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witness meaning in Sanskrit

साक्षिन् sākṣin

/ˈwɪt.nəs/UK/ˈwɪt.nɪs/

witness in Sanskrit: साक्षिन् (sākṣin), ज्ञातृ (jñātṛ́). In English, witness means attestation of a fact or event; testimony.

Sanskrit words for witness

witness, spectator
साक्षिन् sākṣin
a witness
ज्ञातृ jñātṛ́

English meaning of witness

  1. noun Attestation of a fact or event; testimony.
  2. noun One who sees or has personal knowledge of something.
  3. noun Someone called to give evidence in a court.
  4. noun One who is called upon to witness an event or action, such as a wedding or the signing of a document.

Full definition of witness

witness in a sentence

  • She can bear witness, since she was there at the time.
  • As a witness to the event, I can confirm that he really said that.
  • The witness for the prosecution did not seem very credible.

Synonyms of witness

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Questions about witness in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of witness in Sanskrit?
Witness in Sanskrit is साक्षिन् (sākṣin), ज्ञातृ (jñātṛ́).
witness इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Witness: साक्षिन् (sākṣin), ज्ञातृ (jñātṛ́).
What does witness mean in English?
Witness means attestation of a fact or event; testimony.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “witness”: ज्ञातृ, साक्षिन्. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: witness (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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