Avyakt murli for Monday 4 December 1972

अब ab

Now.

अभिमानी abhimānī

Proud.
Arrogant.
(Bābā) (suffix) Who considers himself as.

अचल achal

Immovable, immobile, stationary, motionless, still, firm.

अच्छा achchhā

Good.
Well.
All right, well done.
So long.

आधार ādhār

Base, basis, foundation.
(sindhi) A support, prop, dependence.
(Bābā) Support.

अडोल aḍōl

Not shaking or swinging.
Not ricketty.
Immovable, firm, steady.
Unshaken.

अगर agar

If, if so be, in case, in the event of.

ऐसा aisā

Such, of this type.

आकारी, आकार ākārī, ākār

Possessing a form.
(Bābā) Possessing a non-physical form but which can be perceived.
(Bābā) Having the angelic form.
(Bābā) Subtle, not physical.

आकर्षण ākarṣhaṇ

Attraction, charm, allurement.

अल्पकाल alpkāl

Short term.

आना ānā

To come.

अनुभव anubhav

Experience.

अनुसार anusār

According to, in conformity with.

आप āp

You (to a superior, a stranger, his father).
(reflective pronoun) Self, himself, oneself, yourself, themselves...

अपना apnā

Reflexive possessive pronoun and adjective : my, mine, myself, your, yours, yourself, etc.

अपनाना apnānā

To (treat as one's) own.
To adopt.
To appropriate.

अर्थात् arthāt

That is, that is to say, namely (viz.).

असमर्थ asamarth

Incapable, incompetent.

अशरीरी aśharīrī

Incorporeal, bodiless, unembodied.

अष्ट aṣhṭ

Eight, 8.

अथवा athavā

Or.
That is.

आत्मा ātmā

The soul, the spirit, the self.

और aur

And.
Else.
Other.

अवस्था avasthā

Condition, state, age, stage, phase.

अव्यक्त avyakt

Not manifest, not apparent, imperceptible, indistinct.

बहुत bahut

Many, much.
Very.

बैठना baiṭhnā

To sit, to squat, to occupy a seat, to settle, to board, to mount.

बनाना banānā

To make, to construct, to compose, to build, to prepare, to make ready, to form.
To pull somebody's leg, to patch up, to develop a good equation with.
To befool.

बन्धनमुक्त bandhanmukt

Freed from bonds, freed from bondage, freed from attachment to the world.

बनना bannā

To become, be, change, belong (with a possessive pronoun or a noun in the genitive case).

बाप bāp

Father.

बढ़ना baṛhnā

To increase, to multiply, to grow, to progress, to advance.

बात bāt

A matter, topic, subject, concern, fact, thing.

भक्त bhakt

A devotee.

भक्ति bhakti

Religious devotion, adoration, loving faith, piety, devoted service.
(Bābā) Bhakti, the system of worship based on faith in God, devotion and love for Him, devoid however of the true knowledge (gyan) about Him.

भटकना bhaṭaknā

To lose one's way, to go astray.
To gad, to meander, to wander about.

भी bhī

Inclusive emphatic particle: too, also, even.

भिन्न bhinn

Divided, separated, separate.
Distinct, different, other.

भुजाधारी bhujādhārī

(One) who has arms.

बिछुड़ना bichhuṛnā

To part company, to separate.

बिल्कुल bilkul

Entirely, completely, totally, wholly, universally, altogether.

बिना binā

Without, exclusive of, wanting, except (it may often be conveniently rendered by the Eng. neg. prefixes un-, in, or by the affix -less).

चाहना chāhnā

To wish, to want, to like, to love, to be fond of, to crave for, to desire, to require.

चलना chalnā

Continue.

check

Check.

चीज़ chīz

Thing, article, item, object; commodity; ornament.
A thing of value, a valuable, a precious thing.

चोला chōlā

A long robe, gown.
Appearance, physical frame, body.
(Bābā) The body which is also a garment that the soul wears when it plays a role on Earth.

control

Control.

डगमग ḍagmag

Shaking, shaky, tottering, trembling, tremulous, rolling, reeling, swaying from side to side.
Unsteady, wavering, vacillating.

दर्द dard

Pain, ache, affliction.

देह dēh

Body.

