Avyakt murli for Sunday 19 February 2012

अब ab

Now.

अभिमान abhimān

Pride.
Unjustifiable pride, arrogance, vanity, conceit.
The fact of considering oneself as.

अभिमानी abhimānī

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

अभ्यास abhyās

Practice, exercise, habituation, frequent repetition of a thing in order to fix it on the memory.

आबू ābū

Mount Abu is a hill station in the Aravalli Range in the Sirohi district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The mountain forms a rocky plateau 22 km long by 9 km wide. The highest peak on the mountain is Guru Shikhar at 1,722 m (5,650 ft) above sea level. It is referred to as 'an oasis in the desert' as its heights are home to rivers, lakes, waterfalls and evergreen forests. It is also home to numerous Hindu and Jain temples. The nearest train station is Abu Road railway station 28 km away. It is also the Seat of the Brahma Kumaris.

अचानक achānak

All of a sudden, suddenly, unexpectedly.

अच्छा achchhā

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

अधिकारी adhikārī

Governor, ruler, minister, functionary, official, officer, (and generally) one invested with power or authority.
Proprietor, owner, master, heir.
Agent, deputy; one who possesses a right, title, or privilege.

आदि ādi

Etcetera.
Beginning.
Early, initial, primordial.

advance

Advance.

advance party

Those souls who are well in advance in purūṣārth (effort); that group who are immersed in the advance preparations for the establishment of Satyug (golden age).

अगर agar

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

आगे āgē

Ahead, in front of, before; in future.

ऐसा aisā

Such, of this type.

आज āj

Today.

अकेला akēlā

Single, lonely, lonesome, solitary.

अलग alag

Different, separate, apart, distinct.

अम्बा ambā

Mother.
The goddess Durgā (= Devī).

अमृतवेला amr̥itvēlā

The time of nectar, the hour before dawn, the hour suitable for meditation or prayer.
(Sikhism) the hour before sunrise between 3:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
(Bābā) The time of amr̥t, the time of nectar, time of daily meditation after waking up, set from 4:00 a.m. to 4:45 a.m., when the atmosphere is very pure and Baba specially fills a soul with all powers, but perhaps at any time between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m.

अमूल्य amūlya

Priceless, invaluable.

आना ānā

To come.

अनन्य ananya

Identical, unique.
Close, intimate.
Completely loyal, exclusive.

अनेक anēk

'not one'. Many, several, various, much, abundant.

अनुभव anubhav

Experience.

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.

आराम ārām

Rest, comfort, relief.

अरे arē

O !, a form of address (used for inferiors or juniors).
I say! hullo! (attracting attention).
Oh! (expressing astonishment, or concern).

अर्थ arth

Meaning.
Import, sense.
Wealth, money.
For, for the sake of.

अर्थात् arthāt

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

आत्मा ātmā

The soul, the spirit, the self.

attention

Attention.

और aur

And.
Else.
Other.

औरों aurō̃

(The) others.

आवश्यकता āvaśhyaktā

Necessity, need, requirement.

आवाज़ āvāz

Sound, noise.
Voice, tone.
Echo.
Shout, call, cry.
Report, fame.

अव्यक्त avyakt

Not manifest, not apparent, imperceptible, indistinct.

बाबा bābā

Father.

बचाना bachānā

To save, to defend, to protect.
To retain (unused or unspent).
To (cause to) avoid, to (to cause to) keep away or aloof.
To cause to escape.
To spare.

बच्चा bachchā

Child, kid, baby, infant.
Inexperienced, raw, of unripe age.

बच्ची bachchī

A girl, a female child, baby or infant.
(feminine) Inexperienced, raw, of unripe age.

बहुत bahut

Many, much.
Very.

बैठना baiṭhnā

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

बजाना bajānā

To play (an instrument, a recording).
To strike (a bell, gong); to beat (a drum).
To clap (the hands).

बाकी bākī

Remaining, left over, remainder, balance, arrears, subtraction.

बाकी bākī

But if.., but, nevertheless.

बकरा bakrā

He-goat.

बलि bali

A sacrifice; an oblation

बलि चढ़ना bali chaṛhnā

To be sacrificed, to sacrifice oneself.

बाम्बे bāmbē

Bombay.

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.

बनारस banāras

The holy city Benares.

बनना bannā

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

बाप bāp

Father.

बाप कहते हैं bāp kahtē haĩ

The Father says.

बाप की याद bāp kī yād

Remembrance of the Father.

बापदादा bāpdādā

Bāp and Dādā.
The Father Śhiv and the elder brother Brahmā,
The father Brahmā and the Grandfather Śhiv.

बार bār

Time, occasion.

बड़ा baṛā

Big, large, great, huge, important, commodious, expansive.
Noble, reputed.
Elder, elderly, senior.
Grown up.
Rich.
adv. Very, exceedingly.

