Category: LiteraturePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate
साहित्य
/saahitya/Roman
English meaning: Literature
Nepali Definition
(नेपाली)साहित्य भनेको कलात्मक र सांस्कृतिक मूल्य भएका लिखित रचनाहरू हुन्। नेपाली साहित्य भानुभक्तको रामायण अनुवाद (१९औं शताब्दी) र देवकोटाको महाकाव्य 'मुनामदन' (१९३६) सँग उत्कर्षमा पुग्यो।
English Definition
Written works of artistic and cultural value. Nepali literature flourished with Bhanubhakta's Ramayana translation (19th century) and Devkota's epic 'Muna Madan' (1936).
Example
“'मुनामदन' नेपाली साहित्यको सर्वप्रिय कृति हो।”
In English: “'Muna Madan' is the most beloved work of Nepali literature.”
Synonyms
- रचना
- काव्य
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