Category: EducationPart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
विद्या
/vidya/Roman
English meaning: Knowledge / Learning
Definition
True knowledge, as contrasted with avidya (ignorance). In Vedantic philosophy, Vidya refers not just to academic learning but to the higher knowledge of the self and Brahman. The guru-shishya parampara (teacher-student tradition) has preserved vidya for millennia.
Example
“विद्या ददाति विनयम्।”
In English: “Knowledge gives humility.”
Literary Heritage
“विद्या ददाति विनयं, विनयाद् याति पात्रताम्।”
/Vidyā dadāti vinayaṃ, vinayād yāti pātratām./
“Education gives humility; from humility comes worthiness.”
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Language information
- Language
- संस्कृतम्
- Sanskrit
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 5M