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ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ

/sāmājika/Roman

English meaning: social

Kannada Definition

(ಕನ್ನಡ)

ಸಮಾಜಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಜನರ ಒಟ್ಟಿಗಿನ ಜೀವನಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ.

English Definition

Relating to society or the way people live together and relate to each other.

Example

ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ನ್ಯಾಯ ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಬ್ಬರ ಹಕ್ಕು.

In English: Social justice is the right of every person.

Antonyms / Opposites

  • ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ

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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Dravidian
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