Category: HistoryPart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
तक्षशिला
/takshashila/Roman
English meaning: Takshashila (ancient university)
Definition
An ancient centre of learning located in present-day Pakistan, considered one of the world's earliest universities (6th century BCE). Scholars like Chanakya (Kautilya) and Panini taught there. Students from across Asia came to study grammar, medicine, law, and statecraft.
Example
“तक्षशिला विश्वस्य प्राचीनतमेषु विश्वविद्यालयेषु अन्यतमः।”
In English: “Takshashila is one of the world's most ancient universities.”
Literary Heritage
“यावत् स्थास्यन्ति गिरयः सरितश्च महीतले, तावत् रामायणकथा लोकेषु प्रचरिष्यति।”
/Yāvat sthāsyanti girayaḥ saritaśca mahītale, tāvat Rāmāyaṇakathā lokeṣu pracariṣyati./
“As long as mountains and rivers remain, the Ramayana shall be told.”
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Language information
- Language
- संस्कृतम्
- Sanskrit
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 5M