन. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: satire (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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