देह का भान dēh kā bhān

Perception of the body, consciousness of the body, recollection of the body. (to be distinguished from dēh-abhimān 'considering oneself as the body' and body consciousness 'corporeal consciousness')

देना dēnā

To give.

देरी dērī

Delay, lag.

धारण dhāraṇ

Holding, bearing, carrying, keeping, wearing.
Upholding, maintaining, sustaining, preserving.
Possessing, having, assuming.
Knowing, acquiring.
Undertaking.

धारण करना dhāraṇ karnā

To bear.
To possess.
To wear.
To assume.
To seize, retain.
To draw, to absorb, &c.

दिलाना dilānā

To cause to be given, to cause to be handed over.

direction

Direction.

drill

Drill.

दुनिया duniyā

World.
The present world, the present life or state of existence.
The people of this world, people.
Worldly enjoyments or blessings, worldly goods, the good things of this life, wealth, riches.

एक ēk

One, 1, a, single, alone.
The number one.
The One, the Number One. God. There is only one God (Supreme Being) but many gods and goddesses (golden age deities).

fix

To fix.

गंवाना ganvānā

To lose, to waste, to squander.

गुण guṇ

Merit, virtue, great quality, excellence.
Constitutive quality, property, attribute.
One of the 3 qualities: sattva (purity, truth), rajas (strength, desire), and tamas (ignorance, inertia).

गुरू gurū

A teacher, mentor, preceptor, spiritual guide.
Jupiter, the Preceptor of the gods.
(Bābā) A spiritual guide to achieve liberation.

ज्ञान gyān

Knowledge directly taught by God.

ही hī

Emphatic particle with a sense of exclusion : only.

होना hōnā

To be.
To happen, to occur.
To exist.
To be born.

इस समय is samay

At this time, now.

इसलिए isliē

On this account, for this reason, hence, therefore.

इष्ट iṣhṭ

Adored, favoured, favourite.

जब jab

(Relative pronoun) When.

जहाँ jahā̃

Where, wherever.

जैसा jaisā

Similar to, like, resembling, as, such as.

जाना jānā

To go, to depart, to lose, to flow.

जितना jitnā

As much as, as many, how much, however much.

जीवनमुक्त jīvanmukt

phil. [“delivered alive”] who has achieved spiritual liberation during his life (and can thus go about the affairs of the world without attachment and defilement, and abstain from the rites and duties of his caste); he observes the present with indifference.
adj & sm Exonerated whilst living from future birth or transmigration and all ritual ceremonies. One who is so exonerated.
(Bābā) Delivered alive (in the age of union with God, or in the golden and silver ages)

जो jō

Relative pronoun (without distinction of gender or number): who, that, which, what. Can be coupled with vah creating an identity relationship between the two terms of two propositions in the sentence.

K

The letter K of our alphabet (used as an initial in acronyms).

का kā

का denotes one of the under-mentioned relations between a Noun or a Pronoun and another Noun which follows the former. If the Noun that follows is Feminine (singular or plural), का changes to की; if it is Masculine and Plural, or has an oblique form, का changes to के.

  • Possession and relationship.
  • Material or composition.
  • Worth and measure (space or time).
  • Source, origin, cause.
  • Subject (doer of an act).
  • Object (of an activity).
  • Part of a whole.
  • Purpose.
  • Characteristic.
    (A Basic Grammar of Modern Hindi)

कभी kabhī

Sometime, ever.

कदम kadam

Step, pace, footstep.

कहाँ kahā̃

Interrogative pronominal adverb : Where ?

कहना kahnā

Say.

कलियुगी kaliyugī

Of kaliyug: iron-aged.

कमाई kamāī

Earnings.

कमाना kamānā

To earn, to acquire, to get.
To accumulate, to save.

कारण kāraṇ

Reason, cause.
Agency, instrument.
For the reason, because (of, -ke), on account (of), for the sake (of), &c.

कराना karānā

To cause to be done, cause to be made; to actuate, effect, make; to perform (sacrifice, etc.), to assist.

कर्म karm

Action (with its fruit, and implications of merit); an act, deed.
(moral) duty or obligation.
A religious observance, action or rite (as sacrifice, ablution, funeral obsequies).
Fate (as the consequence of previous acts); fortune, lot.
Result, effect.

