Category: HealthPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

स्वास्थ्य

/swaasthya/Roman

English meaning: Well-being

Definition

The state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy. WHO defines health as complete physical, mental, and social well-being. Maharashtra has implemented schemes like Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana offering free hospitalisation to BPL families.

Example

स्वास्थ्य हे सर्वांगीण विकासाचे आधारस्तंभ आहे.

In English: Well-being is the cornerstone of all-round development.

Literary Heritage

आरोग्य हे परम भाग्य, शरीर हे देवाचे मंदिर

/ārogya he parama bhāgya, śarīra he devāce mandira/

Health is the greatest fortune; the body is the temple of God.

Sant Tukaram · Saint-Poet (Varkari Tradition) · 1598–1650 CE

Tukaram Gatha (Abhangas)

Tukaram Gatha — Abhanga on the sacredness of health and the body

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Language
मराठी
Marathi
Script
Devanagari
Family
Indo-Aryan
Speakers
95M
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