Words tagged under "Hinduism"

to be taken off the bed (among Hindus who are laid on the ground when they are nearing death)

anything natural or man-made behind which one can hide, cover, covert, hide, screen, fence, wall

glass bottle for storing pickle

the act of sipping a little water from the palm of the hand by way of purification before meals or religious ceremonies

a form of salutation among jogis and other religious mendicants to a superior, good day, good morrow

to light a fire, set on fire, kindle a fire, ignite

to light or make a fire, to make (a thing) exceedingly warm, to excite anger or envy (used among women)

futurity, the future, the future, time to come, the next world

throw or place in front, Hindu: To give as much as possible to help the widow

(Lexical) golden deer, (Means) the beautiful deer who forced Sita to pleads with Rama to capture it

voice from heaven, voice from the sky, divine call or injunction, revelation, oracle

voice from heaven, voice from the sky, divine call or injunction, revelation, oracle

a lamp lighted in honour of Lakshmi or Vishu, and elevated on a pole in the month of Katik

voice from heaven, voice from the sky, divine call or injunction, revelation, oracle

worship, adoration, prayer, devotion, invocation

prayer, invocation, adoration, worship, supplication

a religious ritual in which a tray full of offerings is moved in a circle before an idol or a person

coital posture، yogic posture، inner or upper part of the thigh

retire in a huff

demon, monster, fiend

a female dancer in the court of Indra, nymph

red powder made with rose, sandal and saffron and sprinkled on clothes at the Hindu Holi festival

favourable conjunction of the stars

hell fire in Hindu religion

a member of the order aghor-panth, glutton

(Especially Hinduism) the next reincarnation, former birth

the fruits of one's acts in this life or in a former existence

a ceremony consisting in oblations to consecrated fire;

vanished, disappeared, extinct

outcast, without caste, casteless

thing or property committed to the trust and care of a person or group of persons, deposit

the ceremony of making a child taste rice boiled in milk (or kheer) for the first time (kheer chataanaa) which is usually done between the fifth and eighth month)

Hindu festival celebrated every six years near the confluence of the Ganges and Jamuna

a mode of worship; libation

tray-like vessel for offering water to deities

(in Hinduism) a vessel in which flowers are kept which are offered to deities

delivering, entrusting, placing in or upon, a sum set apart for religious or charitable purposes

hemorrhoids, piles

bathing, ablutions, washing, purification

bathing and religious meditation, daily worship (of a Hindu)

sacrifice of a horse to claim a place in paradise

Atharva Veda, the last of the four Vedas

avatar, vicegerent of a god, rebirth of god in another human shape, incarnation

wedding garment (bridegroom's), robe of honour

an offering to Kr̤ishṇa presented in the early morning

childish exploits or tricks, juvenile sports or frolics

wife of a Brahman

retiring into a forest, leading the life of an anchorite, hermit, anchorite

elderly, fatherly figure

a piece of jewellery worn by Hindu women on arm

daughter-in-law, son's wife

man of the medical caste, physician

the necklace of Vishnu (composed of five gems produced from the five elements of nature, viz. the sapphire, from the earth, (the pearl from water, the ruby from fire, the topaz from air, and the diamond, from space or æther)

paradise, heaven

crutch, used by the lame

epithet of Agni or

follower of Vishnu

having a hard stony body

having a hardy frame, a robust, hardy man

a Hindu festival celebrated in the month of Katik in which oxen are decorated

name of a forest in India

a garland of wild flowers (usually of the tulsi, the kunda, the mandar, the parijat, and the saro-ruha or lotus), reaching down to the feet, the chaplet worn by Lord Krishna

garland of wild flowers

having or wearing a ban-mal, one who wears a ban-mal

the alphabet

the banyan or Indian fig tree, ficus benghalensis

tying the knot between the bride and the groom at the time of marriage

Brahmin, a member of the first Hindu class

Brahman

epithet of Agni or fire

spring season,

to give a night's lodging (to), to stop, halt (a bier), to take a caged bird in the morning or evening to hear the singing of wild birds in a grove, with a view to its catching their notes

settle

decision according to shastras, ruling by pundits

undertake to accomplish a job, take up the gauntlet, set oneself to do

the general term for the six auxiliary or subordinate branches of the Vedas, viz. (1), Shiksha, or the rules of pronunciation and recital, (2), Kalpa, or the details of religious ceremonies, (3), Vyakaran, or grammar, (4), Chand, or prosody; (5), Nirukti, or the explanation of difficult, obscure, or obsolete words that occur in the Vedas, (6), Jyotis or astronomy