बढ़ना baṛhnā

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

बात bāt

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

बताना batānā

To say, to speak, to tell, to inform, to point out, to express, to thrash, to instruct.

बेहद bēhad

Limitless, unlimited, unbounded.
Excessive, too, too much.

बेहद का bēhad kā

Limitless, unlimited, unbounded.

बेफिक्र bēphikr

Carefree, careless, unworried, unmindful.
(Bābā) Worriless, free from anxiety, without worries.

भाग्य bhāgya

Fortune, fate, luck, destiny.

भाई bhāī

Brother.

भक्त bhakt

A devotee.

भान bhān

Perception, consciousness, recollection.

भाना bhānā

To be liked.
To be agreeable, to be pleasing, to be appealing.

भण्डारा bhanḍārā

Reserve. Place where provisions, etc. are stored.
(Bābā) Kitchen. Place where food is distributed.
(Bābā) Treasure-Store.

भरी bharī

A burden.

भरना bharnā

To fill, to refill.

भाषण bhāṣhaṇ

Speech, address.

भव bhav

(imperative of 'to be', 'to become' in Sanskrit) Just become.
(Bābā) The word introduces a blessing 'May you be...' placed at the beginning in English but at the end in Hindi.

भविष्य bhaviṣhya

Future; what has yet to be, what will be, the future.

भी bhī

Inclusive emphatic particle: too, also, even.

भुलाना bhulānā

To cause to be forgotten, to erase from the mind; to forget.
To deceive, to mislead.
To bewilder, to fascinate.

भूलना bhūlnā

To forget.

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).

birth day

Birthday.

बीतना bītnā

To pass, elapse, expire (as time).
To come to pass, take place, occur, happen, befall, arrive.
To undergo, suffer, endure.

ब्रह्मा brahmā

(Hinduism) Brahmā or the Supreme Being regarded as a person, the first deity of the Hindū triad and the Creator of the World.
(Bābā) The first human being in which the Supreme Being descends to give the knowledge allowing us to free ourselves from our bonds of karma.

ब्रह्मा भोजन brahmā bhōjan

'Food offered to Brahma'. Brahma bhojan (bhog). Food cooked in Madhuban or BK centres by Brahmans in the remembrance of Shiv Baba and offered to Him.

ब्राह्मण brāhmaṇ

(Hinduism) The first of the four castes in traditional Hindu social hierarchy whose main duty, as prescribed, was to study, to teach, to perform yagya and to subsist through alms.
(Brahma Kumaris) The mouth born child of Brahma.

बृजमोहन br̥ijmōhan

BK Brij Mohan is a popular motivational speaker, writer and broadcaster. He is known for presenting deep spiritual truths with wit and humour. He maintains his amiable and humble self while carrying out his responsibilities as Addl. Secretary-General of the Brahma Kumaris, a global spiritual organisation with Hqs. in Mt. Abu, Rajasthan, India and presence in over 142 countries, spanning all five continents.

चाबी chābī

Key.

चाहे chāhē

Either, or (usually repeated).
चाहे ... चाहे, either ... or; whether ... or.

चाहिए chāhiē

Is necessary, is needful, is requisite, is proper, is right.
It behoves.
Should, ought, must (be).

चाहना chāhnā

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

चक्र लगाना chakra lagānā

To take rounds, to go around, to revolve, to whirl; to swirl.

चलन chalan

Vogue.
Usage, custom.
Conduct.

चलना chalnā

Continue.

चलता-फिरता chaltā-phirtā

Mobile.
caltē-phirtē, By moving, by strolling, by walking.

चन्द्रमणि chandramaṇi

Lovely as the moon.
The moon-stone, a fabulous gem (supposed to be formed from the congelation of the rays of the moon and to dissolve under the influence of its light).
Dādī Candramaṇi, one of the yagya's elder sisters (dādī).

चारों ओर chārō̃ ōr

On all sides, all around, everywhere.

चेहरा chēhrā

Face, countenance, mask, front.

centre

Centre.

ceremony

Ceremony.

chance

Chance.

chancellor

Chancellor.
(Bābā) Higher official; Baba says that who takes chance will become chancellor.

check

Check.

छोटा chhōṭā

Small, little, short, young, petty, subordinate, junior, insignificant.

चीज़ chīz

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

connection

Connection.

copy

Copy.

दादी dādī

Paternal grandmother.
(Brahma Kumaris) Eldest sister (older in gyan than the Didis who are also elder sisters)

दरवाजा darvājā

A door.

date

Date.

देह dēh

Body.

देह-अभिमान dēh-abhimān

Considering oneself as the body.
Bodily pride.

देही dēhī

Possessing a body.
The soul who animates the body and survives it.

