Category: culturePart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC

ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿ

/saṃskṛti/Roman

English meaning: culture

Kannada Definition

(ಕನ್ನಡ)

ಒಂದು ಸಮಾಜದ ನಂಬಿಕೆಗಳು, ಪದ್ಧತಿಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಜೀವನ ವಿಧಾನ.

English Definition

The beliefs, customs, arts, and way of life of a particular society or group.

Example

ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿ ಬಹಳ ಶ್ರೀಮಂತವಾಗಿದೆ.

In English: The culture of Karnataka is very rich.

Synonyms

  • ಪರಂಪರೆ
  • ನಾಗರಿಕತೆ

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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Language
ಕನ್ನಡ
Kannada
Script
Kannada
Family
Dravidian
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