Category: societyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
समाजः
/samājaḥ/Roman
English meaning: society, community
Sanskrit Definition
(संस्कृतम्)एकत्र जीवन्तः मनुष्याणां समूहः।
English Definition
An organised community of people sharing culture and institutions.
Example
“स्वस्थः समाजः देशस्य आधारः।”
In English: “A healthy society is the foundation of a nation.”
Synonyms
- जनसमूहः
- लोकः
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.”
Images
CC-licensed · free to useLoading images…
Video
Language information
- Language
- संस्कृतम्
- Sanskrit
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 5M