देहली dēhlī

Delhi (the capital of India).
Threshold.

देखना dēkhnā

To see, to look, to view, to perceive, to observe.
To consider.
To experience.

देना dēnā

To give.

देश dēśh

Country, land, native home, region, space.

धारणा dhārṇā

Inculcation of the knowledge and virtues of the Supreme in our practical life.

ढूँढना ḍhūṇḍhnā

To seek, search for.

दीदी dīdī

(a form of address for) an elder sister.

दिल dil

Heart, courage, spirit, will.

दिलाना dilānā

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

दिलवाला dilvālā

The one with a heart.
Spirited, courageous, bold.
Large-hearted, generous, liberal.

दिन din

A day (comprised of twenty-four hours from sunrise to sunrise).
A day (extending from sunrise to sunset), daytime.
Time(s).

direct

Direct.

discuss

To discuss.

दिव्य divya

Divine, heavenly, celestial, supernatural, magical, wonderful.

दो dō

Two, 2.

double

Double.

drama

Drama.
(Bābā) Film (which repeats itself identically unlike a play).
(Bābā) The Great Drama of life lasting 5000 years which revolves eternally. Human beings are the actors: souls occupying a costume or body. The sun, moon and stars are the lighting of the stage. The part of each person is inscribed in the soul and cannot be modified, which makes the Drama predestined.

दृढ़ dr̥iṛh

Firm, resolute, strong-willed.
Strong.
Tough, hard.
Rigid, tenacious.

दृढ़ता dr̥iṛhtā

Fixedness, firmness, hardness, solidity, strength.
Steadiness, perseverance.
Confirmation, corroboration.
Firmness, resoluteness.

दुआ duā

Prayer.
Blessing.

दूसरा dūsrā

Second.
Other, another.
Next.

द्वापर dvāpar

The third of the four yug or ages according to the Hindu mythology, the age of transition from good (satyug and trētā) to the age of vice (kaliyug).

द्वारा dvārā

By, through, through the medium of, through the agency of, by means of, with.

earth

Earth.

easy

Easy.

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).

example

Example.

फ़र्क fark

Difference, distinction, distance.

fast

Fast.

फ़ायदा fāydā

Advantage, gain, profit, benefit, utility, use, good result.

final

Final.

fix

To fix.

follow father

To follow the Father (there is no article in hindi).

foreigner

Foreigner.

gate

Gate.

गति gati

Motion, movement.
Speed.
State, condition, plight.
Shape, appearance.
Access, approach, pass.
Destiny, salvation.

get

To get.

घर ghar

Home, house, residence, apartment, room.
Compartment.
Native place, homeland.
Office.
Square or cell (in a chess-board).

gift

Gift.

group

Group.

guarantee

Guarantee.

गुल्ज़ार Gulzār

Garden of roses, bed of roses, garden.
A flourishing and well-populated town.
Blooming, flourishing.
Dādī Gulzār one of the eldest sisters (dādī) of the yagya.

गुणा guṇā

Fold, times (suffixed to numerals to form multiplicatives; e.g. sau-gunā, 'a hundred-fold').
Multiplication.
The rule of multiplication.

हां hā̃

Yes, yea.

हलचल halchal

Commotion, hustle.
Agitation, movement.

हम ham

We.
(rustic form) I.

हंसाना haṅsānā

To cause to laugh, to amuse.

हर एक har ēk

Each, every.
Each one, everybody.

हर्षित harṣhit

Joyous, delighted, cheerful.

हँसना hãsnā

To laugh, to deride, to ridicule, to joke.

हाथ hāth

The hand, the wrist, the pulse.
Hand, member (of a work team).
A hand (at cards).
Hand, contribution (in some activity).
Handle, arm (of a chair).

हाथ उठाना hāth uṭhānā

To raise your hand.

हाज़िर hāzir

Present, ready.

ही hī

Emphatic particle with a sense of exclusion : only.

हिलाना hilānā

To shake, to jolt.
To swing.

हिम्मत himmat

Courage, boldness.

हीरा hīrā

Diamond.

होना hōnā

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

होशियार hōśhiyār

Clever, wise, intelligent, careful.

इकट्ठा ikaṭṭhā

Collected, gathered.
Together, in one lot.

इसलिए isliē

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

जब jab

(Relative pronoun) When.

जगदम्बा jagadambā

'The mother of the world,' a name of Durgā or Pārvati.
(Bābā) A name given to Mama.

जगत jagat

The world, universe.

जहाँ jahā̃

Where, wherever.

जैसा jaisā

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

जल्दी jaldī

Hurry, haste.
Quickly, urgently, immediately.

जाना jānā

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

जन्मना janamnā

To be born.

जन्म janm

Birth, origin, genesis.
Life, existence.

जन्म-दिन janm-din

Birthday.

