Category: EducationPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common
शिक्षण
/shikshan/Roman
English meaning: Education
Definition
The process of acquiring knowledge and skills. Maharashtra has premier institutions including IIT Bombay, IIM Nagpur, the University of Mumbai (est. 1857), and several deemed universities known for engineering, management, and medical education.
Example
“शिक्षण हे राष्ट्र उभारणीचे मूलभूत साधन आहे.”
In English: “Education is the fundamental tool for nation building.”
Literary Heritage
“जाऊ द्या शाळेत, शिका विद्या अन् व्हा स्वतंत्र”
/jāū dyā śāḷet, śikā vidyā an vhā svatantra/
“Go to school, learn, and become free.”
“जे खळांची व्यंकटी सांडो। तया सत्कर्मी रती वाढो॥”
/je khaḷāṃcī vyaṃkaṭī sāṃḍo, tayā satkarmī ratī vāḍho/
“May the wickedness of the wicked be abandoned; may their love of righteous deeds grow.”
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- Language
- मराठी
- Marathi
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 95M