शोध-प्रबंध (shodh-prabandh)
noun
A compound noun meaning 'thesis' or 'dissertation' -- शोध (shodh, research) plus प्रबंध (prabandh, treatise/composition). Single sense, used mainly in academic contexts.
Sense
1
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thesis, dissertation
noun, masculine
Synonyms: थीसिस (thiisis, common in spoken academic use), शोध-पत्र (shodh-patr, more like a research paper than a full thesis)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This is very much a university-register word -- you will hear it from professors and see it on notice boards about PhD submissions (piiechdii), but everyday conversation about 'writing my thesis' often just switches to English 'thesis' with Hindi grammar wrapped around it, like थीसिस लिखना (thiisis likhnaa, to write a thesis). Knowing शोध-प्रबंध (shodh-prabandh) marks you as comfortable with formal, Sanskritized academic Hindi.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes drop the hyphen or write it as one word -- शोधप्रबंध (shodhaprbandh) -- both forms are seen, but the hyphenated form is more standard in formal writing. 2) Do not confuse with शोध (shodh) alone, which just means 'research' in general and is used far more broadly (e.g. शोध करना (shodh karnaa, to do research)), while शोध-प्रबंध (shodh-prabandh) refers specifically to the written document submitted for a degree.
Sample Sentences:
उसने अपना शोध-प्रबंध पिछले महीने जमा किया।
She submitted her thesis last month.
(usne apnaa shodh-prabandh pichhle mahiine jamaa kiyaa।)
मैं अपना शोध-प्रबंध हिंदी साहित्य पर लिख रहा हूँ।
I am writing my thesis on Hindi literature.
(main apnaa shodh-prabandh hindii saahity par likh rahaa hoon।)
शोध-प्रबंध जमा करने की अंतिम तिथि सूचना पट्ट पर लगी हुई है।
The last date for submitting the thesis is posted on the notice board.
(shodh-prabandh jamaa karne kii antim tithi soochnaa patt par lagii huii hai।)
कृपया अपना शोध-प्रबंध निर्धारित प्रारूप में प्रस्तुत करें।
Please submit your thesis in the prescribed format.
(kripyaa apnaa shodh-prabandh nirdhaarit praaroop men prastut karen।)
उनका शोध-प्रबंध प्राचीन भारतीय दर्शन पर आधारित था।
His thesis was based on ancient Indian philosophy.
(unkaa shodh-prabandh praachiin bhaartiiy darshan par aadhaarit thaa।)
यदि उसने समय पर शोध-प्रबंध पूरा किया होता, तो उसे डिग्री मिल जाती।
If he had completed his thesis on time, he would have gotten his degree.
(yadi usne samay par shodh-prabandh pooraa kiyaa hotaa, to use digrii mil jaatii।)
शोध-प्रबंध की समीक्षा तीन बाहरी परीक्षकों द्वारा की जाएगी।
The thesis will be reviewed by three external examiners.
(shodh-prabandh kii samiikshaa tiin baahrii pariikshkon dvaaraa kii jaaegii।)
उसका शोध-प्रबंध विश्वविद्यालय के पुस्तकालय में सुरक्षित रखा गया है।
Her thesis has been preserved in the university library.
(uskaa shodh-prabandh vishvvidyaalay ke pustkaalay men surakshit rakhaa gayaa hai।)
काश मेरा शोध-प्रबंध इतना विवादित न होता।
If only my thesis were not so controversial.
(kaash meraa shodh-prabandh itnaa vivaadit n hotaa।)
प्राध्यापक ने सुझाव दिया कि वह अपने शोध-प्रबंध का विषय बदल दे।
The professor suggested that he change the topic of his thesis.
(praadhyaapak ne sujhaav diyaa ki vah apne shodh-prabandh kaa vishay badal de।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
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(sg.m.oblique):
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(pl.m.direct):
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(pl.m.oblique):
शोध-प्रबंधों
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