Naraka

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The underworld or Hell according to Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism and Buddhism, where souls are sent for the expiation of their sins.

Word forms

Naraka

Etymology

From Sanskrit नरक (naraka).

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