(Lexical) the leaf of Bell-tree

a branch of the Ganges in Bengal

plain boiled rice

God, the Supreme Being

(of a wound) heal up

a vicious or wicked person

backbiting

decide

learning, knowledge

legendary spirit said to whisper alternately sad and pleasing things in the ears of infants, making them laugh and cry

bull reared for breeding

weeping, wailing, lamentation

name of the district surrounding Agra and Mathura (the scene of Krishna's juvenile adventures), the home of Krishna

a small cake of cow-dung with a hole in the middle, placed on the mouth of a vessel

eccentric, perverse

marriage

legal decision or ruling according to the shastras

dinner

(a bird) chirp

sacrilege, the murder of a Brahman

dispute, quarrel

a sweet dish made on festive occasions

cover with a sheet of cloth, hide,marry (a widow)

Four religion orders of Hinduism

go, walk, move, stir

lunar race, Rajput

old worn out turban or cap, flattened hat

common or public talk, discussion

a ceremony observed by the lower orders of Hindūs on the day when the sun enters aries, for the expiation of their sins (they are suspended, by an iron hook thrust through the flesh of the back, to one end of a lever which is raised

Foot-nectar, the water in which the feet of an idol, or a priest, or a Brahman, or a guru, or a husband, or a guest, have been washed and drink a little amount as sacred relics

one who does not fast

rabbit, hare

chowk, square of a city, crossroads, crossing, main street or central thoroughfare of a city

an aggregate of four

a square shaped ground marked with coloured flour, used for charm

milking

gravel, grit in grain or food

funeral pile, pyre

one of the four kinds of women who hold the second rank in beauty

pigtail, a plaited lock of hair worn by women at the back, lock or wisp of hair on the crown of a Hindu's head

dowry

paternal grandfather

mother-in-law of mother-in-law

father of father-in-law

brand (horse or cattle)

light the funeral pyre

crematorium

the division of property of a bankrupt businessman among his creditors

commander-in-chief, a leader or ruler of a people or clan

(Hindu) prostration before a superior, bow, obeisance

line, stripe, trace, score, lineament

goddess

The body, the person.

relinquishing the body, dying, death

a temple where idols are worshiped by Jains

language of gods, i.e. Sanskrit

beloved, dancer in temple, slave girl who serves a temple

abode of ascetics, heaven, paradise, eternal world

legend, folklore

script in which Hindi, Marathi, Dogri, Nepali etc. is written, Devanagari, The divine city writing, the character in which Sanskrit is usually written.

the eleventh day of the light of Katik,on which Vishu wakes from his sleep for four months

the eleventh day of the light of Katik,on which Vishu wakes from his sleep for four months

cough due to acridity

road side hotel, where travelers come eat and rest

a festival held on the 13th day of Kartik month according to the Hindu calendar

almshouse

smoke

to burn incense (before an idol)

elephant of the quarter', a mythical elephant of one of the eight quarters or points (which, with others at different quarters, is supposed to support the world), ( met. ) great, large, huge

Hindu: It is called a small stone or table on which offerings of temples are placed in front of the gods

(Hindu) happiness, row of lamps, cleaning

(Hindu) the one who have dual cast

a woman or girl of the ḍom caste, the wife of a ḍom

a milkman of the Musalmaan caste

deceitful, double-barrelled (gun),double-bolted (as a lock), inflicting two blows or a double wound

name of a Hindu goddess

the ninth day of the light half of the month Kartik (sacred to Durga as Jagaddhatri or 'maintainer of the world')

Durga Puja is an annual Hindu festival originating in the Indian subcontinent which reveres and pays homage to the Hindu goddess, Durga

offering of milk to the bridegroom by the sisters of bride as wedding ritual

twice-born, two incarnations

commotion, confusion, agitation, disturbance

a kind of water-pot

a cake of solid sugar distributed among the relatives at a wedding

becoming free from something

by the Ganges, by god

swear on the Ganges water

taking an oath by filling the holy water of the Ganges in one's palms

one who resides near the Ganges

Ganges-supporter', an epithet of Śiva (according to the legend, the Ganges, in its descent from heaven, first alighted on the head of Śiva, and continued for a long period entangled in his hair), a proper name (of a man)

(Hindu) Ganges water considered holy by the Hindus

the Ganges, name of river

a Brāhmaṇ who conducts pilgrims to the Ganges, a Brāhmaṇ priest who officiates by the Ganges

the old practice of taking a moribund person to the banks of the Ganges to die,

mother cow, sacred cow (Hindus deferentially consider cow as mother)

difficult times

bear in mind

tie the nuptial knot, get married

to put in one's purse or pocket, to hoard up, to pocket, to misappropriate

pregnancy (esp. of cattle)

the bull on whose horns the earth is fabled to rest

the name of a stanza that has six letters in each verse

wave

(waves) to spurt high, (of water) spurt high, to beat high (as waves)

a deformed cow born during an eclipse of the moon

fine large pearl supposed to be found in the skull of an elephant

elephant-gem, elephant-pearl, a large pearl (it is a popular idea of the Hindus that the finest pearls are found in the heads of elephants)

an angel who duties to performing singing and dancing in heaven

game of a Hindu deity, Lord of the inferior deities

a festival observed on the fourth of any of several months, in honour of lord Ganes

bathing in the Ganges (as a purifying act)

