Category: LanguagePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate

অনুবাদ

/anubad/Roman

English meaning: Translation

Definition

The process of converting written or spoken text from one language to another. Rabindranath Tagore himself translated his Gitanjali from Bengali into English, winning the Nobel Prize. Translation has been crucial for disseminating Bengali literature globally.

Example

অনুবাদের মাধ্যমে বাংলা সাহিত্য বিশ্বে ছড়িয়ে পড়েছে।

In English: Through translation, Bengali literature has spread across the world.

Literary Heritage

মাতৃভাষার মধুর সুর, হৃদয়ে জাগে অমৃতধুর।

/Matribhashar madhur sur, hridaye jage amritadhur./

The sweet melody of mother tongue awakens nectar in the heart.

Michael Madhusudan Dutt · Poet, Playwright · 1824–1873

Chaturdashpadi Kavitavali

Chaturdashpadi Kavitavali, Sonnet 4, Michael Madhusudan Dutt, 1866

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Language
বাংলা
Bengali
Script
Bengali
Family
Indo-Aryan
Speakers
270M
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