Category: PhilosophyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Advanced

অনিত্যতা

/anityota/Roman

English meaning: Impermanence

Definition

The philosophical concept that all conditioned phenomena are transient and subject to change. A central teaching in Buddhism (Anicca), it holds that nothing lasts forever — a concept deeply embedded in Bengali spiritual thought through Baul mysticism and Tagore's poetry.

Example

বৌদ্ধ দর্শনে অনিত্যতা জীবনের একটি মূল সত্য।

In English: Impermanence is a fundamental truth of life in Buddhist philosophy.

Synonyms

  • ক্ষণস্থায়িতা

Antonyms / Opposites

  • নিত্যতা

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
Speakers
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