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ಪರಿಸರ

/parisara/Roman

English meaning: environment

Kannada Definition

(ಕನ್ನಡ)

ನೈಸರ್ಗಿಕ ಜಗತ್ತು - ಭೂಮಿ, ನೀರು, ಗಾಳಿ ಮತ್ತು ಎಲ್ಲ ಜೀವಿಗಳು.

English Definition

The natural world, including land, water, air, and all living organisms.

Example

ಪರಿಸರ ರಕ್ಷಣೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಜವಾಬ್ದಾರಿ.

In English: Protecting the environment is our responsibility.

Synonyms

  • ಪ್ರಕೃತಿ
  • ನಿಸರ್ಗ

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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