Category: educationPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

छात्र

/chhatr/Roman

English meaning: student

Hindi Definition

(हिन्दी)

छात्र वह व्यक्ति है जो किसी विद्यालय या महाविद्यालय में शिक्षा ग्रहण करता है।

English Definition

A person who is studying at a school or university.

Example

कक्षा में पचास छात्र उपस्थित थे।

In English: Fifty students were present in the class.

Synonyms

  • विद्यार्थी
  • शिक्षार्थी

Antonyms / Opposites

  • शिक्षक
  • अध्यापक

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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