प्रबंध (prabandh)
noun
A formal noun meaning arrangement or management; also extends to the sense of an administrative system and, in older/literary contexts, a written composition. Related to प्रबंधन (prabandhan, management, the more common word for the abstract discipline).
Sense
1
:
arrangement, organizing of something (e.g. for an event)
noun, masculine Often paired with करना (karnaa) -- प्रबंध करना (prabandh karnaa, to make arrangements) -- as a light-verb construction.
Synonyms: इंतज़ाम (intzaam), व्यवस्था (vyavasthaa)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You'll see this word on wedding cards and event banners -- खाने-पीने का प्रबंध (khaane-piine kaa prabandh, arrangements for food and drink) is a classic phrase for describing hospitality logistics at a shaadi (shaadii) or function.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for इंतज़ाम (intzaam) by default since it's more common in casual speech; प्रबंध (prabandh) is not wrong but sounds a touch more formal/written, so it's more at home on an invitation card or office notice than in a quick phone call. 2) The phrase is प्रबंध करना (prabandh karnaa), not प्रबंध देना (prabandh denaa) or प्रबंध बनाना (prabandh banaanaa).
Sample Sentences:
शादी में खाने-पीने का प्रबंध बहुत अच्छा था।
The arrangements for food and drink at the wedding were very good.
(shaadii men khaane-piine kaa prabandh bahut achchhaa thaa।)
कृपया मेहमानों के ठहरने का प्रबंध कर दीजिए।
Please make arrangements for the guests to stay.
(kripyaa mehmaanon ke thaharne kaa prabandh kar diijie।)
समिति कार्यक्रम का प्रबंध कर रही है।
The committee is organizing the arrangements for the program.
(samiti kaaryakram kaa prabandh kar rahii hai।)
अगर पहले से प्रबंध हो जाता तो इतनी दिक्कत नहीं होती।
If the arrangements had been made in advance, there wouldn't have been so much trouble.
(agar pahle se prabandh ho jaataa to itnii dikkat nahiin hotii।)
क्या तुम यात्रा का प्रबंध देख लोगे?
Will you take care of the travel arrangements?
(kyaa tum yaatraa kaa prabandh dekh loge?)
हर साल यह संस्था मुफ्त इलाज का प्रबंध करती है।
Every year this organization arranges free treatment.
(har saal yah sansthaa mupht ilaaj kaa prabandh kartii hai।)
बारिश की वजह से प्रबंध में थोड़ी गड़बड़ हो गई।
Because of the rain, the arrangements got a bit messed up.
(baarish kii vajah se prabandh men thodii gadbad ho gaii।)
समारोह का प्रबंध बड़ी सावधानी से किया गया था।
The arrangements for the ceremony had been made very carefully.
(samaaroh kaa prabandh badii saavdhaanii se kiyaa gayaa thaa।)
मुझे उम्मीद है कि सब कुछ ठीक से प्रबंध हो जाए।
I hope that everything gets arranged properly.
(mujhe ummiid hai ki sab kuchh thiik se prabandh ho jaae।)
इतने बड़े आयोजन का प्रबंध करना आसान काम नहीं है।
Organizing the arrangements for such a big event is not an easy task.
(itne bade aayojan kaa prabandh karnaa aasaan kaam nahiin hai।)
Sense
2
:
management, administration (of an institution, business, or system)
noun, masculine
Synonyms: प्रबंधन (prabandhan), संचालन (sanchaalan)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You'll most often meet this sense in the compound title प्रबंध निदेशक (prabandh nideshak, Managing Director), a very common designation on Indian business cards and company letterheads.
Common Mistakes: 1) In modern usage, प्रबंधन (prabandhan) has largely taken over as the standard word for 'management' as an abstract discipline (e.g. in college course names); प्रबंध (prabandh) in this sense now sounds a bit more institutional/older, often surviving in fixed titles like प्रबंध निदेशक (prabandh nideshak, managing director).
Sample Sentences:
इस कंपनी का प्रबंध बहुत अच्छा है।
This company's management is very good.
(is kampnii kaa prabandh bahut achchhaa hai।)
वे इस संस्थान का प्रबंध दस साल से देख रहे हैं।
He has been looking after the management of this institution for ten years.
(ve is sansthaan kaa prabandh das saal se dekh rahe hain।)
उनका कार्ड कहता है: श्री शर्मा, प्रबंध निदेशक।
His card says: Mr. Sharma, Managing Director.
(unkaa kaard kahtaa hai: shrii sharmaa, prabandh nideshak।)
अगर कंपनी का प्रबंध ठीक होता, तो घाटा न होता।
If the company's management had been proper, there would have been no loss.
(agar kampnii kaa prabandh thiik hotaa, to ghaataa n hotaa।)
स्कूल का प्रबंध एक ट्रस्ट द्वारा चलाया जाता है।
The school's management is run by a trust.
