Words tagged under "Hinduism"
List of Urdu words and terms related with "Hinduism" consisting of definitions, descriptions, elucidations and topical and subject-specific categorizations
manjaa lenaa
to be taken off the bed (among Hindus who are laid on the ground when they are nearing death)
aa.D
anything natural or man-made behind which one can hide, cover, covert, hide, screen, fence, wall
aachaman
the act of sipping a little water from the palm of the hand by way of purification before meals or religious ceremonies
aades
a form of salutation among jogis and other religious mendicants to a superior, good day, good morrow
aag karnaa
to light or make a fire, to make (a thing) exceedingly warm, to excite anger or envy (used among women)
aahuu-e-zar-nigaar
(Lexical) golden deer, (Means) the beautiful deer who forced Sita to pleads with Rama to capture it
aakaash-diyaa
a lamp lighted in honour of Lakshmi or Vishu, and elevated on a pole in the month of Katik
aartii
a religious ritual in which a tray full of offerings is moved in a circle before an idol or a person
abiir
red powder made with rose, sandal and saffron and sprinkled on clothes at the Hindu Holi festival
annpraasan
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)
arpan
delivering, entrusting, placing in or upon, a sum set apart for religious or charitable purposes
baijantii-maalaa
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)
banmaal
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
baseraa denaa
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
bed-a.ng
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
bihaa.ii
legendary spirit said to whisper alternately sad and pleasing things in the ears of infants, making them laugh and cry
biraj
name of the district surrounding Agra and Mathura (the scene of Krishna's juvenile adventures), the home of Krishna
charKH-puujaa
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
charnaamrit
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
choTii
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
dev-naagrii
script in which Hindi, Marathi, Dogri, Nepali etc. is written, Devanagari, The divine city writing, the character in which Sanskrit is usually written.
devThaanaa
the eleventh day of the light of Katik,on which Vishu wakes from his sleep for four months
dev-uThaan
the eleventh day of the light of Katik,on which Vishu wakes from his sleep for four months
dig-gaj
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
diidii
Hindu: It is called a small stone or table on which offerings of temples are placed in front of the gods
do-zarbii
deceitful, double-barrelled (gun),double-bolted (as a lock), inflicting two blows or a double wound
durgaa-navmii
the ninth day of the light half of the month Kartik (sacred to Durga as Jagaddhatri or 'maintainer of the world')
durgaa-puujaa
Durga Puja is an annual Hindu festival originating in the Indian subcontinent which reveres and pays homage to the Hindu goddess, Durga
ga.ngaa-dhar
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)
ga.ngaa-putr
a Brāhmaṇ who conducts pilgrims to the Ganges, a Brāhmaṇ priest who officiates by the Ganges
gaj-muktaa
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)
ghaaTiyaa
Brahman who attends pilgrims to a bathing-place and looks after the clothes of the bathers
god khilaanaa
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
guujhaa
a kind of pastry (made of pounded almonds, pistachio nuts), a kind sweetmeat shaped like a samosa
ha.Dvaa.D
(generally) graveyard where ancestors' bones are buried, a graveyard of Hindus, cinerarium
haath saadhnaa
to learn or practice something, e.g. calligraphy, to form (one's) hand, to practice handwriting
jagan-naath
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
jalahrii
a small pit for water (such as that into which the water in which an idol has been bathed flows)
jam kaa diyaa
a lamp, or illumination, sacred to Jam, lighted on the thirteenth of Kartik Krishna-paksh, i.e. three days before the Diwali
jam'-KHarch
(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
janam
birth, nativity, origin, life, lifetime, production, cycle of existence, one life after another, incarnation
jangal jaanaa
walk in or go into the wood, go to a wild or unfrequented place, relieve or ease oneself
jau-zan
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
jhaa.D
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
jhol
(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
kaa.Dhaa
concentrated liquid resulting from boiling a substance, especially a herb or medicinal plant, extract
kaalaa-naag
the hooded snake, or cobra di capello Coluber naga(which is regarded as sacred by the Hindus)
kaamdev
(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)
kaayath
name of a mixed tribe or caste of Hindus (sprung from a Kshatriya father and shudra mother), the writer caste
kaljug
the fourth age; the worst age, The present or iron age (according to Hindus); comprising a period of 4,32.000 years
kama.nDal
an earthen or wooden water-pot used by the ascetic and the religious student; a vessel with a spout
kanaagat
a Hindu religious festival in which charities are given out in honour of deceased ancestors
kangnaa kholnaa
(Hindu) the marriage ceremony of untying the kangna i.e bracelet (the bride untying the bridegroom's, and vice versa)
karaaraa
curt (reply, etc.), beautiful, comely, attractive, hard, stiff, strong, hot, spicy, unflinching, resolute, well-baked, crisp but brittle
karaav
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)
khappar
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
krishn
the eighth and most celebrated of the ten incarnations of the god Vishnu, the god Krishn (the Apollo of the Hindus)
ku.nj.Daa
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)
kulhiyaa bharnaa
