संक्षिप्त (sankshipt)
adjective
A formal, Sanskrit-derived adjective meaning 'brief, abbreviated, condensed' -- used for shortened texts, summaries, and forms rather than for describing a person's speaking style.
Sense
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brief, condensed, abbreviated
adjective
Synonyms: छोटा (chhotaa), संक्षेप (sankshep, adverbial use, 'in brief'), सारांशित (saaraanshit, rare, 'summarized')
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will meet this word constantly in formal and written Hindi -- news headlines, office circulars, form instructions like संक्षिप्त विवरण दें (sankshipt vivran den, 'give a brief description') -- but almost never in casual chatter, where छोटा (chhotaa) or सीधा-सीधा (siidhaa-siidhaa) would be used instead. Its adverbial cousin संक्षेप में (sankshep men, 'in brief/in short') is extremely common as a way to begin summarizing something.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for छोटा (chhotaa) in all 'short' contexts, but संक्षिप्त (sankshipt) specifically implies something that has been condensed or trimmed down from a fuller version -- a summary, an abridged edition, a shortened form -- not just small in size. 2) It describes the text/document/version itself, not a person's manner of speaking; for a person who talks little, use कम बोलनेवाला (kam bolnevaalaa) or संक्षेप में बोलनेवाला (sankshep men bolnevaalaa) instead of calling the person संक्षिप्त (sankshipt).
Sample Sentences:
कृपया अपना संक्षिप्त विवरण दें।
Please give a brief description of yourself.
(kripyaa apnaa sankshipt vivran den।)
यह एक संक्षिप्त रिपोर्ट है, पूरी जानकारी बाद में दी जाएगी।
This is a brief report; complete information will be given later.
(yah ek sankshipt riport hai, poorii jaankaarii baad men dii jaaegii।)
संक्षेप में, कंपनी को इस तिमाही में भारी नुकसान हुआ है।
In brief, the company has suffered heavy losses this quarter.
(sankshep men, kampnii ko is timaahii men bhaarii nuksaan huaa hai।)
क्या आप इस मामले का संक्षिप्त सारांश तैयार कर सकते हैं?
Can you prepare a brief summary of this matter?
(kyaa aap is maamle kaa sankshipt saaraansh taiyaar kar sakte hain?)
पत्रकार ने घटना का संक्षिप्त विवरण अखबार में लिखा।
The journalist wrote a brief account of the incident in the newspaper.
(patrkaar ne ghatnaa kaa sankshipt vivran akhbaar men likhaa।)
अगर समय कम होता, तो हम संक्षिप्त संस्करण ही पढ़ते।
If there had been less time, we would have read only the abbreviated version.
(agar samay kam hotaa, to ham sankshipt sanskran hii padhte।)
प्रबंधन चाहता है कि सभी रिपोर्ट संक्षिप्त और स्पष्ट हों।
Management wants all reports to be brief and clear.
(prabandhan chaahtaa hai ki sabhii riport sankshipt aur spasht hon।)
इस किताब का संक्षिप्त संस्करण स्कूलों में पढ़ाया जाता है।
An abbreviated edition of this book is taught in schools.
(is kitaab kaa sankshipt sanskran skoolon men padhaayaa jaataa hai।)
मंत्री ने संक्षिप्त बयान देकर पत्रकारों के सवालों को टाल दिया।
The minister deflected reporters' questions by giving a brief statement.
(mantrii ne sankshipt bayaan dekar patrkaaron ke savaalon ko taal diyaa।)
फॉर्म में संक्षिप्त उत्तर लिखने के निर्देश दिए गए हैं।
Instructions have been given in the form to write brief answers.
(phorm men sankshipt uttar likhne ke nirdesh die gae hain।)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
संक्षिप्त
(sankshipt)