(skool kaa prabandh ek trast dvaaraa chalaayaa jaataa hai।)
नए प्रबंध निदेशक ने कार्यभार संभाल लिया है।
The new Managing Director has taken charge.
(nae prabandh nideshak ne kaarybhaar sambhaal liyaa hai।)
कृपया प्रबंध से जुड़ी सभी शिकायतें लिखित में दें।
Please submit all complaints related to management in writing.
(kripyaa prabandh se judii sabhii shikaayten likhit men den।)
हो सकता है कि प्रबंध बदल जाए और चीज़ें सुधर जाएँ।
It's possible that the management will change and things will improve.
(ho saktaa hai ki prabandh badal jaae aur chiizen sudhar jaaen।)
अस्पताल के प्रबंध ने डॉक्टरों की कमी पर ध्यान नहीं दिया।
The hospital's management did not pay attention to the shortage of doctors.
(asptaal ke prabandh ne doktron kii kamii par dhyaan nahiin diyaa।)
बैंक का प्रबंध हर तीन महीने में अपनी रिपोर्ट पेश करता है।
The bank's management presents its report every three months.
(baink kaa prabandh har tiin mahiine men apnii riport pesh kartaa hai।)
Sense
3
:
a literary composition or treatise, especially a long narrative poem
noun, masculine
Synonyms: रचना (rachnaa, broader term), काव्य (kaavy, poetic composition)
Frequency: literary
Cultural Note: This literary sense shows up in the term प्रबंध-काव्य (prabandh-kaavy, narrative/epic poem), a term from Hindi literary criticism for long narrative poems like those of Tulsidas (tulsiidaas); a learner focused on conversation will meet this far less often than the other two senses.
Sample Sentences:
तुलसीदास का रामचरितमानस हिंदी साहित्य का एक महान प्रबंध-काव्य है।
Tulsidas's Ramcharitmanas is a great narrative epic poem of Hindi literature.
(tulsiidaas kaa raamachritmaanas hindii saahity kaa ek mahaan prabandh-kaavy hai।)
आचार्य ने इस प्रबंध की रचना बारहवीं शताब्दी में की थी।
The scholar composed this treatise in the twelfth century.
(aachaary ne is prabandh kii rachnaa baarahviin shataabdii men kii thii।)
यह प्रबंध कई खंडों में विभाजित है, जिसमें प्रत्येक खंड एक अलग कथा प्रस्तुत करता है।
This composition is divided into several sections, with each section presenting a different story.
(yah prabandh kaii khandon men vibhaajit hai, jismen pratyek khand ek alag kathaa prastut kartaa hai।)
प्रबंध-काव्य की परंपरा में कथा का विस्तार और चरित्र-चित्रण दोनों महत्वपूर्ण माने जाते हैं।
In the tradition of narrative epic poetry, both the elaboration of the story and character portrayal are considered important.
(prabandh-kaavy kii parampraa men kathaa kaa vistaar aur charitr-chitran donon mahatvpoorn maane jaate hain।)
यदि कोई कवि सच्चा प्रबंध रचना चाहे, तो उसे कथा और भाव दोनों पर समान ध्यान देना होगा।
If a poet wishes to compose a true epic composition, he must give equal attention to both narrative and emotion.
(yadi koii kavi sachchaa prabandh rachnaa chaahe, to use kathaa aur bhaav donon par samaan dhyaan denaa hogaa।)
इस प्रबंध का नायक अपने कर्तव्य और प्रेम के बीच निरंतर संघर्ष करता रहता है।
The hero of this narrative poem continually struggles between his duty and love.
(is prabandh kaa naayak apne kartavy aur prem ke biich nirantar sangharsh kartaa rahtaa hai।)
काश यह प्रबंध पूरा होता, तो हमें कवि की अंतिम मंशा का पता चलता।
If only this composition had been completed, we would have known the poet's final intent.
(kaash yah prabandh pooraa hotaa, to hamen kavi kii antim manshaa kaa pataa chaltaa।)
समीक्षकों के अनुसार यह प्रबंध शौर्य और भक्ति के मेल का उत्कृष्ट उदाहरण है।
According to critics, this treatise is an excellent example of the union of valor and devotion.
(samiikshkon ke anusaar yah prabandh shaury aur bhakti ke mel kaa utkrisht udaahran hai।)
इस महाकाव्यात्मक प्रबंध में सर्ग-दर-सर्ग कथा आगे बढ़ती जाती है।
In this epic composition, the story progresses canto by canto.
(is mahaakaavyaatmak prabandh men sarg-dar-sarg kathaa aage badhtii jaatii hai।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
प्रबंध
(prabandh)
(sg.m.oblique):
प्रबंध
(prabandh)
(pl.m.direct):
प्रबंध
(prabandh)
(pl.m.oblique):
प्रबंधों
(prabandhon)