जानना jānnā

To know, to become aware of, to perceive.

जयन्ती jayantī

A jubilee, a birthday celebration, a flag, a banner.
(जयन्ति jayanti conjugated form in Sanskrit of the verb ji "to conquer") They conquer.

झलकना jhalaknā

To shine, glare, glitter, glisten, sparkle, flash.

झंडा jhaṇḍā

Flag, banner, standard, ensign.

जी jī

Mind, heart.
A form of address, a term of endearment or respect: Sir, Master, Madam.
Yes Sir, yes Madam, yes Master, yes, very good.

जीना jīnā

To live, to be alive.

जितना jitnā

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

जीवन jīvan

Life, animation, existence.

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.

जो कुछ jō kuchh

Whatever, whatsoever, anything.

जोड़ना jōṛnā

To add, to sum up.
To link, to unite, to connect, to attach, to bind.
To collect, to accumulate, to assemble.
To weld.
To cement.
To set (a bone etc.).
To save up.

ज्यादा jyādā

More, -er (also used in comparatives and superlatives).
Additional; superfluous, redundant; too much, excessive.
Superfluously; excessively, &c.
Many, much, plenty.

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)

कब kab

Interrogative adverb: When? At what time ?

कभी kabhī

Sometime, ever.

कहाँ kahā̃

Interrogative pronominal adverb : Where ?

कहना kahnā

Say.

कई kaī

Several, sundry, divers, some, some few.

कैसा kaisā

(interrogative adjective and adverb of manner) What-like, what sort of, what kind or manner of, in what manner, how, by what means.

कल्प kalp

(Hinduism) Great cosmological cycle of creation, where the material Universe is created, degrades and is annihilated during the kalpānta.
(Hinduism) Cosmological period of one day (half-day) of Brahmā, duration of a creation of the Universe, worth 1000 great eras [mahāyuga] (approximately 4.32 billion years); each kalpa consists of 14 eras of Manu [manvantara].
(Bābā) Great cosmological cycle of creation, where the material Universe is created in its state of maximum purity, degrades and is then destroyed and recreated (transformation and not annihilation).
(Bābā) cosmological period of one day (paradise for 2500 years) and one night (hell for 2500 years) of Brahmā, duration of a creation of the Universe, worth 5000 years.

कम kam

Less (also used in comparisons).
Little, few, scanty, short, small, deficient.
Rarely, seldom.

काम kām

Work, task, job, employment, performance, function.

काम kām

Passion, lust.
Desire.

कम से कम kam sē kam

(superlative of kam) At the very least.

काफी kāphī

Enough, sufficient, adequate.

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.

कर्मयोगी karmyōgī

Yōgī in action. One who remembers God while acting.

करना karnā

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

कारोबार kārōbār

Work, labour, business, affairs, dealings, transactions.

कार्य kārya

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

कौन kaun

interrogative pronoun. Who

के आगे kē āgē

In front of, ahead of, before.

के बाद kē bād

After.

के लिए kē liē

For, for the sake of.

के पास kē pās

Near to.
Belonging to (genitive marker).
To have (used with the verb hōnā to be).

के साथ kē sāth

With, along with, in the company of, in company with, in connection with.
We will replace kē with a possessive pronoun mērē (mine), tērē (yours), etc. to say "with me", "with you".

key

Key.

ख़त्म ḵẖatm

Ended, completed, concluded.

खोलना khōlnā

To open, to unfold, to untie, to detach, to unravel, to unroll, to unfasten.

खुद khud

Self (myself, himself, itself, &c.).
Own, private, personal.

खुलना khulnā

To open.
To be uncovered.
To be untied.
To start.
To clear.

खुश khuśh

Happy, pleased.
Good.

खुशी khuśhī

Joy, delight, happiness.

खुशनसीब khuśhnasīb

Of happy lot or portion, fortunate, lucky.

खुशनुमा khuśhnumā

Pleasant, pleasant-looking, good-looking.

कि ki

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

कितना kitnā

(interrogative) How much, how many.
(exclamative) So, so much, so many.

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.

कोना kōnā

Corner.

कुछ kuchh

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

कुछ भी kuchh bhī

Anything, whatsoever, anything at all.

कुमारी kumārī

Virgin, maiden, unmarried, damsel, young girl.
Daughter.

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.

लगाना lagānā

To engage, to employ.
To attach, to join, to connect.
To plant.
To apply.
To affix.
To make someone hang around.
To levy.
To touch.
To invest.
To paste, to stick.
To set, to fix.
To shut, to close.
To keep.
To backbite.
To inflame.
To add.