pregnancy, conception, pride, vanity, womb

blow on the neck in wrestling

end, salvation, funeral rites

(of funeral rites) be performed

beat severely

association, alliance

knot

sparrow

one of the names of the Hindu goddess Parvati (the wife of Śiva)

confused, confounded

familiarity, friendly relations

ghat, landing stage, wharf, pier, jetty

Brahman who attends pilgrims to a bathing-place and looks after the clothes of the bathers

discrepancy (in accounts), fraud, embezzlement, swindling

happenned

be designedly silent, keep mum

bribe

consult a horoscope

pregnancy of a cattle

nurse or bring up child, dandle, to carry (a child) in the arms, to nurse (or bring up), to be the mother of a child

rain cats and dogs

fraud

the second part of life involving family and household

complete a couplet by adding a line, tie a knot

doll,

alms given secretly, a secret gift or present, a hidden donation

an employee of the lower grade

a caste of Brahmans

the speaking voice of pigeons

a kind of pastry (made of pounded almonds, pistachio nuts), a kind sweetmeat shaped like a samosa

a rare commodity, wonder

knowledge

religious discourse

a sage, a philosopher

(generally) graveyard where ancestors' bones are buried, a graveyard of Hindus, cinerarium

beg earnestly, beseech, entreat, wheedle

a deadly poison

hit with the hand, lend a hand or helping hand, support, pledge, shake hands

entreat, implore, beg or crave pardon, seek favour

to stretch or hold out the hand, to ask (for), to beg, beg alms

to learn or practice something, e.g. calligraphy, to form (one's) hand, to practice handwriting

being intolerant to, not agreeing

adultery

a member of the hereditary group of the lowest social and ritual status

bent-grass, panic grass, Panicum dactylon

stone for abrading sandalwood

shout by laborers to motivate themeselves

the goddess who is supposed to preside over the Holi-festival

a two-wheeled one horse-drawn cart

Hindu God of rain, Indar-mythological king

the twelfth day of the month Bhadra, a festival in honour of Indra

Indra Sabha-allusion, earliest form of drama

a caste of Brahmins

a small species of barley

a wandering musician

to practice sorcery or black magic, enchant, bewitch, cast a spell

to cast a spell, to practice sorcery or black magic, enchant, bewitch

the duty of caste, the law or usage of caste

going, setting off, departure, exodus, travel, journey, march

(Hindu) pilgrim

lord of the universe', a name of Vishnu or Krishna, name of a celebrated idol, and of a temple and the surrounding district on the Coromandel coast, near Cuttack, in Orissa, where Vishnu is especially worshipped as Jagannath

cold, coldness, winter

be burnt, be consumed by fire, be irked or annoyed, become jealous

a small pit for water (such as that into which the water in which an idol has been bathed flows)

a lamp, or illumination, sacred to Jam, lighted on the thirteenth of Kartik Krishna-paksh, i.e. three days before the Diwali

one of the seven islands of the earth according to mythology

a twin-sister

(Trade) receipts and disbursements, debit and credit, revenue receipts and balances, account of receipt and disbursement, account of collections and charges, cash account, account current

birth, nativity, origin, life, lifetime, production, cycle of existence, one life after another, incarnation

in every life, from birth to birth, in successive lives

to transmigrate (a soul)

always

walk in or go into the wood, go to a wild or unfrequented place, relieve or ease oneself

Hindu festival of Krishna's birthday

creature, living being (such as man, animal)

horoscope

the house where the bridegroom and his relatives are received

recitation of prayers, silently telling the beads of a rosary

to get a Brahman to repeat prayers, or to count his beads (for a sick person)

to mutter prayers

to recite (the bead-roll), to make mention of.

festival of lights, Diwali

magician, sorcerer (called so because magicians usually cast their charm by incantation, a spell on barley grains, name of certain magicians in India who are said to bewitch people by means of barley-corns steeped in saffron, over which certain incantator

a kind of firework, act of exorcism, chandelier, strong smell (of chillies, etc.) that makes one sneeze, the act of dusting, shaking (a cloth, etc.) with an intention to brush or clean, winnowing, wipe, volley (of abuses, etc.), tree, plant, bush

charm, incantation

clearing off (an account), full payment, finishing touch or stroke

to brush off, to clean

hut, hovel

(of flesh) flaccidity, flabbiness, a wash of golden colour, gilding, bagginess, looseness, sagging or wrinkling of ill-fitting clothes, brood (of a bird), hatch, defect, flaw, weakness, litter, farrow (of dogs or pigs), offspring, lineage, soup, curry, gravy, broth

a kind of song sung when swinging

here and there, everywhere, wherever, hither thither

sister's husband, brother-in-law

entertain

warrior, hero, brave fellow, soldier

joining, uniting, fitting

a posture or mode of sitting proper for profound and abstract meditation

like a yogi or pertaining to be a yogi

begin some good work

chewing the cud, repetition of action, chew, stickjaw, chicle

from age to age, for ever, constantly, perpetually, eternally

to wage war

to live the life to which one is destined, to drag out one's existence, to exist

heat

cruel

concentrated liquid resulting from boiling a substance, especially a herb or medicinal plant, extract

