Category: sciencePart of speech: nounDifficulty: CommonRecommended for ★ UPSC
गणितम्
/gaṇitam/Roman
English meaning: mathematics, calculation, arithmetic
Sanskrit Definition
(संस्कृतम्)सङ्ख्यानां गणनाम् आश्रितं शास्त्रम्।
English Definition
The science of numbers, quantities, and their relationships; mathematics.
Example
“आर्यभट्टः प्राचीनभारतस्य महान् गणितज्ञः आसीत्।”
In English: “Aryabhata was a great mathematician of ancient India.”
Synonyms
- अङ्कशास्त्रम्
- सङ्ख्याशास्त्रम्
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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