Category: HealthPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಸೇವೆ

/aarogya seve/Roman

English meaning: Healthcare

Definition

The maintenance or improvement of health via prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease. Karnataka has invested in Arogya Karnataka (universal health coverage) and has several premier medical institutions including NIMHANS.

Example

ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಸೇವೆ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಆದ್ಯತೆ.

In English: Healthcare is a primary priority of the government.

Literary Heritage

ದೇಹವೇ ದೇಗುಲ, ಜೀವವೇ ಶಿವ, ಕಾಯಕವೇ ಕೈಲಾಸ

/dēhavē dēgula, jīvavē śiva, kāyakavē kailāsa/

The body is the temple, the life is Shiva, work itself is Kailasa.

Basavanna · Vachana Poet, Social Reformer · 1131–1167 CE

Basavanna Vachanas

Basavanna Vachana — on the sanctity of the body and physical well-being

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