Category: LiteraturePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate
उपन्यास
/upanyas/Roman
English meaning: Novel
Nepali Definition
(नेपाली)उपन्यास भनेको काल्पनिक पात्र र घटनाहरू वर्णन गर्ने लामो गद्य आख्यान हो। विश्वेश्वरप्रसाद कोइरालाको 'सुम्निमा' नेपाली उपन्यास साहित्यको एक मील पत्थर मानिन्छ।
English Definition
A long prose narrative that describes imaginary characters and events. The first Nepali novel 'Sumnima' by Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala is a landmark in Nepali literature.
Example
“'सुम्निमा' नेपाली साहित्यको महत्त्वपूर्ण उपन्यास हो।”
In English: “'Sumnima' is an important novel in Nepali literature.”
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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- नेपाली
- Nepali
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- Devanagari
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- Indo-Aryan
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