लहराना laharānā

To rise in waves (water), to ripple.
To wave (as foliage, crops).
To wave, to flap (a flag).
To wind (as a stream).
To undulate in movement (a snake).
To gust (as heat).
To be moved suddenly (the heart, by emotion).
To be wafted (fragrance).
To be radiant (the beauty of nature).
To cause to flutter, or to wave; to put out (a flag); to raise (a flag, standard). To raise delusive hopes in (a person); to excite, to tantalise.

लक्षण lakṣhaṇ

A symptom.
Indication.
Trait, characteristic feature, characteristic mark.
(Bābā) The symptoms of the soul which show progress towards his/her goal.

लक्ष्य lakṣhya

The aim, object, objective, target, goal.
Indicated, implied.

लेकिन lēkin

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

लेना lēnā

To take.

लिए liē

For, with a view to, for the sake of, on account of.
Taking, carrying, bearing.

list

List.

लोग log

A man.
People, public.
Placed after the pronoun ham (we), tum (you or you) or āp (you) grammatically plural to remove ambiguity on the number of people (at least 2 people)

luck

Luck.

lucky

Lucky.

मधुबन madhuban

(Hinduism) 'The forest of the demon Madhu,' near the Yamuna river (where Śhatru-ghna, after killing Lavaṇa, son of Madhu, founded the city of Madhurā or Mathurā, the city where Kr̥iṣhṇa was born, where God was incarnated).
(Bābā) Place where the seat of the Brahma Kumaris is located where the Supreme Being has descended on numerous occasions (in the body of Brahmā, then of Dadi Gulzar).

माँगना mā̃gnā

To demand, to ask, to call for, to claim, to invite, to solicit.

महान्, महा mahān, mahā

(prefix) Great, illustrious.
Mighty, strong, big, large, ample, excessive, grievous.
Very, extremely, very much.

महत्व mahatva

Importance.
Significance.
Greatness.
Magnitude.

महिमा mahimā

Exaltation, greatness, grandeur, glory, dignity, majesty, importance.

महीन mahīn

Fine, subtle, thin.

मैं maĩ

I. (personal pronoun)

मैं आत्मा हूँ maĩ ātmā hū̃

I am the soul.

मैं-पन maĩ-pan

State or condition of 'I', I-ness. The "I".
Consciousness of "me".
(Bābā) When one remembers Bābā and considers in one's heart that it is Bābā who makes me act and not I, this 'I' disappears.

majority

Majority.

माना mānā

(it) Means, that is.

मनाना manānā

'to make mindful'.
To cause to agree, to persuade; to reason with; to prevail on.
To console.
To conciliate (an opponent, one offended); to placate; to soothe.
To invoke (a deity); to worship; to propitiate (a patron, &c.).
To cause to be kept, to celebrate (as a festival, a holiday).
(poetry) To acknowledge (a fault).
To meditate, to reflect on.

मन्दिर mandir

Temple.

मंगाना maṅgānā

To send for, to ask for, to call for.

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)

meeting

Meeting.

मेहनत mēhnat

Labour, hard work, toil.
Industry, application.
Exercise.

मेला mēlā

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

मेवा mēvā

Fruit, dry fruit.

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.

minute

Minute.

मीठा mīṭhā

Sweet, pleasant.
Sweetmeat, jaggery.

मोहजीत mōhjīt

Conqueror of mōh, conqueror of the delusion and the darkness of the mind that makes us indulge in worldly and sensual pleasures, conqueror of the attachment to the world (and therefore of all forms of attachment).

मुबारक mubārak

Congratulations. Best wishes.

मुहूर्त muhūrt

A particular division of time; the thirtieth part of a day, a period of 48 minutes Any short space of time, a moment, an instant.
One of those 30 moments of 48 minutes.
(astrology) An auspicious moment, an appropriate time to undertake an important act; fateful hour.

मुख mukh

The mouth, beak, snout, muzzle.
Face, countenance.
Front, fore-part.
Opening, aperture, entrance, exit.
Commencement.

मुरली murlī

Flute, pipe.
(Bābā) The words of God, the instrument to enchant us, to make us dance in happiness in the company of the Supreme Being, the Beloved Being.

मुस्कराना muskarānā

To smile, grin, smirk, simper.
(Bābā) To smile.

मुश्किल muśhkil

Difficult, hard, intricate.
Difficulty, hardship.

ना nā

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

नहीं nahī̃

No.
Not.

नाम nām

Name.

नया nayā

New, novel, fresh, unused, green, recent, modern, raw, inexperienced, young.

ने nē

A postposition denoting the subject (ergative case that is to say with a past participle).

निभाना nibhānā

To carry on.
To pull on, to accommodate.
To fulfil.
To accomplish.
To perform.
To maintain.

निजी, निज nijī, nij

One's own, personal, individual.
Private.
Unofficial.
(Bābā) Own, intrinsic, innate, original.

