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selfishness meaning in Sanskrit

स्वार्थ svārtha

/ˈsɛl.fɪʃ.nəs/

selfishness in Sanskrit: स्वार्थ (svārtha). In English, selfishness means the quality of being selfish, the condition of putting one's own interests before those of others.

Sanskrit words for selfishness

selfishness, meaning for self
स्वार्थ svārtha

English meaning of selfishness

  1. noun The quality of being selfish, the condition of putting one's own interests before those of others.

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Questions about selfishness in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of selfishness in Sanskrit?
Selfishness in Sanskrit is स्वार्थ (svārtha).
selfishness इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Selfishness: स्वार्थ (svārtha).
What does selfishness mean in English?
Selfishness means the quality of being selfish, the condition of putting one's own interests before those of others.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “selfishness”: स्वार्थ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: selfishness (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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