कर्मातीत karmātīt

Beyond karma. God is beyond karma in the sense that his actions are not real actions. He does not act directly in the material world and therefore suffers no consequences from his actions.
Whose karma is over. All old karmic scores are settled. There is therefore no longer any possible punishment. This is our final level.

कर्मभोग karmbhōg

The fulfilling of destiny; experiencing the consequences of actions.
(Bābā) karmic fruit, results of our actions; karmic suffering, punishment we endure for our sinful karmas. (today in the iron age, we experience suffering as a result of our past actions, our sins).

कर्मेन्द्रिय karmēndriy

(Hinduism) One of the five 'organs of action' : the hand, foot, larynx, and organs of generation and excretion.
(Bābā) One of the 10 faculties or organs of interaction: 5 for the sensory faculties and 5 for the action faculties. The use of these 10 faculties creates karma. Hence the name karmēndriy “faculty or organ of karma”.

कर्मयोग karmyōg

Karma Yoga. The yoga while performing actions. People think that Karma Yoga means just performing selfless, charitable actions and leading a pious way of life.
(Bābā) Baba has explained that Karma Yoga is the yoga (remembrance of God) while performing karmas (actions). It is the yoga that transforms our actions.

कर्मयोगी karmyōgī

Yōgī in action. One who remembers God while acting.

करना karnā

To do.
Also used after a transitive English verb to conjugate.

कर्तव्य kartavya

Duty.
To be done, to be accomplished.

कार्य kārya

Action, act, activity.
Work, task, duty, function, role.
Occupation.
Business, matter (in hand), agenda.

कौन kaun

interrogative pronoun. Who

कौन सा kaun sā

Interrogative adjective and pronoun : which.

के बाद kē bād

After.

key

Key.

खिंचाना khiñchānā

To cause to pull or draw; to cause to stretch or tighten, &c.
To pull, draw; to stretch, &c.

कि ki

That (to report indirect speech, example he says that).

किचड़ा, कीचड़ kichṛā, kīchaṛ

Dirt, mud, slime, sewage, sludge.
Mattery discharge which collects in the corner of the eye.

को kō

को is used for denoting:

  • A Person who 'does' something involuntarily (such as—like, dislike, remember, be injured, be offended, suffer, feel, enjoy, receive, happen, to have, to meet, to know, to see or to hear, or to do something under compulsion, requirement, necessity, obligation, etc.).
  • An Animate Object, provided it denotes a particular being.
  • The object of a Verb in the Neutral Construction.
  • Every Secondary Object (which is usually animate).
  • The Object of a Verb requiring a predicative word (referring to the object).
  • Nouns denoting time when used adverbially.
    (A Basic Grammar of Modern Hindi)

कोई kōī

Some, any, someone, anyone.

कोई भी kōī bhī

Anyone, someone, any.

कुछ kuchh

Something; anything.
A little, some.
fig. sthg. particular.
Some; any.
A few.
Somewhat, a little, at all.

क्या kyā

Interrogative pronoun What? for an open question.
Interrogative adjective What?, Which? (if followed by a name).
Interrogative pronoun for a closed question (yes/no type).

क्यों kyō̃

Why.

क्योंकि kyōṅki

Because, since.

लेकिन lēkin

But, but still, on the other hand, however, notwithstanding, nevertheless, yet.

लेना lēnā

To take.

महावीर mahāvīr

Having tremendous valour, extremely valorous, extremely gallant.
A great hero.
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 Behār in the sixth century before the Christian era).
(epithet) Hanuman.

महावीर-महावीरनी mahāvīr-mahāvīrnī

The mahāvīr and the mahāvīrnī. The great hero and the great heroine.

मनमत manmat

Opinion of one's own mind, the desires of one's own mind, following one's own desires, acting only according to one's own mind.

मत mat

Opinion, view. Doctrine (which contains the author's opinions).

माया māyā

The Illusion of the world which makes us believe false things and distances us from the Truth taught by God. The world, nature, the universe is not in itself an illusion. It is an eternal reality as is the soul and the Supreme Soul.

