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art meaning in Sanskrit

कला kalā

/ɑːt//ɑɹt/

art in Sanskrit: कला (kalā). In English, art means the conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the senses and emotions, usually specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.

Sanskrit words for art

human effort
कला kalā

English meaning of art

  1. noun The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the senses and emotions, usually specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.
  2. noun The creative and emotional expression of mental imagery, such as visual, auditory, social, etc.
  3. noun Skillful creative activity, usually with an aesthetic focus.
  4. noun The study and the product of these processes.

Full definition of art

art in a sentence

  • There is a debate as to whether graffiti is art or vandalism.
  • She's mastered the art of programming.
  • He's at university to study art.

Synonyms of art

art in other languages

Questions about art in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of art in Sanskrit?
Art in Sanskrit is कला (kalā).
art इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Art: कला (kalā).
What does art mean in English?
Art means the conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the senses and emotions, usually specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.

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