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ಜೀವವೈವಿಧ್ಯ

/jīvavaividhya/Roman

English meaning: biodiversity

Kannada Definition

(ಕನ್ನಡ)

ಒಂದು ಪ್ರದೇಶ ಅಥವಾ ಭೂಮಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇರುವ ಸಸ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಾಣಿ ಪ್ರಭೇದಗಳ ವೈವಿಧ್ಯ.

English Definition

The variety of plant and animal life found in a particular habitat or on earth.

Example

ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ಘಟ್ಟಗಳು ಜೀವವೈವಿಧ್ಯದ ತಾಣ.

In English: The Western Ghats are a hotspot of biodiversity.

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
Kannada
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