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ಸಮುದಾಯ

/samudāya/Roman

English meaning: community

Kannada Definition

(ಕನ್ನಡ)

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಆಸಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಥಳ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಜನರ ಗುಂಪು.

English Definition

A group of people sharing common interests, location, or characteristics.

Example

ಸ್ಥಳೀಯ ಸಮುದಾಯ ಒಗ್ಗೂಡಿ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡಿದರು.

In English: The local community worked together.

Synonyms

  • ಸಮಾಜ

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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Kannada
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Dravidian
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