offer cups full of milk, etc. to god or goddess, to fill earthen vessel with rice on Diwali
kurkurii uThnaa
to have a rumbling in the bowels, to have the gripes, (met.) evil to come upon (one)
lakshmii
(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:
lakshmii-puujaa
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)
ma.ngal-kalas
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
maarnaa
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
mahaa-daan
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
mahaaprasaad
a great present' of food (distributed among the persons present at the worship of an idol, especially of Jagannāth)
mahaaviir
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
mahaa-yaatraa
(Hinduism) going to the Himalayas or Varanasi for the purpose of pilgrimage or with the desire to giving up the body
mahaa-yug
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)
malmaas
(Hindu) an intercalary (thirteenth) month (in which no religious ceremonies should be performed
man lenaa
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)'
mandaa
slowness, languidness, slackness, decrease, diminution, abatement, dulness (of a market), depression (of trade), cheapness
man-maujii
self-conceited, full of conceits, fanciful, capricious, whimsical, merry, jovial, a self-conceited man
maraaThaa
the name of heroic cast which is a native of Maharashtra, the Non-Brahmin Hindu native of Maharashtra
misir
a title of respect (used at the end or beginning of a proper name, especially that of a scholar)
mlechh
dirty, foul, filthy, unclean, ill-mannered, of low caste or birth, term used by Hindus for a non-Hindu, especially Muslim
mrig-charm
antelope-skin (worn, and used as a bed, by Hindu ascetics), deer skin worn or used as bed by fakirs or dervishes
muklaava
departure of bride for second time to her father in law's house, the ceremony of the bride's dismissal with her husband
naagesar
(Hindu) a kind of fragrant flower and its plant, which is considered auspicious in Hindu religion and used in making perfume
naag-panchamii
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)
nahaan
ceremony of the bathing of a new born child which takes place on a sixth day or forty days from birth
nandii-bail
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
nau-khanD
the nine divisions or climes of the earth which constitute Jambu-dvip, the central portion of the world, or the known world
nau-ratan
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
nau-roz honaa
to be celebrated the festival of Nowruz and celebrating the arrival of the new year, (Hindu) to be celebrated a festival of 'Baisakhi
nauTankii
a kind of drama, usually shown in fairs and festivals, actor, mimic, fraud, trickster, dance
niiraajan
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)
nistaaraa karnaa
to liberate, release, acquit, to exempt (the soul) from further transmigration, to discharge (a debt), to pay, to requite
pakkaa
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
panch-amrit
punch, a mixture consisting of five ingredients: milk, yogurt, sugar, clarified butter and honey
panjiirii
(Hindu) a medicine composed of five ingredients (sugar, ghee, flour, cumin-seed), given to puerperal women
pannaa
emerald, a sheet of metal, a gold or silver leaf, foil, a page of a book,tamarind juice, width, breadth (of cloth, etc.)
paT
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
paTTaa
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
paTTaa-pher
exchange of seats by the bride and bridegroom at the conclusion of a (Hindu) marriage ceremony
pheraa
begging, mendicancy, circuit, returned, hawking, trick, a brief stay, a flying visit, circumambulation, go round
pi.nD
body, lump, a sweet cake or ball of ground pulse, the dimension of thickness, village, settlement
piilii-chiTThii
invitation letter for auspicious functions such as marriages, which are usually printed or written on yellow paper or sprinkled with saffron etc.
piTaa
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
pittar-pakh
the first or dark fortnight of the month Bhadon (when the Hindus celebrate the customary obsequies to the manes of their ancestors)
pittar-paksh
the first or dark fortnight of the month Bhadon (when the Hindus celebrate the customary obsequies to the manes of their ancestors)
putrikaa
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.
putrikaa-putr
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
raakhii
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
raas-liilaa
the amorous pastimes of Krishṇa (especially on a certain night) with the cowherdesses of Mathura
sa.nskaar
custom, practice, discipline, habit, marriage ceremony, purificatory rite, essential ceremony, education, training, refining, polishing, completion, perfection, conception, idea, notion
saamved
name of one of the three principal Vedas (the prayers of which are composed in metre, and are always sung or chanted)
salono
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
samaadh
a practice among Hindu mendicants in which they suspend the connection between body and soul
samaadhi
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
sannyaas
abandonment of the world, relinquishment, resignation from worldly affairs and affections, Hindu asceticism, the fourth religious order of Brahmans
santaan
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
sanyaasii
one who abandons all worldly affairs and affections, sannayasi, Hindu religious mendicant or ascetic, Hindu hermit
sapinD
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
sat-jug
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)
sha.nkar
proper name, Lord Siva, popularly known as Shankara, one who gladdens or gives happiness, title of Shiva, the Hindu god
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