He was the captain of the Indian Hockey team that won the Olympic Gold Medal after 16 years in 1980. After the successful stint as a player, he coached the Indian National Team several times. He was awarded Arjuna Award in (1979–1980) for his brilliant performance as a player in Olympic Games. As a coach, […]
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We don’t realize that a lot of names of stationery items used in daily life come from Sanskrit language. In this post, I am providing some of the Sanskrit names of stationery items used in a classroom. I have also provided the IAST transliteration for easy understanding of users who can’t read Devanagari script yet.
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1. जुड़वां बच्चे अपने कमरे में बैठे थे। एक हंस-हंस के लोटपोट हो रहा था जबकि दूसरा उदास था। पिता: “इतना क्यों हंस रहे हो?” बच्चा: “मम्मी ने दोनों बार इसी को नहला दिया।” ________________________________________ 2. एक बच्चा अपनी अध्यापिका को दूरभाष से बताता है कि: “आज मेरा बेटा विद्यालय नहीं आएगा।” आगे से अध्यापिका
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Here is a list of stationery items in Punjabi from English used in a classroom. If you have any question or feedback, you are welcome to reach us through the comment section. stationery ਲੇਖਨ ਸਮੱਗ੍ਰੀ Chair ਕੁਰਸੀ Table ਮੇਜ਼ Pencil ਲੇਖਨੀ Pen ਲੇਖਨੀ, ਪੈੱਨ Eraser ਮਿਟਾਨੀ Ink ਸਿਆਹੀ Blackboard ਕਾਲਾ-ਪੱਟ Chalk ਚਾੱਕ Paper ਲੇਖਾ-ਪੱਤਰ Book
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Here are the Sanskrit names of some jewelry items in English. Please feel free to share with us if you know any other jewelry names in Sanskrit. English Sanskrit Transliteration Jewelry अलङ्कार Alaṅkāra Necklace कण्ठिका, कण्ठाभरणम् Kaṇṭhikā, Kaṇṭhbharaṇaṁ Ring ऊर्मिका Ūrmikā Bangle काचवलयं Kācavalayaṁ Anklet पादभूषणं Pādabhūṣaṇaṁ Nosebud नासाभरणं Nāsābharaṇaṁ Earring कर्णभूषणं, कुण्डलं Karṇabhūṣaṇaṁ, Kuṇḍalaṁ
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