में mē̃

में is used for denoting :

  • Location or presence (of something) in or within something.
  • Duration.
  • Price.
  • Comparison with reference to more than two, or difference.
    (A Basic Grammar of Modern Hindi)

मेला mēlā

A large concourse of people for religious or commercial purposes, a fair.

मिलन milan

Meeting, union, contact.

मिलाना milānā

To unite.
To compare.
To recoṉcile.
To mix, to mingle, to blend.
To join, to connect.
To harmonize, to tune.
To cause to meet, to bring together.

मिलना milnā

To meet, to encounter, to be mixed, to be mingled, to unite, to merge, to tally, to conform, to obtain, to get, to acquire, to be acquired, to beget, to embrace, to form an alliance.

न na

Not (subjunctive or imperative).
Na .. na, Neither .. nor.
Repetitive Compounds of indefinite Pronouns, and of Adverbs formed from them are made by placing the Negative particle between the two words. These Compounds have a pronounced indefinite force. (A Basic Grammar of Modern Hindi - Appendice III 5-j)

ना nā

Emphatic particle at the end of the sentence: no?, isn't it?
No.

नहीं nahī̃

No.
Not.

निराकार nirākār

Incorporeal.
An epithet of God.
(Hinduism) without form, permeating everything (which makes God omnipresent).
(Bābā) Incorporeal, without physical or subtle body. God is incorporeal but has a form, the form of a point. Likewise the souls in the incorporeal world are incorporeal and have the form of a point.

न्यारा nyārā

Separate(d), staying away (from a joint family), unique, novel, distinct.

of

Of.

ओम् ōm

(Hinduism) Sacred syllable symbolising God Almighty.
Sacred syllable symbolising the almighty soul in general. (Hindus confuse the soul and the Supreme Soul)
I am.
Me the soul.

पदम padam

A lotus-flower and its plant.
A particular high number, ten trillions (according to the Śāstras), or one thousand trillions (according to the Dasturuʼl-ʻamal or royal ordinances of Akbar).

पद्मापद्म padmāpadma

Quadrillions of times, thousands of millions of millions of times, multiplied by thousands of millions of millions.

पहले pahlē

First, first of all, in the beginning, in olden times, originally, before, beforehand.

पर par

पर denotes :

  • Location or position on or upon or at something.
  • Point of time at which an action takes place.
  • Sequence of actions of happenings.
  • Cause or reason.
  • Objects of (compound) Verbs signifying mercy, faith, confidence, anger etc.
    (A Basic Grammar of Modern Hindi)

पर par

Opposite, inimical, other, alien, higher.

पराया parāyā

Pertaining or belonging to another, not one's own, alien, foreign.

परेशान parēśhān

Bothered, worried, troubled, harassed.

परेशानी parēśhānī

Botheration, worry, trouble, harassment.

परिचय parichay

Introduction, acquaintance, familiarity.

परीक्षा parīkṣhā

Investigation, examination, experiment, test, trial, proof.
Discrimination, judgment, penetration; trial by ordeal of various kinds.

परिवर्तन parivartan

Change, alteration, variation.
Exchange (of objects, goods); conversion (of funds, currency).
Transformation.

परमत parmat

Opinion of others, direction given by others, doctrine of others.

फिर phir

Then, again, afterwards, thereafter, in future, a second time.

फिरना phirnā

To turn.
To wander, to ramble, to walk about, to go round.

practice

Practice.

प्रकार prakār

Manner, way.

प्रमाण pramāṇ

According to or conformably with.
Proof, evidence; verification; warrant.
Evidence (as to a matter).

प्यारा pyārā

Dear, beloved, loved.
Pleasing, lovely.
A dear one, beloved.

प्यास pyās

Desire to drink, thirst; unnatural sensation of thirst (a disorder); desire, longing, craving.

रहना rahnā

To remain, to stay.

रमण करना ramaṇ karnā

To delight, to enjoy, to play, to sport.
(Bābā) To please the mind by churning knowledge.

रत्न ratna

A gem, precious stone.
The most outstanding individual of a class.
The pupil of the eye.
(in comp.) Anything valuable or desirable, any precious thing, anything excellent or best of its kind (e.g. strī-ratn, 'a pearl of a woman').

refine

To refine.

