Category: HistoryPart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
नालन्दा
/nalanda/Roman
English meaning: Nalanda (ancient university)
Definition
A great centre of Buddhist learning in ancient Bihar (5th century CE), considered the world's first residential university. At its peak, it housed 10,000 students and 2,000 teachers. It was destroyed by Bakhtiyar Khilji in 1193 CE. Nalanda University has been revived in modern Bihar.
Example
“नालन्दा विश्वविद्यालयः प्राचीने भारते ज्ञानस्य महान् केन्द्रः आसीत्।”
In English: “Nalanda University was a great centre of knowledge in ancient India.”
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
- संस्कृतम्
- Sanskrit
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 5M