ধন্য

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धन्य (dhanya).

Adjective

ধন্য • (dhonno) (comparative আরও ধন্য, superlative সবচেয়ে ধন্য)

  1. blessed, fortunate
    • 1905, Rabindranath Tagore, Amar Sonar Bangla:
      তোমার এই খেলাঘরে শিশুকাল কাটিলে রে
      তোমারি ধুলামাটি অঙ্গে মাখি ধন্য জীবন মানি
      tōmar ei khelaghore śiśukal kaṭile re
      tōmari dhulamaṭi oṅge makhi dhonno jibon mani
      In thy playhouse, I spent my childhood,
      With thy dust and soil on my body, I consider my life blessed.

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