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ದರ್ಶನ

/darśana/Roman

English meaning: philosophy

Kannada Definition

(ಕನ್ನಡ)

ಜೀವನ, ಜಗತ್ತು ಮತ್ತು ಸತ್ಯದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಆಳವಾಗಿ ಚಿಂತಿಸುವ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ. ಭಾರತದಲ್ಲಿ ಅನೇಕ ದರ್ಶನ ಪಂಥಗಳಿವೆ.

English Definition

System of thought exploring fundamental truths about existence, knowledge, and ethics

Example

ವೇದಾಂತ ದರ್ಶನ ಭಾರತದ ಮಹಾನ್ ತತ್ವಜ್ಞಾನ.

In English: Vedanta philosophy is one of India's great traditions of thought.

Synonyms

  • ತತ್ವಜ್ಞಾನ
  • ಚಿಂತನೆ

Literary Heritage

ಕಾಯಕವೇ ಕೈಲಾಸ

/Kayakave kailasa/

Work itself is paradise — honest labour is divine.

Basavanna · Philosopher, Social Reformer & Poet · 1131–1167 CE

Vachanas

Basavanna's foundational teaching on the dignity of labour

ಓ ನನ್ನ ಚೇತನ ಆಗು ನೀ ಅನಿಕೇತನ

/O nanna chetana aagu nee aniketana/

O my spirit, become one without a fixed abode — free, boundless, universal.

Kuvempu (K. V. Puttappa) · Rashtra Kavi (National Poet of Karnataka) · 1904–1994

Viswamanuva Geete

Kuvempu's call for a universal human identity beyond caste, religion, and region

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ಕನ್ನಡ
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