Category: literaturePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common
श्लोकः
/ślokaḥ/Roman
English meaning: verse, hymn, metrical stanza
Sanskrit Definition
(संस्कृतम्)चतुष्पादं छन्दोबद्धं पद्यम्।
English Definition
A metrical verse unit in Sanskrit poetry, typically composed in the anushtubh metre.
Example
“भगवद्गीतायाम् अनेके श्लोकाः सन्ति।”
In English: “There are numerous verses in the Bhagavad Gita.”
Synonyms
- पद्यम्
- छन्दः
- गाथा
Antonyms / Opposites
- गद्यम्
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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- संस्कृतम्
- Sanskrit
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- Devanagari
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