Category: economyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
व्यापारः
/vyāpāraḥ/Roman
English meaning: trade, commerce, business
Sanskrit Definition
(संस्कृतम्)क्रयविक्रयमाध्यमेन धनार्जनस्य कार्यम्।
English Definition
The activity of buying and selling goods; trade and commerce.
Example
“प्राचीनकाले भारतस्य व्यापारः विश्वप्रसिद्धः आसीत्।”
In English: “In ancient times India's trade was world-famous.”
Synonyms
- वाणिज्यम्
- क्रयविक्रयः
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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