Category: HealthPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common
ସ୍ୱାସ୍ଥ୍ୟ
/swastha/Roman
English meaning: Health
Definition
A state of physical and mental well-being. Odisha's Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana provides free health coverage up to Rs 5 lakh per year for families below the poverty line, covering treatments in private hospitals.
Example
“ସ୍ୱାସ୍ଥ୍ୟ ମାନବ ଜୀବନର ସ୍ୱର୍ଗ ଧନ।”
In English: “Health is the heavenly wealth of human life.”
Literary Heritage
“ଭୋକ ଓ ରୋଗ ଗରିବର ଦୁଇ ଶତ୍ରୁ, ଜ୍ଞାନ ଓ ସ୍ୱାସ୍ଥ୍ୟ ତାର ଦୁଇ ବନ୍ଧୁ।”
/bhōka o rōga gariba ra dui śatru, jñāna o svāsthya tāra dui bandhu./
“Hunger and disease are the poor man's two enemies; knowledge and health are his two friends.”
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- Language
- ଓଡ଼ିଆ
- Odia
- Script
- Odia
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
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