shoulder

buttocks

to outrage modesty

buttonhole

worker, artisan

a form of address for elder people

a young girl, daughter (esp. in Punjab)

age, era, time

the hooded snake, or cobra di capello Coluber naga(which is regarded as sacred by the Hindus)

stigma, infamy, ignominy

in the morning, in the early morning

Hindu goddess Kali

the pit or whirlpool in the river Jamna in which the serpent Kali is said to have lived

an epithet of the river Yamuna or Jamna

one with some interest or desire

(Hindu) the god of love or god of sex, the Hindu Cupid (he was the son of Vishnu by Rukmini, and the husband of Rati or Venus)

good deed, virtuous deed, girl wedding

bier, coffin

appearance, body

(Literary) situated in the body, incorporate, the Supreme Being or Spirit

name of a mixed tribe or caste of Hindus (sprung from a Kshatriya father and shudra mother), the writer caste

great, large, senior, magnate, immense,

food free from oil

name of a mountain, placed by the Hindus in the Himalaya range

put to shame, accuse, slander

spotty, tainted, blemished, stained

accuse, slander

sooty, grimy

the fourth age; the worst age, The present or iron age (according to Hindus); comprising a period of 4,32.000 years

an extremely long period, the duration of the world

prosper, be happy

an earthen or wooden water-pot used by the ascetic and the religious student; a vessel with a spout

a kind of jaundice

who

to appraise, value, estimate

a Hindu religious festival in which charities are given out in honour of deceased ancestors

ceremony associated with it piercing of ear lobe

a scrap of dry cow-dung

a folk song sung while tying a wedding bracelet

(Hindu) the marriage ceremony of untying the kangna i.e bracelet (the bride untying the bridegroom's, and vice versa)

memorize, get by heart

dowry and the money that is deposited to marry a daughter or give dowry

covering the mouth of a vessel with a cloth

brown-coloured cow

a kind of rose

to have completed, accomplished, get married

a shopkeeper, a businessman

curt (reply, etc.), beautiful, comely, attractive, hard, stiff, strong, hot, spicy, unflinching, resolute, well-baked, crisp but brittle

The marriage of a widow with the brother (generally the younger brother) of the deceased husband (the custom prevails among the Jāṭs, Gūjars, Ahīrs, and other inferior tribes)

favor, bounty, grace, graciousness, generosity

(Hindu) result of work done before birth

(Hindu) result of work done before birth

the land or region of religious actions,' an epithet of Bharata, airāvata, and Videha

(Figurative) superior, guardian

earthen pitcher with spout, pipkin

suffer loss or damage

that which is to be de ducted, deduction

narrative, story, tale, religious story narrated as sermon, someone's tale of woes

to read or recite a story, or a sacred book, to preach

to appoint a person to recite sacred book regularly

a type of dance which narrates a story, kathak

name of a bird, woodpecker

brass or copper vessel with lid, usually round in shape

snip, cut-piece

grain not fully cleaned, morsel, the amount of grain put in a mill at one time

of or belonging to Kuru, or to the Kurus

saffron

a wrist-ornament, a kind of bracelet

dosage, food

to digest food

wealthiness

litter to carry the sick

be confined to bed (due to illness), be bedridden

goods and chattels, bed and baggage

beggar's bowl, cup used by yogis, skull, vessel for burning aloes or incense, vessel in which the blood of a victim is kept for offering to deities

make a blood-offering

to separate good (money) from bad

boasting about one's good nature

hare, rabbit

rope cot

bier to be carried out, die

anxiety, concern

watering of mouth at savory food

to commence pawing the ground and bellowing

grinning, simpering, showing the teeth, grimace

nickname (for teasing someone)

oarsman, one who rows a boat, boatman

angle, direction, corner, earwax, pivot, portion

commit a fault, inflict loss on, injure

enemy, rival, adversary

(secret) to be revealed or exposed, be solved (of a problem or mystery)

firmly hold one's ground

shopkeeper, trader

to take an oath, to swear (by)

merciful

suffering, pain, sorrow, trouble

red lotus or water-lily

(metaphorical) the science of hidden or occult

compassion, pity, mercy, clemency, tenderness, kindness, affection, favour, bounty

the eighth and most celebrated of the ten incarnations of the god Vishnu, the god Krishn (the Apollo of the Hindus)

an epithet of Krishna as the enemy of the Daitya Mura

to take an oath, to swear (by)

funeral ceremonies, especially cremation, obsequies

anger, wrath, rage

the second or military caste of Hindus

name of a caste (among Hindus) whose business it is to sell vegetables, fruits, a man of that caste, a greengrocer, fruiterer, (people of the mentioned category have often become Muslims now)

company where blasphemy and ribaldry is heard

of low cast, from bad breed, slavish

Goddess of a family, Goddess who has traditionally been worshiped in a family or overall

