Category: LiteraturePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate
ଉପନ୍ୟାସ
/upanyaas/Roman
English meaning: Novel
Odia Definition
(ଓଡ଼ିଆ)ଉପନ୍ୟାସ ଏକ ଦୀର୍ଘ ଗଦ୍ୟ ଆଧାରିତ କଥାସାହିତ୍ୟ। ଫକୀର ମୋହନ ସେନାପତିଙ୍କ 'ଛ ମାଣ ଆଠ ଗୁଣ୍ଠ' (୧୯୦୨) ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷାର ପ୍ରଥମ ସାମାଜିକ ଉପନ୍ୟାସ।
English Definition
A long fictional narrative in prose. The Odia novel tradition began with Fakir Mohan Senapati's 'Chha Mana Atha Guntha' (1902), considered the first social novel in Odia, addressing land rights and exploitation.
Example
“ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉପନ୍ୟାସ ସାହିତ୍ୟ ସ୍ୱତନ୍ତ୍ର ପରିଚୟ ଧାରଣ କରୁଛି।”
In English: “Odia novel literature holds a distinct identity.”
Literary Heritage
“କବି ବାଣୀ ଅମୃତ ଝର, ଯୁଗ ଯୁଗ ଧରି ବହେ।”
/kabi bāṇī amṛta jhara, yuga yuga dhari bahe./
“The poet's words are a flow of nectar, flowing across ages.”
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- ଓଡ଼ିଆ
- Odia
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- Odia
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