रूहानी rūhānī

Spiritual.

रूप rūp

Rūp, the one who smiles while making the flowers of virtues emerge from his lips. He is the embodiment of Yoga.
Form, shape, appearance, aspect, image, beauty, good looks, mould, type.

रूपी rūpī

(suffix) Having the form of, of the shape of, similar to.

सब sab

All, entire, whole, total.
Every.
All people, everybody, the whole.

सदा sadā

Always, perpetually, continually, ever.

सहज sahaj

Easy, simple.
Spontaneous, straightforward, ingenuous.
Innate, natural, congenital.

साकार, साकारी sākār, sākārī

Formal, having a form.
Concrete, real, visible.
Incarnate.
(Bābā) Corporeal, which has a physical, material form.

सकना saknā

To can, to be able to.

साक्षी sākṣhī

A witness, deponent.
Evidence, testimony.
(Bābā) A spectator, an observer.

शक्ति śhakti

Power, strength, potency, energy.
Name of the goddess personifying divine power.
The energy or active power of a deity personified as his wife (as Gaurī of Śhiv, Lakṣhmī of viṣhṇu, &c.)
(Brahma kumaris) Sister, mother.
Śhiv Śhakti, the powers of Śhiv. In Bhakti they are portrayed as goddesses sitting on a lion, swan, lotus etc. They are symbolic of the victory over vices (demons). As power of Śhiv, brothers are Śhiv Śhakti too.

समानता samāntā

Equality, equivalence; parity, similarity, likeness.

समाप्त samāpt

Finished, ended, concluded, terminated, completed.

समय samay

Time.
Period.
Times, timings.
Occasion.
Leisure.
A convention.

समीप samīp

Near (in place or time), beside, proximate, close by, at hand.

संपन्न sampann

Prosperous, rich, well-off.
Completed, accomplished.
(suffix) Equipped, provided, endowed with, abundantly endowed with, possessed of (as of wealth, learning).

संगम saṅgam

Confluence, union, meeting.

संकल्प saṅkalp

Determination, resolve, resolution, will.
Mind, thought, idea.
(Bābā) Thought, idea.
(Bābā) Right idea, pure thought (śuddha khyāl)

संस्कार saṅskār

Perfecting, finishing; refining; adorning.
An inborn power or faculty; instinct.
Influence, impress (of nurture).
A concept, idea.
(Hinduism) Any of various essential sanctifying or purificatory rites (as the first taking of solid food, investiture with the sacred thread, marriage and funeral rites).
(Bābā) Impression or imprint of the state of mind. There are the innate saṅskār, inherent to the soul and the acquired saṅskār. When the soul does an action, an acquired saṅskār is formed. This saṅskār then incites us to the same action (with the same state of mind) in similar circumstances for example. Character traits are saṅskār. These saṅskār are part of the soul and not the body as many believe. They therefore accumulate over several lives.

शान्ति śhānti

Peace, calmness, quiet, tranquillity, quietude, silence.

सरल saral

Straight, direct.
Simple, straightforward, honest.
Unaffected, unfeigned.
Not difficult, simple, easy.

शरीर śharīr

Body.

सर्व sarv

All ; whole, entire, complete.

से sē

से is used for denoting :

  • The Subject of a Verb in the passive and impersonal voices.
  • The indirect Objects (which are usually persons) of the Verbs meaning 'to tell, say, ask, ask for, beg, demand, claim, request’.
  • Means, instrument or agency.
  • Manner.
  • Cause, reason, origin.
  • Association, antagonism.
  • Separation or keeping away from.
  • Starting point (place or time).
  • Duration (with reference to a continuous 'action' of present or past).
  • Difference and comparison between two persons or things.
    (A Basic Grammar of Modern Hindi)

second

Second.

सोचना sōchnā

To think, to reflect, to ponder over, to consider.

श्रेष्ठ śhrēṣhṭha

The best, good, excellent, superior.

श्रीमत śhrīmat

The divine (śrī) doctrine containing the directions or opinions of God : the murlī.

stage

Stage.
(Bābā) State, condition.

स्थित sthit

Situated, located, placed.
Circumstanced.

स्थिति sthiti

Position, situation, state, condition, stage, phase.

