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traitor meaning in Sanskrit

पक्षहर pakṣahara

UK/ˈtɹeɪtə(ɹ)//ˈtɹeɪtɚ/

traitor in Sanskrit: पक्षहर (pakṣahara), द्रोहप्रवेशक (drohapraveśaka), राजद्रोही (rājadrohī). In English, traitor means someone who violates an allegiance and betrays their country; someone guilty of treason; one who, in breach of trust, delivers their country to an enemy, or yields up any fort or place entrusted to their defense, or surrenders an army or body of troops to the enemy, unless when vanquished.

Sanskrit words for traitor

one who betrays; a betrayer
पक्षहर pakṣahara, द्रोहप्रवेशक drohapraveśaka, राजद्रोही rājadrohī

English meaning of traitor

  1. noun Someone who violates an allegiance and betrays their country; someone guilty of treason; one who, in breach of trust, delivers their country to an enemy, or yields up any fort or place entrusted to their defense, or surrenders an army or body of troops to the enemy, unless when vanquished.
  2. noun Someone who takes arms and levies war against their country; or one who aids an enemy in conquering their country.
  3. noun One who betrays any confidence or trust.
  4. verb To act the traitor toward; to betray; to deceive.

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What is the meaning of traitor in Sanskrit?
Traitor in Sanskrit is पक्षहर (pakṣahara), द्रोहप्रवेशक (drohapraveśaka), राजद्रोही (rājadrohī).
traitor इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Traitor: पक्षहर (pakṣahara), द्रोहप्रवेशक (drohapraveśaka), राजद्रोही (rājadrohī).
What does traitor mean in English?
Traitor means someone who violates an allegiance and betrays their country; someone guilty of treason; one who, in breach of trust, delivers their country to an enemy, or yields up any fort or place entrusted to their defense, or surrenders an army or body of troops to the enemy, unless when vanquished.

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