a principal deity

(Hinduism) of noble descent, of high birth, of good family, well-born

offer cups full of milk, etc. to god or goddess, to fill earthen vessel with rice on Diwali

convulsions, jerkiness

Hinduism: in Pranayama, the action of stopping nose and mouth breathing

fire-altar for hurling votive offerings

circle, halo, coil, Hindu ascetic's large earring, ring, large ear-ring

bind the latch of a door

illiterate, uneducated

bad custom, improper course

to have a rumbling in the bowels, to have the gripes, (met.) evil to come upon (one)

a lower-caste in Hindus

killer, killing, destroying

melt, burn, heat

acquirement, acquisition, gain, profit, advantage

slave, servant, title of Hindu moneylender

a title of respect used among Hindus

apply, use, present

name of the wife of Vishnu, goddess of wealth and prosperity

to be attached, adhere, apply, belong, tend

nativity, horoscope

place wood on the funeral pyre (of)

to place wood on the funeral pyre (of)

(Puran) name of the goddess of fortune and beauty (she is regarded as the wife of Vishṇu or Narayaṇ, and is one of the principal female deities of the Hindus, she is also called Padm, Kamala, and Sri, and is supposed to be the Ceres of the ancients) an epithet of Sītā, the wife of Rāma:

the worship of lakshmī,' name of a festival on the fifteenth day in the dark half of the month Kārtik, Sept.-Oct. (said to be celebrated, in modern times, by bankers and traders, to propitiate fortune)

girl, daughter

beautiful, pretty

son

the tongue

Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka also mentioned in Ramayan

(a mendicant or an ascetic) with matted hair

(Hindu) intercalary month

wrote

gulp, swallow, devour

the subtle form of corporeal body, the subtle body which is not destroyed by death

(Punjab) mid-winter Hindu festival in which bonfires are made, bonfire festival

eager (or intense) desire, longing

(Punjab) mid winter Hindu festival in which bonfires are made, bone-fire festival

people, folk

the corporeal form or figure

(Metaphorically) concubine, kept women, paramour

good luck, auspiciousness

(Hindu) name of a goddess

main entrance

a festive occasion, solemnity (as a marriage), an auspicious occasion

a kind of vessel in which a light is placed, and which, at a wedding, is held on the head by women whose husbands are alive, and shown, as a good omen, to the bride, at the door of her house

good fortune, well-being, wealth

auspicious news, good tidings

the lucky thread

to marry (a woman), give (a going woman) away in marriage

death of a bride or a groom, a marriage to annul

an epithet of Krishn

a kind of jasmine

maidservant

partiality, support, bias, maternal support

(Hindu) aid money always given on the occasion of Dussehra

to be dependent (on)

name of a famous ancient Iranian artist

serpent, snake

bat or flutter (eyelids), wink, brag, boast, capture a piece, conquer, subjugate, defeat, dart or hurl (missile, etc.), cut, reduce, destroy, break, mar, hide, conceal, kill, slay, shoot, slaughter, take life, make away with, steal, pinch, misappropriate, usurp, master, subdue, tame (affection, appetite, lust, etc.), oxidize or calcine a metal, perform a sexual act, punish, scold, strike, hit, beat, crack, bang, drub, manhandle, throw down on the back, tolerate

mother

a small dome or building dedicated to the goddess of small-pox

parents

a divine mother, epithet of a class of goddesses

a large fish

difference, looseness

destroyer of the demon Madhu

absorbed (in), deeply engaged (in)

moons, fair ones, beloved ones

an epithet of certain valuable gifts or the giving of different kinds of valuable presents to the priests or name given to various traditional gifts (sixteen such gifts are particularly enumerated), a great gift

the title of goddess Durga, Parvati

A famous idol or form of Durga, Wife of Mahakal Shiva with five faces and eight arms

one of the seven sisters who are goddesses of smallpox

(Lexical) great deceit or illusion

(Hindu) great crime, cardinal sin

mighty lord

a great present' of food (distributed among the persons present at the worship of an idol, especially of Jagannāth)

(Satirical) consummate knave, wicked person

the great Rāmāyan, one of the many Rāmāyaṇs of Vālmīki

greatness of soul, magnanimity

name of the last or twenty-fourth Arhat (the last and most celebrated Jain teacher of the present age, supposed to have flourished in the province of Behar in the sixth century before the Christian era), name of the founder of the Jain faith

