Category: PhilosophyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Advanced

মোক্ষ

/moksha/Roman

English meaning: Liberation / Moksha

Definition

The ultimate goal of human existence in Indian philosophy — liberation from the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth (samsara). It is achieved through knowledge (jnana), devotion (bhakti), or action (karma). Ramakrishna Paramahansa and Swami Vivekananda taught paths to moksha.

Example

মোক্ষ হল ভারতীয় দর্শনে জীবনের চরম লক্ষ্য।

In English: Moksha is the ultimate goal of life in Indian philosophy.

Synonyms

  • মুক্তি
  • নির্বাণ

Antonyms / Opposites

  • সংসার

Literary Heritage

আমার মাথা নত করে দাও হে তোমার চরণ-ধূলার তলে।

/Amar matha nato kore dao he tomar charan-dhulay tale./

Bow my head, O Lord, beneath the dust of your feet.

Rabindranath Tagore · Poet, Nobel Laureate · 1861–1941

Gitanjali

Gitanjali, Song 28, Rabindranath Tagore, 1910

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Language
বাংলা
Bengali
Script
Bengali
Family
Indo-Aryan
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