Category: historyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
इतिहासः
/itihāsaḥ/Roman
English meaning: history, epic narrative
Sanskrit Definition
(संस्कृतम्)अतीतस्य घटनानां क्रमबद्धः वृत्तान्तः।
English Definition
The recorded account of past events; historical tradition or epic.
Example
“महाभारतम् इतिहासः इति ज्ञायते।”
In English: “The Mahabharata is known as history.”
Synonyms
- वृत्तान्तः
- पुरावृत्तम्
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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