(Hinduism) going to the Himalayas or Varanasi for the purpose of pilgrimage or with the desire to giving up the body

a great yuga or epock, a yug of the gods, the aggregate of the four yugs , Krita, tretā, dvāpar, and Kali (4,320,000,000 years of mortals)

a great Rishi, any great sage or saint

a type of Sanskrit verse

menstruate

(Hindu) greatness, majesty, glory

mother

absorption, engrossment, state of being absorbed or charmed

a kind of sweet, dry fruits sweets, gram-flour's sweets

crap, shit, excretion, faeces, rub

(Hindu) an intercalary (thirteenth) month (in which no religious ceremonies should be performed

dejection, sadness, regret, depression

mind, heart, soul, will

be in love, to fall in love (with), have an attachment

dwell in one's mind, or to fill, the mind (of a person)

desire eagerly, long for

desire, wish

covet, hanker after, yearn, long for

to captivate the heart (of), to charm, to win, to take the opinion or views (of), to fathom the thoughts (of), to sound, 'to feel the pulse (of)'

to be sad or dejected, to be troubled, or vexed, or annoyed

come into the mind, occur to one, (an idea) to strike, have an idea or urge

to be of one mind, be of the same mind (as another), to be in sympathy (with)

to be tired or sick of, be fed up (with)

of mind, related to mind, mental, generated by mind

about one maund, to heart's desire

slowness, languidness, slackness, decrease, diminution, abatement, dulness (of a market), depression (of trade), cheapness

related to Mangal, fortunate, lucky

a musician, a singer, minstrel, bard, a dancing girl.

heart-ravishment, captivation, fascination, enchantment, charm

merry, jovial, cheerful and lively

self-conceited, full of conceits, fanciful, capricious, whimsical, merry, jovial, a self-conceited man

beloved, sweetheart

a passage of the Vedas, holy text

collection of laws given by Manu

allusion to Manu the lawgiver

give respect or status

the name of heroic cast which is a native of Maharashtra, the Non-Brahmin Hindu native of Maharashtra

jar, covered jar made of china, glass, porcelain or clay

advise, teach

small round basket, small jar

(Metaphorically) the time of happiness and prosperity

of or belonging to, or related to, a mother's sister

angel of death, god of hell, king of terrors

rain

lord of the clouds, an epithet of Hindu god Indra

lord of the clouds, an epithet of Hindu god Indra

women, lady

fish

to rub with the hands, to crush, pulverize, to rub, scrub, scour, clean

wedding procession, reception, meeting on wedding day between elders of both families

a title of respect (used at the end or beginning of a proper name, especially that of a scholar)

date, day

a formal title and family name

elder brother, big brother

dirty, foul, filthy, unclean, ill-mannered, of low caste or birth, term used by Hindus for a non-Hindu, especially Muslim

a type of shoe

a kind of weight

sweetheart, fascinating, one of the names of Lord Krishna

(colloq.) the bowels to be loose, or, to have loose bowels

antelope-skin (worn, and used as a bed, by Hindu ascetics), deer skin worn or used as bed by fakirs or dervishes

antelope-skin (worn, and used as a bed, by Hindu ascetics)

(word) given Hindi or Urdu form

hold the premier of a show, commence work at an auspicious moment

departure of bride for second time to her father in law's house, the ceremony of the bride's dismissal with her husband

freed, released, redeemed

a silken dhoti (loincloth)

loosing, release, deliverance, liberation, relief

a tiara, diadem, crown

secret conversation, whispering

the act of shaving the head, tonsure, shearing, cutting of hair

necklace of human heads worn by Mahadeva, a necklace or string of human skulls

Hindu: best among saints, the big sage, a name of Gautam Buddh, Munishvar, Vishad

Burning the dead, cremation.

deathly pallor

Hindu: the feminine of Muslim, the Muslim women

belief in or adherence to Islam, state of being a Muslim, circumcision

Hindu, Satirical) Muslim

fist, blow with the clenched fist

shaving of the head, a ritual in which the child's hair is shaved for the first time

foolish, stupid, ignorant

installation or consecration of an idol

to beat a drum loudly, to proclaim by beat of drum

cummerbund, trousers' string, red thread used as offering to god by Hindus

name of a king of Persia (who reigned from A.D. 1736 to A.D. 1747)

(Hindu) a kind of fragrant flower and its plant, which is considered auspicious in Hindu religion and used in making perfume

the world or abode of the serpent demons

name of a Hindu festival, the fifth day in the light half of the month Sravan (on which day they worship a snake to procure blessings on their children)

free, liberated

(Christianity) a kind of wooden gong, a thin oblong piece of wood, suspended by two strings and struck with a flexible rod (used by the Eastern Christians to summon the congregation to divine service)

immortal

the saint Narad

annihilation, destroyer

ceremony of the bathing of a new born child which takes place on a sixth day or forty days from birth

