Category: ArtsPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate
कीर्तन
/kirtan/Roman
English meaning: Kirtan (devotional performance)
Definition
A devotional performance combining music, storytelling, and spiritual discourse. In Maharashtra's Varkari tradition, Kirtan is a major vehicle for spreading the teachings of the saints. Kirtan performers (Kirtankars) narrate stories from epics and the lives of saints to devotional music.
Example
“कीर्तन हे वारकरी परंपरेतील भक्तीचे महत्त्वाचे माध्यम आहे.”
In English: “Kirtan is an important medium of devotion in the Varkari tradition.”
Literary Heritage
“मराठी असे आमुची मायबोली, हिच्यासाठी झिजवू आपुली कांती”
/marāṭhī ase āmuci māyabolī, hicyāsāṭhī jhijhavū āpulī kāntī/
“Marathi is our mother tongue; for her sake we shall wear ourselves away.”
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Language information
- Language
- मराठी
- Marathi
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 95M