गौरव (gaurav)

noun A formal, elevated noun meaning 'pride/honor/glory' -- the dignified, ceremonial sense of pride, distinct from everyday emotional pride.
Sense 1 : pride, honor, glory (dignity of a person, nation, or institution)
noun, masculine
Synonyms: गर्व (garv), स्वाभिमान (svaabhimaan, self-respect, narrower), प्रतिष्ठा (pratishthaa, prestige, narrower), शान (shaan)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will see गौरव (gaurav) on plaques, in speeches, and in phrases like राष्ट्रीय गौरव (raashtriiy gaurav, 'national pride/honor') or गौरवशाली इतिहास (gauravshaalii itihaas, 'glorious history') -- it carries a formal, almost ceremonial weight that गर्व (garv) doesn't have in ordinary conversation. Think of गौरव (gaurav) as the word a principal uses in a speech, and गर्व (garv) as the word a mother uses at home.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for गर्व (garv) in every 'pride' context, but गौरव (gaurav) is reserved for weightier, collective, or ceremonial pride -- national gaurav, family gaurav, the gaurav of an institution -- not the casual 'I'm proud of you' moment, which stays with गर्व (garv). 2) Used as a noun only; it does not take ने (ne) as an agent the way action verbs do, since it pairs with होना (honaa) or महसूस करना (mahsoos karnaa) rather than functioning as a verb itself.
Sample Sentences:
यह हमारे विद्यालय के लिए गौरव की बात है। This is a matter of pride for our school.
(yah hamaare vidyaalay ke lie gaurav kii baat hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
राष्ट्रीय गौरव की रक्षा करना हर नागरिक का कर्तव्य है। Protecting national pride is the duty of every citizen.
(raashtriiy gaurav kii rakshaa karnaa har naagrik kaa kartavy hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
हमारे देश का एक गौरवशाली इतिहास रहा है। Our country has had a glorious history.
(hamaare desh kaa ek gauravshaalii itihaas rahaa hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
प्राचार्य जी ने कहा कि यह पुरस्कार पूरे संस्थान का गौरव बढ़ाता है। The principal said that this award enhances the institution's honor.
(praachaary jii ne kahaa ki yah puraskaar poore sansthaan kaa gaurav badhaataa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
काश हम अपने पूर्वजों के गौरव को कभी न भूलें। If only we would never forget the honor of our ancestors.
(kaash ham apne poorvjon ke gaurav ko kabhii n bhoolen।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
यदि हम अपनी संस्कृति का सम्मान करते, तो देश का गौरव और बढ़ता। If we had respected our culture, the country's honor would have increased further.
(yadi ham apnii sanskriti kaa sammaan karte, to desh kaa gaurav aur badhtaa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
इस स्मारक का निर्माण शहीदों के गौरव में किया गया था। This memorial was built in honor of the martyrs' glory.
(is smaarak kaa nirmaan shahiidon ke gaurav men kiyaa gayaa thaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
आइए, हम सब मिलकर अपने राष्ट्र के गौरव को आगे ले जाएँ। Come, let us all together carry forward the glory of our nation.
(aaie, ham sab milkar apne raashtr ke gaurav ko aage le jaaen।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
यह पदक उनके जीवन के गौरव का प्रतीक बन गया। This medal became a symbol of the glory of his life.
(yah padak unke jiivan ke gaurav kaa pratiik ban gayaa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
मंत्री जी ने भाषण में देश के गौरव पर विशेष बल दिया। The minister laid special emphasis on the nation's honor in his speech.
(mantrii jii ne bhaashan men desh ke gaurav par vishesh bal diyaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): गौरव (gaurav)
(sg.m.oblique): गौरव (gaurav)
(pl.m.direct): गौरव (gaurav)
(pl.m.oblique): गौरवों (gaurvon)