Category: environmentPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate

पर्यावरण

/paryaavaran/Roman

English meaning: environment

Hindi Definition

(हिन्दी)

पर्यावरण वह प्राकृतिक परिवेश है जिसमें वायु, जल, भूमि और जीव-जंतु मिलकर जीवन को आधार देते हैं।

English Definition

The natural surroundings including air, water, land, and living organisms that affect all life.

Example

पर्यावरण की रक्षा करना हम सबका कर्तव्य है।

In English: Protecting the environment is the duty of all of us.

Synonyms

  • वातावरण
  • परिवेश
  • प्रकृति

Literary Heritage

बुरा जो देखन मैं चला, बुरा न मिलिया कोय। जो दिल खोजा आपना, मुझसे बुरा न कोय।

/Bura jo dekhan main chala, bura na miliya koi. Jo dil khoja aapna, mujhse bura na koi./

When I went in search of evil, I found none. When I searched within my own heart, I found none more evil than myself.

Kabir Das · Poet & Mystic Saint · 1440–1518

Dohas (Couplets)

A Kabir doha on self-reflection and humility

मैं नीर भरी दुख की बदली

/Main neer bhari dukh ki badali/

I am a cloud full of the waters of sorrow.

Mahadevi Varma · Modern Hindi Poet (Chhayavaad) · 1907–1987

Yama

Iconic opening line that defines her lyrical style

मदिरालय जाने को घर से चलता है पीने वाला।

/Madiralaya jaane ko ghar se chalta hai peene wala./

The drinker leaves home for the tavern — but is there truly a destination for a seeker of truth?

Harivansh Rai Bachchan · Poet · 1907–2003

Madhushala

Madhushala — allegory of life's journey through 135 quatrains

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