Are there any figures of speech in Sanskrit Language?

Asked by Last Modified  

Follow 1
Answer

Please enter your answer

"Rajesh Kumar N: Guiding Young Minds from 1 to 12 with Expertise and Care"

Yes, Sanskrit has figures of speech like simile (Upama), metaphor (Rupaka), and personification (Paurusheya).
Comments

Professional teacher for class 1 to 5

Yes, Sanskrit language has a rich variety of figures of speech, often referred to as "alankaras" in Sanskrit, with prominent examples like "upamā" (simile), "rupaka" (metaphor), and "dhvani" (suggestion), which are widely used in Sanskrit literature;.
Comments

Related Questions

''अनुक्तमप्यूहति " what is the meaning of this line ?
उदीरितोऽर्थः पशुनापि गृह्यते हयाश्च नागाश्च वहन्ति देशिताः ।अनुक्तमप्यूहति पण्डितो जनः परेङ्गितज्ञानफला हि बुद्धयः ॥ – हितोपदेश, सुहृद्भेदMeaning : That which is enunciated clearly, is grasped by...
Profile Photo
Renu
"भोजन + अन्ते" explain the sandhi ?
भोजन + अन्ते = भोजन्अ + अन्ते = भोजन्आन्ते = भोजनान्ते। When अ/आ, इ/ई, ऋ/ॠ/ऌ are followed by their सवर्ण vowels (that is, अ/आ, इ/ई, ऋ/ॠ/ऌ respectively), both preceding and following vowels are replaced...
Profile Photo
Renu
''फलच्छायासमन्वितः" what is the meaning of this word ?
फल की इचछा से समलित होना.
Profile Photo
Renu
''योजकस्तत्र दुर्लभः" what is the meaning of this line ?
योजक: (लगाने वाला), तत्र ( वहां , उस कार्य में ) , दुर्लभ: ( दुर्लभ है/ rare है ) अर्थात् व्यक्ति विशेष को (उस कार्य में जिस कार्य में वह सफल हो सकता है) लगाने वाला दुर्लभ है ।
Profile Photo
Renu

Now ask question in any of the 1000+ Categories, and get Answers from Tutors and Trainers on UrbanPro.com

Ask a Question

Related Lessons

सेव् धातुरूप (आत्मनेपदी )
लट् लकार: (Present Tense ) एकवचनम् द्विवचनम् बहुवचनम् प्रथमपुरुष: सेवते सेवेते सेवन्ते मध्‍यमपुरुष: सेवसे सेवेथे सेवध्वे उत्‍तमपुरुष: सेवे सेवावहे सेवामहे लृट्...
Profile Photo

Test Lesson Reject this lesson
Animals उंट = उष्‍ट्र‚ क्रमेलकःकछुआ = कच्‍छप: खरगोश = शशक:गाय = गो, धेनु:गधा = गर्दभ:, रासभ:घोडा = अश्‍व:चूहा = मूषक: Birdsउल्‍लू - = उलूक:‚ कौशिकः कोयल - = कोकिल:, पिक: कौआ...
Profile Photo

Sanskrit Alphabets
Vowels: अ(a) आ(aa) इ(i) ई(ee) उ(u) ऊ(oo) ऋ(r) ॠ(r) लृ(lr) ए(e) ऐ(ai) ओ(o) औ(au) Anuswaara and Visarga अं(am) अः(aha) Consonants: Consonants are pronounced in the following way: Guttural (Velar)...
V

Vp Manohar N.

0 0
View Comments0

useful table (आकारान्त स्त्रीलिंग )
नोट – लता, विद्या, माया ,माला, दया, शोभा, कोकिला, शिवा, छात्रा, कन्या, गंगा, बाला, राधा, सुषमा , संध्या आदि शब्दों के रूप “रमा” की तरह चलते हैं | विभक्ति एकवचन द्विवचन बहुवचन प्रथमा बालिका बालिके बालिकाः द्वितीया बलिकाम् बालिके बालिकाः तृतीया बालिकया बलिकाभ्याम् बालिकाभिः चर्तुथी बलिकायै बलिकाभ्याम् बालिकाभ्यः पन्चमी बालिकायाः बलिकाभ्याम् बालिकाभ्यः षष्ठी बालिकायाः बालिकयोः बालिकानाम् सप्तमी बालिकायाम् बालिकयोः बालिकासु सम्बोधन हे...
Profile Photo

Sandhi (संधि)
सन्धि (सम् + धि) शब्द का अर्थ है 'मेल' या जोड़। दो निकटवर्ती वर्णों के परस्पर मेल से जो विकार (परिवर्तन) होता है वह संधि कहलाता है। संस्कृत, में परस्पर स्वरो या वर्णों के मेल से उत्पन्न विकार को सन्धि...
Profile Photo

Recommended Articles

When globalization was out of picture, it was enough to know just the mother tongue. Since globalization and out-sourcing have become part of life, there is a nagging need to learn new languages. Foreign languages help us to communicate with potential clients, sell our ideas and bond with their culture. It could be opening...

Read full article >

Learning any second language could be a little bit tricky. However, to learn a language, one needs to write, read, understand and speak it appropriately. Therefore, many students and professionals find it helpful in learning a foreign language from a reputable and reliable source. A second language helps them to increase...

Read full article >

If you think English is enough to communicate with anybody in this world, you are sadly misinformed. Statistically the highest spoken foreign language in the world is Chinese with 20.7%, followed by English at 6.2%. That means that 93.8% of people do not speak English. This makes it necessary to learn another foreign language...

Read full article >

Due to globalization of the Indian economy, the demand for learning foreign languages is on the rise. ITES (Information Technology Enabled Service) and Outsourcing have brought a lot of job opportunities paving the way for the learning foreign languages. German is the native language of more than 100 million people in...

Read full article >

Looking for Sanskrit Language classes?

Learn from the Best Tutors on UrbanPro

Are you a Tutor or Training Institute?

Join UrbanPro Today to find students near you