Category: philosophyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate
चेतना
/cetanā/Roman
English meaning: consciousness, awareness, sentience
Sanskrit Definition
(संस्कृतम्)जीवस्य बोधात्मकं तत्त्वं यत् अनुभवं करोति।
English Definition
The quality of being aware and conscious; the animating principle of living beings.
Example
“चेतना एव जीवस्य मूलभूता शक्तिः।”
In English: “Consciousness is the fundamental power of a living being.”
Synonyms
- चित्
- बोधः
- संवेदना
Antonyms / Opposites
- अचेतना
- जडता
Literary Heritage
“मन्दः कवियशः प्रार्थी गमिष्याम्युपहास्यताम्। प्रांशुलभ्ये फले लोभादुद्बाहुरिव वामनः।।”
/Mandah kaviyashah prarthhi gamishyamyupahasytam. Pramshu-labhe phale lobhadud-bahur iva vamanah./
“Feeble-minded yet aspiring to a poet's fame, I go to be ridiculed — like a dwarf reaching for high fruit.”
“रामो विग्रहवान् धर्मः साधुः सत्यपराक्रमः”
/Ramo vigrahavan dharmah sadhuh satya-parakramah/
“Rama is righteousness incarnate — virtuous and true in valour.”
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