Category: CulturePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common
दशैं
/dashain/Roman
English meaning: Dashain Festival
Nepali Definition
(नेपाली)दशैं नेपालको सबैभन्दा महत्त्वपूर्ण र लामो पर्व हो जुन शरद ऋतुमा १५ दिनसम्म मनाइन्छ। यसले देवी दुर्गाको महिषासुर राक्षसमाथिको विजय उत्सव मनाउँछ र परिवार जमघट, टीका थाप्ने र दुर्गा पूजाको परम्परा छ।
English Definition
The most important and longest festival of Nepal, lasting 15 days in autumn, celebrating the victory of goddess Durga over the demon Mahishasura.
Example
“दशैं नेपालको सबैभन्दा ठूलो चाड हो।”
In English: “Dashain is the biggest festival of Nepal.”
Literary Heritage
“संस्कृति हाम्रो पहिचान हो, यसलाई जोगाउनु हाम्रो कर्तव्य।”
/saṃskṛti hāmro pahicāna ho, yasalāī jogāunu hāmro kartavya./
“Culture is our identity; preserving it is our duty.”
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- नेपाली
- Nepali
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- Devanagari
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- Indo-Aryan
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