Category: artsPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common
संगीतम्
/saṅgītam/Roman
English meaning: music, vocal and instrumental performance
Sanskrit Definition
(संस्कृतम्)गीतं वाद्यं तथा नृत्यं त्रयं संगीतमुच्यते।
English Definition
The combined art of vocal music, instrumental music, and dance in classical Indian tradition.
Example
“संगीतं मनसः शान्तिं प्रददाति।”
In English: “Music bestows peace upon the mind.”
Synonyms
- गानम्
- वाद्यम्
- गीतम्
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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- Language
- संस्कृतम्
- Sanskrit
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
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