Category: environmentPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common
आकाशः
/ākāśaḥ/Roman
English meaning: sky, space, ether
Sanskrit Definition
(संस्कृतम्)ऊर्ध्वे दृश्यमानः नीलः अनन्तः विस्तारः।
English Definition
The expanse of sky overhead; one of the five classical elements.
Example
“आकाशे ताराः दीप्यन्ते।”
In English: “Stars shine in the sky.”
Synonyms
- नभः
- व्योम
Antonyms / Opposites
- भूमिः
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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- Devanagari
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