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wonder meaning in Sanskrit

वपुष्या vapuṣyā́

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wonder in Sanskrit: वपुष्या (vapuṣyā́), आश्चर्य (āścarya), विचित्र (vicitra), चोद्य (codya). In English, wonder means a sense of awe, astonishment and curiosity, inspired by unexpected events, novel experiences and inexplicable circumstances, sometimes accompanied by surprise, shock or reverence.

Sanskrit words for wonder

wonder, astonishment
वपुष्या vapuṣyā́
a wonder, miracle, marvel, prodigy
आश्चर्य āścarya
wonder
विचित्र vicitra
Wonder, surprise
चोद्य codya
wonder, surprise, astonishment
आश्चर्य āścarya
wonder, amazement
मोह móha

English meaning of wonder

  1. noun A sense of awe, astonishment and curiosity, inspired by unexpected events, novel experiences and inexplicable circumstances, sometimes accompanied by surprise, shock or reverence.
  2. noun Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.
  3. noun Fortunate circumstances.
  4. noun An astonishing and seemingly inexplicable turn of events.

Full definition of wonder

wonder in a sentence

  • Wonders of the World seem to come in sevens.
  • That stay in the country did her wonders.
  • It's a wonder no-one saw me.

Synonyms of wonder

wonder in other languages

Questions about wonder in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of wonder in Sanskrit?
Wonder in Sanskrit is वपुष्या (vapuṣyā́), आश्चर्य (āścarya), विचित्र (vicitra), चोद्य (codya).
wonder इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Wonder: वपुष्या (vapuṣyā́), आश्चर्य (āścarya), विचित्र (vicitra), चोद्य (codya).
What does wonder mean in English?
Wonder means a sense of awe, astonishment and curiosity, inspired by unexpected events, novel experiences and inexplicable circumstances, sometimes accompanied by surprise, shock or reverence.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “wonder”: आश्चर्य, चोद्य, मोह, वपुष्या. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: wonder (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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