Category: LanguagePart of speech: phraseDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
ଶାସ୍ତ୍ରୀୟ ଭାଷା
/shastriiya bhaasha/Roman
English meaning: Classical Language
Odia Definition
(ଓଡ଼ିଆ)ଶାସ୍ତ୍ରୀୟ ଭାଷା ଦୀର୍ଘ ସ୍ୱତନ୍ତ୍ର ସାହିତ୍ୟ ଐତିହ୍ୟ ଥିବା ଭାଷ। ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ଭାଷ ପୂର୍ବ ଭାରତ ଭାଷ ମଧ୍ୟ ପ୍ରଥମ ସ୍ୱୀକୃତ।
English Definition
A language with a long literary history and independent heritage. Odia was designated a Classical Language in 2014 — the first language from eastern India to receive this honour — recognising its 1,500-year literary tradition.
Example
“ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷା ଶାସ୍ତ୍ରୀୟ ଭାଷା ମର୍ଯ୍ୟଦା ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ଗୌରବ।”
In English: “Odia being designated a Classical Language is the pride of Odisha.”
Literary Heritage
“ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷା ଆମ ମାଆ, ତାକୁ ଭୁଲିଲେ ଆମ ଅସ୍ତିତ୍ୱ ନାହିଁ।”
/oḍiā bhāṣā āma māā, tāku bhuliḷe āma astitva nāhiṃ./
“The Odia language is our mother; if forgotten, we cease to exist.”
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- Language
- ଓଡ଼ିଆ
- Odia
- Script
- Odia
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 37M