(Hindu) salutation by folding hands

(Hindu) namaste, namaskar, used as a greeting among Hindus

delighting, rejoicing, a son (ʻthe rejoicer of his father)

the pleasure-grove of the gods

the bull on which Śiva rides (Nandī ), a show-bull led about from door to door, and taught to obey commands, and to make certain answers

the son of the cow-herd Nand, i.e. Krishn a title of Lord Shri Krishna

the darling of Nand,' i.e. Krishṇa, a proper name

hell

one who laments, a mourner

the nine divisions or climes of the earth which constitute Jambu-dvip, the central portion of the world, or the known world

newly-mellowed fruit

bracelet studded with nine jewels, nine kinds of jewels, nine wise men at the court of Mogul king Akbar and at the court of Vikramaditya

to be celebrated the festival of Nowruz and celebrating the arrival of the new year, (Hindu) to be celebrated a festival of 'Baisakhi

a kind of drama, usually shown in fairs and festivals, actor, mimic, fraud, trickster, dance

bend down, bow, cause to submit, fold, twist

the nine forms of Indian goddess Durga

sleepy, drowsy, dozy, lethargic

fulfillment with tolerance and difficulty, to fulfill, subsistence, compliance

being grateful

lustration of arms (a military and religious ceremony held by kings or generals on the nineteenth day of the month Asvin before taking the field, it is still observed in some Hindu states under the name of Dasahara)

banishment, withdrawal, exile, deportation, eviction

hopeless, despondent, disappointed

hopelessness, despair, despondency

pure

spotless, stainless, free from dirt or impurities

to liberate, release, acquit, to exempt (the soul) from further transmigration, to discharge (a debt), to pay, to requite

out of work or employment, unemployed

appointment, deployment, any trust or appointed task

a maker of, or dealer in, salt, a manufacturer of saltpetre

apart, aloof, separate

om, name of Hindu god Ishwar Hindu trinity (Shiv, Vishnu, Brahma)

one who joins or solders pans, pots, etc.

be greedy

solder, to fill or close (a hole in a metallic thing)

be lazy

honey

a fortnight (of a lunar month), a period of first or last fifteen days of a month

mischief, quarrel

get something back, repossess

irrigate, water a plant

be embarrassed, be ashamed, go waste, to rain

(Hindu) offering the betel-leaf to chew in an engagement ceremony, engagement

impurity, defilement, especially that of a house due to a death in it

composed by Patanjali

the Yoga system of philosophy (first taught by Patanjali)

perusal, study, reading, lesson

the rope that ties the legs of the animals

makeshift market day

goad (for driving cattles, etc.)

the quantity of grain obtained after threshing

cooked, baked,experienced, expert, pukka, ripened, ripe, sure, certain, suppurating, sharp, shrewd, clever, cunning, fully trustworthy, firm, fast, unfading, mature, authentic, experienced, lasting, loyal, true to rules laid down, valid, standard

puppet, wooden doll

punch, a mixture consisting of five ingredients: milk, yogurt, sugar, clarified butter and honey

of five coloures, multicoloured

a collection of five jewels, viz. gold, diamond, sapphire, ruby, and pearl

an honorary title signifying a learned man or teacher, professor

feminine of Pandit

(Hindu) a medicine composed of five ingredients (sugar, ghee, flour, cumin-seed), given to puerperal women

emerald, a sheet of metal, a gold or silver leaf, foil, a page of a book,tamarind juice, width, breadth (of cloth, etc.)

era

beloved, respiration, soul, power, strength

master, lord, principal

concern, sorrow, regret, objection, complaint

respectful or reverential salutation, bow, obeisance

dish of food laid before a guest,share or portion of food

a mountain goat, the hair of which is used for making clothes, a valve or leaf of a folding door, shutter, screen, covering, slab, tablet (for painting), metal-plate for engraving, sound of falling or beating, throne, veil, width, breadth

bird

leaf, a tiny leaf, nib, share, thin plate of metal

catastrophe, calamity

daughter-in-law, son's wife

expose someone's vices

a belt, sash or strap and badge of service, a board on which Hindus sit while eating or performing religious ceremonies, a deed of lease, a horse's girth, a wooden club or cudgel, baldric (for sword or other piece of equipment), dog-collar, lock of (man's) hair, muscle, the sport of fighting with wooden clubs or sticks

exchange of seats by the bride and bridegroom at the conclusion of a (Hindu) marriage ceremony

a plate or bowl made of leaves to serve food

shareholder

suffer from diarrhoea

snare, noose for catching wild elephants

cattle-pound

excessive and abundant boils appears on the body

the day of the Holi festival, the song sung on Holi festival

chucking medicine

leap, bound, jump, spring

eating fruit

effect, consequence

trap, trickery, tactic

to be free, get rid of a debt

the one who have smallpox

artful, tricky, treacherous

be squeezed, be pressed, slip

curse

a handful of something

thrashing

begging, mendicancy, circuit, returned, hawking, trick, a brief stay, a flying visit, circumambulation, go round

the ritual of walking of the Hindu bride and bridegroom round a sacred fire

to lead (a bride) round (the sacred fire), to marry, give in marriage

thin and puffed chapatti

blow

(in Muslims) the ceremony on the third day after death

pick the remains of a pyre for disposal

ornament made of flowers

body, lump, a sweet cake or ball of ground pulse, the dimension of thickness, village, settlement

the back of a house

pursuit, chase, following, backside, behind, rear, the hind or back part, absence

loxia philippensi, cuckoo, koel, ant

invitation letter for auspicious functions such as marriages, which are usually printed or written on yellow paper or sprinkled with saffron etc.