निमित्त nimitt

Cause, reason, factor, purpose, motive.
For the sake of, on account of.
(Bābā) Instrument. He who acts for the Cause of God, in His name.

निशानी niśhānī

A memento, keepsake, token.
Mark, mark of identification, sign, trace.

निश्चय niśhchay

Confidence, faith, certainty.

note

Note.

number one

Number one.

नम्बरवार number-wār

In order, orderly.
According to his rank, his position.

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.

ओम् शान्ति ōm śhānti

(Hinduism) Om! Peace! Peace! Peace! (Shanti Mantra or hindu prayer for peace in the Upanishads)
Me the soul ! Peace !
I am Peace !
Hello, good morning, good afternoon, good evening (greeting between bk)

P

The letter P of our alphabet; used for acronyms.

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).

पदमगुणा padamguṇā

A quadrillion times (1,000,000,000,000,000 times).

पहचान pahchān

Acquaintance, familiarity, recognition, identification.
Identity, identification mark.

पहचानना pahchānnā

To recognize, to identify. To distinguish, to discern, to discriminate.

पहले pahlē

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

पहुंचना pahuñchnā

To reach, to arrive.

पालना pālnā

To protect, guard, preserve, foster, nourish, cherish, bring up, rear, breed, domesticate.
To adopt.
Parents' sustenance, care, upbringing, support.

पांव pāṅw

Foot, leg.

पर par

Opposite, inimical, other, alien, higher.

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)

परमात्मा paramātmā

Supreme Soul : Śiv and not Brahmā.

परिवार parivār

Family, household.

पड़ना paṛnā

To fall, to fall down, to drop.
To lie (down).
To occur, to befall.
To be involved; to be hit.
(Following the uninflected infinitive of another verb, paṛnā, like honā, signifies 'have to,' 'must'; e.g. usko jāne paṛā, 'he had to go'; — annexed to the base of some neuter verbs it forms intensives, as gir-paṛnā, 'to fall down'; — annexed to the base of a transitive verb it has generally the sense of honā, as dekh paṛnā, 'to be seen,' 'to become visible').

part

Part.

पश्चिम paśhchim

West.
Western.

pass

To pass.

फैलाना phailānā

To spread, to extend, to expand, to span, to unfold, to outstretch, to stretch.
To make calculations, to work out.
To propagate, to make public.

फँसना phansnā

To be entrapped, to be ensnared, to be baited, to be caught in a trick.
To be emboroiled, to be implicated, to be involved.

फरिश्ता phariśhtā

An angel, a divine messenger.

फिर phir

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

फिर भी phir bhī

Notwithstanding, even then, in spite of that.

फिरना phirnā

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

photo

Photo, photograph.

पीछे pīchhē

Behind, on the back side of.
After, afterwards.
Backwards.
In the absence of.

पीना pīnā

To drink, to swill, to sip.
To smoke (as cigarette).
To conceal a secret, to absorb, to suppress (as anger).

powerful

Powerful.

प्रालब्ध prālabdh

Predestination, destiny, fortune, fate, lot, venture, chance.
(Bābā) Destiny resulting from actions performed in a previous birth (fruit of karma).

प्रमाण pramāṇ

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

प्राप्ति prāpti

Obtaining, acquisition; attainment (to a goal, a level); fulfilment (of a request).
Gain, advantage; income.
Receipt (of a letter, &c.); reception (of guests).

प्रति prati

Towards.

प्रतिदिन pratidin

From day to day, day by day, every day, daily; always, continually.

programme

Programme.
(Bābā) Event.

पूछना pūchhnā

To enquire, to ask, to investigate, to interrogate, to question.

पूरा pūrā

Complete, all, whole, entire, full, gross, total, thorough, adequate.
Sufficiency, adequacy.

पुराना purānā

Old, ancient.
Worn out, old-fashioned, antiquated, obsolete, out of date.
Experienced, sage, knowing.

पुरुषार्थ puruṣhārth

Human effort or exertion; valour; industry.
An object of human pursuit.
(Hinduism) The four basic aims of human existence (viz. dharm discharge of duty; arth acquirement of wealth; kām gratification of desire; mokṣha final emancipation).
(Bābā) The effort made by the soul to attain perfection.
(Bābā) Spiritual effort. The effort made for the sake (arth) of development of the soul (puruṣh). This effort includes the steps we take for attaining the perfect state of our original and eternal self.

पुरूषार्थी purūṣhārthī

Diligent, industrious.
Valorous, heroic.
Who makes a personal effort, who has a goal.

प्यार pyār

Love, affection, amour, amorous relationship.

प्यारा pyārā

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

रहाना rahānā

To make stay, to make remain.

रहना rahnā

To remain, to stay.

राज्य rājya

Kingdom, rule, reign, polity, the state.

