Category: societyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate
कुलम्
/kulam/Roman
English meaning: family, clan, lineage
Sanskrit Definition
(संस्कृतम्)एकस्य पूर्वजात् उत्पन्नः परिवारसमूहः।
English Definition
A family, clan, or ancestral lineage sharing common descent.
Example
“उत्तमं कुलम् उत्तमान् पुरुषान् जनयति।”
In English: “A noble family produces noble persons.”
Synonyms
- परिवारः
- वंशः
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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