Category: LiteraturePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common
कविता
/kabita/Roman
English meaning: Poetry
Nepali Definition
(नेपाली)कविता भनेको भाव र कल्पनाको माध्यमले लेखिएको पद्यात्मक साहित्यिक रचना हो। नेपाली कविताको परम्परा मध्ययुगीन भानुभक्त आचार्यदेखि लक्ष्मीप्रसाद देवकोटासम्म अत्यन्त समृद्ध छ।
English Definition
Literary composition in verse, using rhythm and imagery to evoke emotion. Nepali poetry has a rich tradition from the medieval Bhanubhakta Acharya to modern poets like Laxmi Prasad Devkota.
Example
“भानुभक्त आचार्य नेपाली कविताका आदिकवि हुन्।”
In English: “Bhanubhakta Acharya is the first poet of Nepali poetry.”
Synonyms
- पद्य
- काव्य
Antonyms / Opposites
- गद्य
Literary Heritage
“साहित्य मानवताको दर्पण हो, जसमा युगको अनुहार देखिन्छ।”
/sāhitya mānavatāko darpaṇa ho, jasamā yugako anuhāra dekhiṃcha./
“Literature is humanity's mirror, in which the face of the age is seen.”
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Language information
- Language
- नेपाली
- Nepali
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 32M