रखना rakhnā

To put, to place, to keep, to possess, to have, to employ, to appoint.

रमेश भाई ramēśh bhāī

Brother Ramēśh. Rajyogi Brahmakumar Ramesh Bhaiji.
Director of Rajyoga Education & Research Foundation Art & Culture Wing – Brahmakumaris. Additional Secretary General of Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Viswa Vidyalaya and Managing trustee of World Renewal Spiritual Trust. Editor of Swarnim Sanskruti Kala Sandesh Paper and Chairman of Godlywood Studio. Senior Brother Rajyogi Ramesh Bhaiji flew to Avyakt vatan in Bapdada’s lap.

रास्ता rāstā

Road, way, path, street, lane.
Way, manner.

रथ rath

Chariot, vehicle (of a god).

रौनक raunak

Brightness, brilliance, splendour, beauty, elegance, grace, ornament, gaiety.

regard

Regard.

register

A register.
To register.
A book in which details of person's conduct and behaviour are entered.

regular

Regular.

result

Result.

return journey

Return journey (towards the incorporeal world of souls).

रीति rīti

Method, manner, mode.
Custom, way, practice, vogue.
Tradition.
Style.

रोज़ rōz

A day.
Everyday, daily.

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.

सब sab

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

शब्द śhabd

Word, term, sound.

सबका sabkā

(genitive case of sab) Of everyone.

सबको sabkō

sab + kō : everything, everyone.

सबसे sabsē

(superlative) Of all, the most.

सदा sadā

Always, perpetually, continually, ever.

साधारण sādhāraṇ

Ordinary, simple, common, commonplace, usual, moderate.

सहज sahaj

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

सहयोग sahyōg

Cooperation, collaboration.

सहयोगी sahyōgī

Colleague, co-worker.
Co-operating.
Co-operative.

साकार, साकारी sākār, sākārī

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

सखा sakhā

A friend, companion.

शक्ल śhakla

Shape, form.
Looks, appearance, countenance.

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.

शक्तिशाली śhaktiśhālī

Who possesses power or strength, powerful, strong.

साल sāl

A year.

समझना samajhnā

To understand.

समान samān

Equal, equivalent, similar, alike, identical, tantamount.

सामान sāmān

Goods; luggage, bag and baggage; material, stuff; stock.

समाना samānā

To be contained, to enter, to fit, to permeate.

समाप्त samāpt

Finished, ended, concluded, terminated, completed.

समाप्ति samāpti

The end, conclusion, termination.
Completion.

समय samay

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

सम्बन्धी sambandhī

A relative, relation.
(suffix) Related with, pertaining to.

सम्भालना sambhālnā

To take care of.
To support.
To hold.
To keep in careful custody.
To manage.
To supervise.

समीप samīp

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

sample

Sample, specimen, example.

सम्पूर्ण sampūrṇ

Whole, entire, complete, perfect.

संग saṅg

Company, association, contact.

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.

सन्तुष्ट santuṣhṭ

Satisfied, gratified, content.

सन्तुष्टमणि santuṣhṭamaṇi

Satisfied, gratified or content jewel.

सन्तुष्टता santuṣhṭatā

Complete satisfaction, contentment, gratification.

सफल saphal

Successful, effective, fruitful.

सफलता saphaltā

Success, achievement.

सफलतामूर्त saphaltāmūrt

Image of success.

सारा sārā

All, the whole, whole, entire, complete, universal.

शरीर śharīr

Body.

सर्व sarv

All ; whole, entire, complete.

साथ sāth

With, together, along with.
Company, association.

साथी sāthī

Companion, comrade, associate, attendant, follower; ally, accomplice, supporter.

सतोप्रधान satōpradhān

(Bābā) The highest level of purity, fullness and perfection; stage of golden age.

सतयुग satyug

The first of the four yug of the universe according to Indian mythology. Satyug is said to be the best or golden period or age of creation.

सौगात saugāt

a present, gift.

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)

see

See.

सेवा sēvā

Service.
(Bābā) Selfless use of our mind, body and wealth for the benefit of the world.

सेवाधारी sēvādhārī

'who has, carries, or supports the service'. Server, servant.

सेवाकेन्द्र sēvākēndra

Service centre.

शिव śhiv

Beneficial, favorable, auspicious, salutary.
Well-being, prosperity, happiness.
(Hinduism) Confused with Śhaṅkar. Name of the third god of the Hindū triad, the Deity in the character of producer or destroyer (Śhiv's most distinctive function is to preside over the dissolution of the world at the end of each aeon in order that it may be created anew), or Time personified.
(Hinduism) The phallic or pillar emblem of Śhiv.
(Bābā) The name of the Supreme Being The Auspicious, the Good, the Well-being, etc. who does his work of Creation, Sustainment and Destruction of the World through the trimūrti Brahmā, Viṣhṇu and Śhaṅkar three subtle deities created by God in the subtle world.
(Bābā) The Seed of the Human World Tree.
(Bābā) The Point. He is the Supreme Soul and therefore has the shape of a point like any soul. As He is incorporeal, it was represented with the shape of a pillar or, more anciently, an egg. The degradation of devotion has led Hindus to see it as a phallic representation symbolizing the Creator role of God and others to transgress the rules of Hindu conduct (left path tantra) where sexuality is permitted and revered as a divine activity.

