Category: artsPart of speech: nounDifficulty: CommonRecommended for ★ UPSC
चित्रकला
/citrakala/Roman
English meaning: painting, the art of drawing and painting
Sanskrit Definition
(संस्कृतम्)वर्णैः रेखाभिः च पटले रूपाणां निर्माणकला।
English Definition
The visual art of creating images using colour, line, and form on a surface.
Example
“अजन्तायाः चित्रकला विश्वप्रसिद्धा अस्ति।”
In English: “The paintings of Ajanta are world-renowned.”
Synonyms
- रूपकला
- आलेख्यम्
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 information
- Language
- संस्कृतम्
- Sanskrit
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
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