क्षणभंगुर

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit क्षणभङ्गुर (kṣaṇabhaṅgura). By surface analysis, क्षण (kṣaṇ, moment) +‎ भंगुर (bhaṅgur, transient).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kʂəɳ.bʱəŋ.ɡʊɾ/,
  • Rhymes: -ʊɾ
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  • Hyphenation: क्षण‧भं‧गुर

Adjective

क्षणभंगुर (kṣaṇbhaṅgur) (indeclinable)

  1. momentary, short-lived, transient
    जीवन क्षणभंगुर है।jīvan kṣaṇbhaṅgur hai.Life is ephemeral.
    • 2008, Yakub Masih, तुलनात्मक धर्म-दर्शन [tulnātmak dharm-darśan], Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Limited, page 227:
      स्पिनोज़ा ने कहा है कि मानव इसलिए दुःख पाता है कि वह अपना हृदय क्षणभंगुर वस्तुओं पर लगाता है।
      spinozā ne kahā hai ki mānav islie duḥkh pātā hai ki vah apnā hŕday kṣaṇbhaṅgur vastuõ par lagātā hai.
      Spinoza has said that man experiences suffering because he attaches his heart to transient things.

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