स्थूल sthūl

Bulky, fat.
Gross, coarse; undifferentiated; outward, apparent.
Crude, rough, gross.
Dense, stupid.
philos. Tangible, material (as opposed to sūkṣma, subtle).
(Bābā) Tangible, material.

शुद्ध śhuddh

Pure, sacred.
Unadulterated, uncorrupt.
Correct, rectified, amended.
Clean.

सुनाना sunānā

To cause to hear, to relate, to read out, to recite, to pronounce.

शुरू śhurū

Beginning, commencement.

श्वाँस śhvāṅs

Breath, respiration.

स्वरूप svarūp

Shape, form.
Appearance.
Character, nature.
(Hinduism) Form assumed by a deity, or by the ultimate being; image, idol.
Of the same nature or character; similar.
(suffix) Having the nature or character (of), by way of, as, amounting to.
(Bābā) Form assumed by the soul; image.

स्वतः svataḥ

By oneself, on one's own.
Of one's own accord or volition.
Involuntarily, automatically.
By nature, naturally.
Self-.

तब tab

Then, at that time, afterwards, thereupon, therefore, hence.

तक tak

To, upto, till, until, by.

तरफ taraph

Side, direction.
Towards.

तेज tēj

Sharp, keen, acute, penetrating, piercing, hot, pungent, strong, acrid, caustic, corrosive.
Fiery, passionate, impetuous, violent.
Swift, fleet.
Quick, apt, intelligent, keen-witted.
High-priced, dear.

थकावट, थकान thakāvaṭ, thakān

Weariness, fatigue, tiredness; exhaustion.

ठिकाना ṭhikānā

Fixed or permanent place or abode.
Proper place.
Precise or exact spot, whereabouts.
Place, spot, site.
Dwelling place, abode, residence, home, quarters.
Destination.

थोड़ा thōṛā

A little, some, meagre, scanty.
Short.

tight

Tight.

टिकना ṭiknā

To last.
To stay.
To tarry.
To stand (one's ground).

तो tō

Then, therefore, moreover.
An emphatic particle (e.g. मैं तो जाऊँगा).
At any rate, however, at least.

तुम tum

You (between equals).

उतरना utarnā

To get down, to alight, to go down.
To come off or decay; to be dislocated.
To land, to disembark.

वा vā

Or.

वह vah

Third person personal pronoun: he, she, it (and also they).
Distant demonstrative pronoun and adjective: that (and also those).

वाला vālā

A suffix denoting an agent, doer, owner, possessor, keeper or inhabitant : the one of, the one with, the one who.

वाणी vāṇī

Speech, voice.
Saraswati : the goddess of speech.

वानप्रस्थ vānprasth

The third of the four stages (āśram) of life prescribed by tradition for a caste Hindu—the stage of abandoning worldly things.

वार vār

An assault.
A stroke, blow.
A day of the week.
The nearer side.
(suffix) it means 'wise' on the basis of, and also वाला.

वरदान vardān

Granting a favor or a wish, blessing.
(Hindu mythology) A blessing, typically a supernatural power, granted to an ascetic by a god or goddess.

वश vaśh

Power, control, subjugation.
(suffix) Because of, out of ; obliged by, compelled by.

वस्त्र vastra

Cloth(es), textile, fibre, raiment.

विजयी vijayī

Conquering, victorious, triumphant.
A conqueror.

विनाश vināśh

Utter destruction, disappearance, destruction, utter loss, ruin, death, annihilation.
(in particular) The destruction of the old world.

व्यर्थ vyarth

Useless, fruitless, futile, ineffective, unprofitable.

war

War.

याद-प्यार yād-pyār

Yād and pyār: remembrance and love, remembrance and affection.

यह yah

3rd person personal pronoun, demonstrative pronoun or determiner in a close context : he, she, this (also they, these).

यहाँ yahā̃

Here, hither, in/at this place.

योगी yōgī

(One) who practices yōg.

योगयुक्त yōgyukt

Immersed in deep meditation , absorbed in Yoga.

युक्तियुक्त yuktiyukt

Reasonable, rational, logical.
Appropriate.

ज़ोर zōr

Strength, force, power.
Stress, strain.
Emphasis.
Support.
Influence.