Category: EducationPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

ଶିକ୍ଷା

/shiksha/Roman

English meaning: Education

Definition

The process of acquiring knowledge and developing skills. Odisha has several premier institutions including IIT Bhubaneswar, NIT Rourkela, IIM Sambalpur, and AIIMS Bhubaneswar.

Example

ଶିକ୍ଷା ଜୀବନ ଉନ୍ନତିର ମୂଳ ଆଧାର।

In English: Education is the fundamental basis of life improvement.

Literary Heritage

ଜ୍ଞାନ ବିନା ଜୀବ ପଶୁ, ଶିକ୍ଷା ହିଁ ତାର ମୁକ୍ତି।

/jñāna binā jība paśu, śikṣā hiṃ tāra mukti./

Without knowledge a being is an animal; education alone is its liberation.

Madhusudan Rao · Poet and Social Reformer · 1853–1912

Utkala Darpana

Utkala Darpana, essay on public education and Odia social reform

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ଓଡ଼ିଆ
Odia
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Odia
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Indo-Aryan
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