Category: culturePart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
संस्कृतिः
/saṃskṛtiḥ/Roman
English meaning: culture, civilisation
Sanskrit Definition
(संस्कृतम्)जनसमूहस्य आचारविचारकलादीनां समग्रता।
English Definition
The totality of traditions, values, and arts of a civilisation.
Example
“भारतस्य संस्कृतिः अतिप्राचीना अस्ति।”
In English: “The culture of India is very ancient.”
Synonyms
- सभ्यता
- आर्यता
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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