armed with a pinak or trident, the trident-bearer, an epithet of Shiva

to be intent (on)

village, name of a place

a large basket or sheet to separate the husk or chaff from corn

father, address of a person, sire

a belt, sash or strap and badge of service, a board on which Hindus sit while eating or performing religious ceremonies, a deed of lease, a horse's girth, a wooden club or cudgel, baldric (for sword or other piece of equipment), dog-collar, lock of (man's) hair, muscle, the sport of fighting with wooden clubs or sticks

name of an order of Hindu mendicants

the first or dark fortnight of the month Bhadon (when the Hindus celebrate the customary obsequies to the manes of their ancestors)

the first or dark fortnight of the month Bhadon (when the Hindus celebrate the customary obsequies to the manes of their ancestors)

die, lose heart

the pre-eminently mighty-one

the place of sacrifice

the act of sprinkling with water (esp. for purification), consecration by sprinkling

second incarnation

generous, beneficent

the tutelary deity of a town or village

book, volume, manuscript

in the case of absence of a son, the daughter or girl who is kept as the son, the son of such daughter is entitled to offer the funeral rituals of maternal grandfather and get his property.

the son of a daughter who was appointed to raise issue for her father (one of the twelve kinds of heirs acknowledged by the old Hindu law), daughter's son, grandson

areca nut

a a kind of disease, atrophy and wasting in a child (ascribed to the demon Putana)

success, good luck

white goose with red legs and bill, the flamingo, goose, swan

bracelet of red or yellow strings tied by a woman round the wrist of a man on a Hindu festival to set up brotherly relations with him, festival of tying rakhi

domestic

devotee of Ram, worshipper of Rama, the faithful of Ram

(Literary) pleasing or charming woman

salute, greet

end, extremity

the amorous pastimes of Krishṇa (especially on a certain night) with the cowherdesses of Mathura

dancing ground of Lord Krishna

the poetic biography of a king

an honorific title of Hindus given by British government

Ravan, the legendary king of Sri Lanka in Ramayana who carried away Sita, the wife of Rama

protection, preservation, safety, care, support, patronage, custody

wandering hermit

reached, delivered

the founders of a sect of Chamars who were famous for their great wisdom and devotion

Rig Veda, first of the four sacred scriptures (Vedas) of the Hindus

rite, custom, fashion, manners, habit

association, party

to kill, to murder

alliance, association

evening

evening

light a lamp (in evening)

evening twilight to come on

volition, will, wish, desire

contracted, narrow

custom, practice, discipline, habit, marriage ceremony, purificatory rite, essential ceremony, education, training, refining, polishing, completion, perfection, conception, idea, notion

name of one of the three principal Vedas (the prayers of which are composed in metre, and are always sung or chanted)

omen

a wedding day, the marrying season

Hindu festival observed in the month of Savan on which rakhi, a band of threads symbolizing sisterly love, is tied round the wrist of a brother by a sister, and which enjoins help and succour upon the wearer

a practice among Hindu mendicants in which they suspend the connection between body and soul

an exercise of austerity among yogis, whereby they are supposed to acquire the power of suspending the relation between the soul and body, mystic contemplation

cremation ground

sandal, sanders, sandalwood

evening, twilight, meditation

(Astronomy) the planet Saturn

abandonment of the world, relinquishment, resignation from worldly affairs and affections, Hindu asceticism, the fourth religious order of Brahmans

simple man

according to the holy book of Hinduism 'Puran' a kind name of Ganesha, the Krishna who gives children to their devotees, Vasudeva Krishna, who is worshiped to have children

burning heat, intense heat, pain, suffering, affliction, misery, sorrow

a woman who abandons all worldly affairs, an ascetic woman

one who abandons all worldly affairs and affections, sannayasi, Hindu religious mendicant or ascetic, Hindu hermit

according to Hindu scriptures, people of the same clan or family who worship the same ancestors, In Dharma-Shastra, up to seven generations of the same art, who can worship each other and are able to pay obeisance to them

Hindu marriage rite of braiding the bride's hair for the first time

to reincarnate in a new body, to take rebirth in a new body

dignity, state, pomp

handsome, beautiful, well-formed

The first of the four yugas or ages of Hindu mythology, the golden age (the period of general virtue and purity: it comprises a period of 1,728,000 years of mortals)

Hindu: God

lucky, auspicious, favourable

good luck, good fortunate, happiness, luck

proper name, Lord Siva, popularly known as Shankara, one who gladdens or gives happiness, title of Shiva, the Hindu god

(Hindu) crematorium

cremation ground, the place where dead bodies are burned, place for burning pyres

the work of devotion

bed, couch

the king of all snack, In Hinduism, Sheshanaga or Adishesha, is the nagaraja or king of all nagas and one of the primal beings of creation

smallpox

curse, imprecation, malediction

a subaltern community/caste

wife of Lord Ram

cold, cool

(Hindu) the goddess presiding over or inflicting small-pox