సంకల్పం
sankalpam
The Telugu word సంకల్పం (sankalpam) means a strong determination or a solemn vow to achieve a specific goal.
సంకల్పం is often used in spiritual or ritualistic contexts to denote the formal statement of intent made before beginning a prayer or a religious ceremony.
What does it mean word for word?
The word is derived from Sanskrit, where sam (together/completely) and kalpa (forming/imagining) combine to mean a formed intention or resolve.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of సంకల్పం is సంకల్పాలు (sankalpālu), used when referring to multiple determinations or vows. The verbal noun form, సంకల్పించుకోవడం (sankalpinchukovadam), means the act of making a firm determination or resolving to do something.
How do you pronounce it?
sankalpam
Did you know?
- In traditional Hindu rituals, a sankalpam is not just a mental vow but a spoken contract with the universe that specifies the exact time, place and planetary alignment of the ceremony.
- The word kalpa within sankalpam is also the root for the 'Kalpa' in Indian cosmology, referring to a vast period of time or a 'day of Brahma'.
- While sankalpam is a solemn vow, in modern colloquial Telugu, it is sometimes used ironically to describe a stubborn or headstrong refusal to change one's mind, regardless of the outcome.
Examples in context
- మీరు ఈ పూజకు సంకల్పం చేయండి.Please take a sacred vow for this prayer.
- విజయం సాధించాలనే నా సంకల్పం దృఢంగా ఉంది.Vijayam sādhin̄calānē nā saṅkalpam dr̥ḍhaṅgā undi.My determination to achieve success is strong.
- ఆయన గొప్ప సంకల్పంతో ఈ పని మొదలుపెట్టారు.Āyana goppa saṅkalpamtō ī pani modalupeṭṭāru.He started this work with a great vow.
- నీ సంకల్పం నీ విజయానికి మూలం.Nī saṅkalpam nī vijayāniki mūlam.Your determination is the source of your success.
Example conversation
Kiran and Lakshmi are discussing their new fitness goals.
- లక్ష్మి Lakshmiకిరణ్, నువ్వు నిజంగా బరువు తగ్గాలనుకుంటున్నావా?Kiran, nuvvu nijangā baruvu taggālanu-kuṇṭunnāvā?Kiran, do you really want to lose weight?
- కిరణ్ Kiranఅవును లక్ష్మి, నా సంకల్పం చాలా బలంగా ఉంది.Avunu Lakshmi, nā saṅkalpaṁ chālā balaṅgā undi.Yes Lakshmi, my determination is very strong.
- లక్ష్మి Lakshmiఅయితే రేపటి నుండి జిమ్కు వెళ్దాం.Aitē rēpaṭi nuṇḍi jim-ku veḷ-dāṁ.Then let's go to the gym from tomorrow.
- కిరణ్ Kiranతప్పకుండా వెళ్దాం!Tappakuṇḍā veḷ-dāṁ!We will definitely go!
