Category: LawPart of speech: nounDifficulty: CommonRecommended for ★ UPSC
ನ್ಯಾಯ
/nyaaya/Roman
English meaning: Justice
Definition
The quality of being fair, righteous, and reasonable. The Indian Constitution's Preamble explicitly commits to securing justice — social, economic, and political — for all citizens.
Example
“ನ್ಯಾಯ ಪ್ರಜಾಪ್ರಭುತ್ವದ ಆಧಾರ ಶಿಲೆ.”
In English: “Justice is the cornerstone of democracy.”
Literary Heritage
“ಕಳಬೇಡ, ಕೊಲಬೇಡ, ಹುಸಿಯ ನುಡಿಯಲು ಬೇಡ, ಮುನಿಯಬೇಡ, ಅನ್ಯರಿಗೆ ಅಸಹ್ಯ ಪಡಬೇಡ”
/kaḷabēḍa, kolabēḍa, husiya nuḍiyalu bēḍa, muniyabēḍa, anyarige asahya paḍabēḍa/
“Do not steal, do not kill, do not speak falsehood, do not be angry, do not be repelled by others.”
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- Language
- ಕನ್ನಡ
- Kannada
- Script
- Kannada
- Family
- Dravidian
- Speakers
- 60M