swastika meaning in Sanskrit
स्वस्तिक svastika
UK/ˈswɒstɪkə//ˈswɑstɪkə/
swastika in Sanskrit: स्वस्तिक (svastika). In English, swastika means a cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle to the right or to the left, used as a religious symbol by various ancient and modern civilizations, but now mainly seen and used in the West (with arms angled to the right) as a symbol of Nazism and fascism.
Sanskrit words for swastika
- a cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle
- स्वस्तिक svastika
English meaning of swastika
- noun A cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle to the right or to the left, used as a religious symbol by various ancient and modern civilizations, but now mainly seen and used in the West (with arms angled to the right) as a symbol of Nazism and fascism.
- noun Nazi rule.
Synonyms of swastika
- crooked cross
- cross cramponned
- cross cramponnée
- cross cramponny
- fylfot
- lauburu
- manji
- thunder cross
- hakenkreuz
- Black Spider
- cross gammadion
- gammadion
swastika in other languages
Questions about swastika in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of swastika in Sanskrit?
- Swastika in Sanskrit is स्वस्तिक (svastika).
- swastika इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Swastika: स्वस्तिक (svastika).
- What does swastika mean in English?
- Swastika means a cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle to the right or to the left, used as a religious symbol by various ancient and modern civilizations, but now mainly seen and used in the West (with arms angled to the right) as a symbol of Nazism and fascism.
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