To know what is watermelon is called in Sanskrit is a tricky thing–the common name of watermelon used in India is actually borrowed from the Arabic language. Moreover, a watermelon is called as ‘तरबूज’ and ‘खरबूज’. ‘खरबूज’ is borrowed from the Persian language, though both these fruits are found throughout India. We are providing the […]
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Whenever there is a mention of a rose’s name in different languages, the famous lines of Sir William Shakespeare flash in mind: What’s in the name? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. No doubt, the rose is one of the commonest and frequently referred flowers in poetry across the world. Though in Sanskrit,
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It’s interesting to know how to ask ‘what are you doing’ in Punjabi. We need to take care to whom this question is asked. Gender will make the expression sound different. Also, if you are asking it to a younger person, it would be different from the one when you are asking someone who is
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I remember I was sitting in Kaua’i when somebody asked me: ‘How do you say “I love you in Punjabi?” I was kind of confused because we don’t say it–most of the youngsters use the English expression itself. If I am not exaggerating it, I have never heard anybody say to someone ‘I love you
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I was talking about general SEO with some of my colleagues when this idea of integrating spiritual concept with Google’s policy came to my mind. I know this title sounds weird but this is what I think Google has done in the past few years with algorithm updates through Panda, Penguin, and Hummingbird etc. Google
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Water is the essence of life. Even astronauts who are traveling in the far wide space are curious to find water on another planet because it would mean the feasibility of life. In Sanskrit, water is revered as life itself. Among forty-seven names of water in Sanskrit that we are providing here, one name is
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It’s very interesting to know the English names of some of the regional items or slang that are so commonly used by everybody. Jalebi is one of them. It’s a snack-item available throughout North India. It’s sweet and often have a round criss-cross shape. Recommended books to explore Hindi language more: Available on large sweet
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My parents gave me wings and I made them fly. This was the main intention of this travel that I took with my parents. They had never traveled through air and I wanted to give them the experience of flying. Sri Lanka became our chosen destination because it offered international factor coupled with the fact that
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Water lily is another name given to the most beautiful flower lotus. Lotus happens to be the national flower of India. A lot of people are always interested in knowing what it’s called in the ancient language Sanskrit. We are providing three names of water lily from the dictionary with roman transliteration for people who
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As a father of a 3-year old daughter, I can’t ever imagine such a thing happening to anybody even in the wildest of my imagination. The whole story of Aarushi murder case is such soul-jolting experience, but the justice is still far from served. Talvar, the film, sheds light on so many of the facts
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Even a camel can pass through the eye of a needle, but a scholar can’t. I remember hearing this wise-saying in one of the speeches delivered by somebody, and how true is that! Scholarship is great but it’s considered as the greatest hurdle to surrender–a quality that actually tests the depth of spirituality one
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Dance is a unique art form. It is among the few art forms where the art and artists are really one. A song can be enjoyed even if the singer is not there. A painting can be marvelled if the painter in not there. A poem can be read if the write is not present.
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It is always interesting to know different names and meanings of a particular object in Sanskrit. Oftentimes, it is revealing and related to some sort of intriguing insight. I have always found that there are more than one names of an object in Sanskrit–some of them are direct and some are indirect. Like any other
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It is very surprising to know that Dog has more than 20 names in Sanskrit! To be frank, I also did not know about them and came to know only when I thought of creating this post. Many of them are based on the unique qualities that this ‘best friend of man’ possesses. You will
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Naraz–नाराज़ like many other words that are not originally from Hindi is used commonly by people speaking in Hindi. There is another word similar to this which is used–Khafa (ख़फ़ा). However, the original words from Hindi are hardly used in conversations. Though in writing form, these words may be used. Recommended books to explore Hindi
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Bewafa is a very common word used in normal conversation. A lot of Hindi film songs revolve around this word, and it has become quite popular in relationships. However, it should be noticed that this word was included in Hindi from other languages perhaps Arabic. The original word for the same meaning in Hindi is
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In English transliteration, this mantra will read like this:
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Linkedin has come up a long way from being one of the most boring (yes, people put it like this) and tediously professional network used extensively for recruitment and hiring purpose to be one of the leaders in social media for marketing and sales purposes. To be very specific, right now, it is the most
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Khujli is a folksy word used extensively in North India in Hindi language. A lot of ointments and balms have commercials made using this particular word. It turns into a verb when it changes from ‘khujli’ to ‘khujlana’. It is also called ‘Khaaj–खाज’. On a bigger scale, it could be the indication of a medical
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Lassi or Chhachh is a beverage used extensively in India. It’s of two types–one is sweet and one is salty. Again, two types of content usually are used–one is made of buttermilk (mostly salty) while the other one is after churning curd or yogurt and adding sugar to it. Recommended books to explore Hindi language
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