युद्ध (yuddh)
noun
A formal, Sanskritic word for 'war/battle' -- one core sense, but it appears constantly in news, history, and set phrases about conflict.
Sense
1
:
war, battle, armed conflict
noun, masculine
Synonyms: लड़ाई (ladaaii), जंग (jang), संग्राम (sangraam, literary)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will meet युद्ध (yuddh) constantly in the news (महायुद्ध (mahaayuddh, world war), युद्धविराम (yuddhviraam, ceasefire)) and in references to the Mahabharata's great battle, which is itself often just called युद्ध (yuddh) in context. Its register sits a notch above लड़ाई (ladaaii), the word you would actually use for a scuffle in the street or a fight between siblings.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for लड़ाई (ladaaii) in casual speech and युद्ध (yuddh) in writing/news, but treat them as interchangeable; native speakers keep युद्ध (yuddh) for formal, large-scale, or historical conflict and use लड़ाई (ladaaii) for everyday fights (including a household quarrel), so calling a couple's spat a युद्ध (yuddh) sounds comically grand. 2) The verb pairing is युद्ध करना (yuddh karnaa, to wage war) or युद्ध लड़ना (yuddh ladnaa, to fight a war) -- not युद्ध होना (yuddh honaa) alone when you mean 'to fight a war' actively, though युद्ध होना (yuddh honaa) works fine for 'a war occurred/broke out.'
Sample Sentences:
दोनों देशों के बीच युद्ध छिड़ गया।
War broke out between the two countries.
(donon deshon ke biich yuddh chhid gayaa।)
महाभारत का युद्ध अठारह दिनों तक चला था।
The Mahabharata's war went on for eighteen days.
(mahaabhaarat kaa yuddh athaarah dinon tak chalaa thaa।)
कोई भी समझदार इंसान युद्ध नहीं चाहता।
No sensible person wants war.
(koii bhii samajhdaar insaan yuddh nahiin chaahtaa।)
अगर बातचीत नाकाम रही तो युद्ध शुरू हो जाएगा।
If the talks fail, war will begin.
(agar baatchiit naakaam rahii to yuddh shuroo ho jaaegaa।)
सीमा पर सालों से युद्ध चल रहा है।
War has been going on at the border for years.
(siimaa par saalon se yuddh chal rahaa hai।)
काश यह युद्ध कभी न हुआ होता।
I wish this war had never happened.
(kaash yah yuddh kabhii n huaa hotaa।)
अगर सरकारें समझदारी से काम लेतीं, तो युद्ध टल जाता।
If the governments had acted wisely, the war would have been averted.
(agar sarkaaren samajhdaarii se kaam letiin, to yuddh tal jaataa।)
युद्ध में हज़ारों सैनिक मारे गए।
Thousands of soldiers were killed in the war.
(yuddh men hazaaron sainik maare gae।)
प्रधानमंत्री ने कहा कि हम युद्ध नहीं, शांति चाहते हैं।
The prime minister said that we want peace, not war.
(pradhaanmantrii ne kahaa ki ham yuddh nahiin, shaanti chaahte hain।)
युद्ध की घोषणा से पहले सारी बातचीत टूट चुकी थी।
Before the declaration of war, all talks had already broken down.
(yuddh kii ghoshnaa se pahle saarii baatchiit toot chukii thii।)
इतिहासकार अब भी बहस करते हैं कि वह युद्ध क्यों हुआ था।
Historians still debate why that war happened.
(itihaaskaar ab bhii bahas karte hain ki vah yuddh kyon huaa thaa।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
युद्ध
(yuddh)
(sg.m.oblique):
युद्ध
(yuddh)
(pl.m.direct):
युद्ध
(yuddh)
(pl.m.oblique):
युद्धों
(yuddhon)