Category: HistoryPart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
सुवर्णयुगम्
/suvarnayugam/Roman
English meaning: Golden Age
Definition
A period of great prosperity, cultural achievement, and scientific advancement. The Gupta period (4th-6th century CE) is often called India's Golden Age, during which mathematics (Aryabhata), astronomy, literature (Kalidasa), and medicine flourished.
Example
“गुप्तकालः भारतस्य सुवर्णयुगम् इति कथ्यते।”
In English: “The Gupta period is called India's Golden Age.”
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