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wherefore meaning in Sanskrit

यतस् yátas

/ˈwɛəˌfɔː/US/ˈweɹˌfɔɹ/

wherefore in Sanskrit: यतस् (yátas). In English, wherefore means why, for what reason, because of what.

Sanskrit words for wherefore

wherefore, for which reason, because of which
यतस् yátas

English meaning of wherefore

  1. adverb Why, for what reason, because of what.
  2. adverb Therefore; thus.
  3. conjunction Because of which.
  4. noun An intent or purpose; a why.

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Questions about wherefore in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of wherefore in Sanskrit?
Wherefore in Sanskrit is यतस् (yátas).
wherefore इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Wherefore: यतस् (yátas).
What does wherefore mean in English?
Wherefore means why, for what reason, because of what.

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