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Kshama
क्षमाSay it KSHUH-maa
- Meaning today
- Forgiveness, patience
- Original meaning
- "patience, forbearance, indulgence; the earth; a name of Durga" Monier-Williams, p. 326
- Say it
- KSHUH-maa
- Written
- क्षमा
- Other spellings
- Kshamaa, Chhama
Kshama
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Kshama meaning
Kshama (क्षमा) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin.
Patience, forbearance, indulgence; the earth; a name of Durga
Also used to mean: forgiveness
Kshama (क्षमा) is Sanskrit kṣamā, from the verb kṣam, "to bear, endure patiently". Monier-Williams gives patience, forbearance and indulgence, and also the earth, which bears everything, and a name of the goddess Durgā. In Hindi kṣamā is the everyday word for forgiveness, as in kṣamā kījiye, "please forgive me", and Hindu and Jain ethics count it among the core virtues. Name lists give "forgiveness" or "patience", matching the dictionary.
In Hindu tradition this is a name of Durga.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 326 · entry kṣamā · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, kṣamā, p. 326 · Wikipedia, Kshama
Spellings
Kshama · Kshamaa · Chhama