साहित्यिक (saahityik)

adjective A single-sense adjective meaning 'literary' -- related to साहित्य (saahity, 'literature'), the noun it derives from.
Sense 1 : literary, pertaining to literature
adjective
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will meet this word most often in academic or media contexts -- साहित्यिक कृति (saahityik kriti, 'literary work'), साहित्यिक भाषा (saahityik bhaashaa, 'literary language'), or साहित्यिक हलके (saahityik halke, 'literary circles'). It has a slightly formal, bookish feel and is not something you would casually drop into everyday chai-time chat.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use साहित्यिक (saahityik) when they mean a person is well-read or eloquent in a general sense; it actually describes something's connection to formal literature (a work, style, or tradition), not a person's general verbal skill. 2) Don't confuse with साहित्य (saahity) itself, the noun 'literature' -- साहित्यिक (saahityik) is only the adjective form describing something as literary.
Sample Sentences:
यह उपन्यास एक महत्वपूर्ण साहित्यिक कृति है। This novel is an important literary work.
(yah upanyaas ek mahatvpoorn saahityik kriti hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उसकी भाषा बहुत साहित्यिक है, आम बोलचाल जैसी नहीं। His language is very literary, not like everyday speech.
(uskii bhaashaa bahut saahityik hai, aam bolchaal jaisii nahiin।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
दिल्ली के साहित्यिक हलकों में इस किताब की बहुत चर्चा हो रही है। This book is being much discussed in Delhi's literary circles.
(dillii ke saahityik halkon men is kitaab kii bahut charchaa ho rahii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
उस समय के साहित्यिक पत्रिकाओं में युवा लेखकों को खूब जगह मिलती थी। In the literary magazines of that time, young writers used to get plenty of space.
(us samay ke saahityik patrikaaon men yuvaa lekhkon ko khoob jagah miltii thii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
काश उनकी शैली इतनी साहित्यिक न होती, तो आम पाठक भी इसे पढ़ पाते। If only his style weren't so literary, ordinary readers too could have read it.
(kaash unkii shailii itnii saahityik n hotii, to aam paathak bhii ise padh paate।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
क्या आपको लगता है कि यह पत्रिका सचमुच साहित्यिक स्तर की है? Do you think this magazine is really of a literary standard?
(kyaa aapko lagtaa hai ki yah patrikaa sachmuch saahityik star kii hai?)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
प्राध्यापक ने सुझाव दिया कि निबंध की भाषा और अधिक साहित्यिक हो। The professor suggested that the essay's language should be more literary.
(praadhyaapak ne sujhaav diyaa ki nibandh kii bhaashaa aur adhik saahityik ho।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
इस पुरस्कार समारोह में देश के जाने-माने साहित्यिक व्यक्तित्व शामिल होंगे। Well-known literary personalities of the country will be present at this award ceremony.
(is puraskaar samaaroh men desh ke jaane-maane saahityik vyaktitv shaamil honge।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
अपनी भाषा को थोड़ा साहित्यिक बनाइए, यह निबंध के लिए है, चैट नहीं। Make your language a little more literary, this is for an essay, not a chat.
(apnii bhaashaa ko thodaa saahityik banaaie, yah nibandh ke lie hai, chait nahiin।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
यह पुस्तक हिंदी के साहित्यिक इतिहास में एक मील का पत्थर मानी जाती है। This book is considered a milestone in the literary history of Hindi.
(yah pustak hindii ke saahityik itihaas men ek miil kaa patthar maanii jaatii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant: साहित्यिक (saahityik)