गृहकार्यम्
grihakaryam
The Sanskrit word for homework is गृहकार्यम् (grihakaryam).
गृहकार्यम् is a noun used to describe work or tasks that are completed at home.
Meaning: work that is done at home (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word is a compound of griha, meaning home and karyam, meaning work or task.
How does it change in a sentence?
The default form गृहकार्यम् is in the nominative singular neuter case. To express the possessive 'of homework', use the genitive singular form गृहकार्यस्य.
How do you pronounce it?
grihakaryam
Did you know?
- In traditional Sanskrit education, students lived with their teacher in a gurukula and did not have 'homework' in the modern sense because they were always at home.
- While गृहकार्यम् is used for school tasks today, in classical contexts it often referred to domestic chores or the management of a household.
- The term गृह (griha) is also the root for 'Grihastha', one of the four stages of life in Hindu philosophy, referring to the 'householder' stage.
Examples in context
- मम गृहकार्यम् अस्ति।mama gṛhakāryam asti.I have homework.
- त्वं गृहकार्यम् करोषि वा?tvaṃ gṛhakāryam karoṣi vā?Are you doing homework?
- अद्य गृहकार्यम् कठिनम् अस्ति।adya gṛhakāryam kaṭhinam asti.The homework is difficult today.
Example conversation
Two students are talking in the school hallway.
- इशान Ishanकाव्ये, गृहकार्यम् कृतम् किम्?kāvye, gṛhakāryam kṛtam kim?Kavya, have you done the homework?
- काव्या Kavyaआम् इशान, अहं कृतवती।ām īśāna, ahaṃ kṛtavatī.Yes Ishan, I have done it.
- इशान Ishanतत् कठिनम् आसीत् किम्?tat kaṭhinam āsīt kim?Was it difficult?
- काव्या Kavyaन, तत् सरलम् आसीत्।na, tat saralam āsīt.No, it was simple.
