Category: educationPart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
ग्रन्थः
/granthaḥ/Roman
English meaning: book, scripture, text
Sanskrit Definition
(संस्कृतम्)लिखितः शास्त्रीयः अथवा पवित्रः पुस्तकः।
English Definition
A written or composed text, especially a scholarly or sacred work.
Example
“वेदः प्राचीनतमः ग्रन्थः अस्ति।”
In English: “The Veda is the most ancient scripture.”
Synonyms
- पुस्तकम्
- शास्त्रम्
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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