Long Words From Sanskrit

Level 6Sounds Like taṯsama śabda

A তৎসম শব্দ is a word spelled as in Sanskrit, such as প্ৰতিষ্ঠান “institution”, মীমাংসা “settlement” and জড়তা “dullness”.

How It Works

A তৎসম শব্দ “word the same as Sanskrit” is a word Assamese took over in its Sanskrit form. The word kept its Sanskrit spelling, and Assamese speakers say it with Assamese sounds. Other words came down through everyday speech and changed shape.

Sanskrit formEveryday wordMeaning
হস্তহাত“hand”
চক্ষুচকু“eye”
কৰ্ণকাণ“ear”

Three words from this group are প্ৰতিষ্ঠান “institution” or “firm”, মীমাংসা “settlement” and জড়তা “dullness”, as in a talk about tradition. In science জড়তা also means “inertia”.

A Sanskrit word can carry more than one meaning, so learn each one with the sentence you found it in.

Examples (4)

  1. এই প্ৰতিষ্ঠানটোত বহুত শিক্ষক কাম কৰে।

    Many teachers work in this institution.

    প্ৰতিষ্ঠান is a Sanskrit word and here it names an institution.

  2. গাঁৱৰ বৃদ্ধসকলে পথাৰৰ সীমাৰ কথাটো মীমাংসা কৰিলে।

    The village elders settled the matter of the field boundary.

    মীমাংসা comes from Sanskrit and has the joined letters ংস.

  3. বিবাদটোৰ মীমাংসা হ’বলৈ তিনিদিন লাগিল।

    It took three days for the quarrel to be settled.

    মীমাংসা হ’বলৈ is a formal way to say that a quarrel is settled.

  4. সমালোচকসকলৰ কোনো কোনোৱে ইয়াক পৰম্পৰাৰ জড়তা বুলি উৰুৱাই দিয়ে।

    Some critics wave it off as the dullness of tradition.

    জড়তা is a Sanskrit word that names a quality.

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Long Words From SanskritLevel 6

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