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ward off meaning in Sanskrit

वृणोति vṛṇóti

ward off in Sanskrit: वृणोति (vṛṇóti), वृ (vṛ), हन्ति (hánti). In English, ward off means to parry, or turn aside.

Sanskrit words for ward off

to ward off, check, keep back, prevent hinder, restrain
वृणोति vṛṇóti
to ward off, check, keep back, prevent, hinder, restrain
वृ vṛ
to ward off, avert
हन्ति hánti

English meaning of ward off

  1. verb To parry, or turn aside.
  2. verb To, while in possession of the ball, move the free hand or the hand and arm holding the butt end of the stick laterally into a defending player's body or stick.
  3. verb To avert or prevent.

Full definition of ward off

ward off in a sentence

  • He raised his arms to ward off the attack.
  • He wore garlic to ward off vampires.

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Questions about ward off in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of ward off in Sanskrit?
Ward off in Sanskrit is वृणोति (vṛṇóti), वृ (vṛ), हन्ति (hánti).
ward off इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Ward off: वृणोति (vṛṇóti), वृ (vṛ), हन्ति (hánti).
What does ward off mean in English?
Ward off means to parry, or turn aside.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “ward off”: वृ, वृणोति, हन्ति. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: ward off (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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