सिवाए sivāē

Except, but, with the exception (of).

स्मृति smr̥iti

Memory, remembrance.
Books of traditional code of Hindu law.

स्नेह snēh

Love, affection.
Oil, oily substance.

स्नेही snēhī

A lover.
Loving, affectionate.

सोचना sōchnā

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

श्रृंगार śhrr̥iṅgār

Love, the erotic sentiment, sexual passion or desire.
Makeup.
Adornment.
(Bābā) Makeup, adornment: everything that serves to beautify oneself (the body or the soul).

श्रृंगारना śhrr̥iṅgārnā

To adorn, to dress, to embellish, to decorate.

स्थान sthān

Place, spot, site.

स्थापना, स्थापन sthāpanā, sthāpan

Establishment.
(in particular) The establishment of the new world.

student

Student.

studio

Studio.

शुभ śhubh

Auspicious, good.
The good, well-being.

शुद्ध śhuddh

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

सुख sukh

Happiness, pleasure, comfort, felicity, contentment.

सूक्ष्म sūkṣhma

Subtle.

सुनाना sunānā

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

सुनना sunnā

To hear, to listen, to pay heed.
Hearing, audition.

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-.

स्वीकार svīkār

'Making one's own,' taking on one's self, assent, agreement, consent, acquiescence, acknowledgment, acceptance.

तब tab

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

तन-मन-धन tan-man-dhan

Body, mind and money.

तरफ taraph

Side, direction.
Towards.

तारीख tārīkh

A date.
An appointed day.
History.

teacher

Teacher.

the

The.

ठीक ṭhīk

Right, correct, exact, proper, true.
All right; precisely, accurately.

थोड़ा thōṛā

A little, some, meagre, scanty.
Short.

time

Time.

तीनों tīnō̃

The three, all three.

तीव्र tīvr

Strong, intense, sharp, keen, harsh, swift.
Pungent.
Sharp (a musical note).
Ardent, impetuous.
Excessive.
(Bābā) Fast, intense.

तो tō

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

टोली ṭōlī

A small flat plate or dish of metal or earth.
Plate, dish, platter, salver.
A present of sweetmeats, fruits, &c.

त्रिमूर्ति शिव trimūrti śhiv

Śhiv of the three forms (trimūrti). Śhiv who created the three deities of the subtle region (Brahmā, Viṣhṇu, Śhaṅkar).

तुल्य tulya

Equal; similar (to); comparable (in weight or significance).

तुम tum

You (between equals).

त्याग tyāg

Abandonment, relinquishment, renunciation, forsaking, sacrifice, abnegation.

त्यागना tyāgnā

To abandon, to give up, to relinquish, to renounce, to resign, to abnegate, to forsake, to sacrifice.

U

The letter U of our alphabet; used for acronyms.

उमंग umaṅg

Aspiration, gusto, zeal.

उमंग-उल्लास umaṅg-ullās

Enthusiasm and joy.
Pleasure.
Gusto and happiness.

उमंग-उत्साह umaṅg-utsāh

Enthusiasm, zeal.

उम्मीदवार ummīdvār

Candidate.

उड़ना uṛnā

To fly.
To fade, to get dim, to vanish.
To explode.

use

Use.

उसका uskā

Genitive case of vah : of him, of her, of that, his, her.

उठाना uṭhānā

To raise, to lift up.
To wake up.
To rent out.
To bear.
To remove.

उठना uṭhnā

To raise.
To get up.
To be rented out.
To pass away, to expire.

वाँ vā̃

-th.

वह vah

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

वाह vāh

An exclamatory word denoting admiration, appreciation, contempt, opposition, surprise, etc. : well done ! bravo ! excellent ! how can that be ! that can't be so.

वही vahī

(emphatic form of vah) That very, that very one.

वैरागी vairāgī

Detached.
A recluse, one who is not attached to worldly affairs.

वैराग्य vairāgya

(Attitude of) renunciation, detachment (from worldly affairs).

वाला vālā

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

value

Value.

वाणी vāṇī

Speech, voice.
Saraswati : the goddess of speech.

वापिस, वापस vāpis, vāpas

Back, back again.

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.

वारिस vāris

Heir, successor, legatee.

वतन vatan

Homeland, native country.

वायदा vāydā

Promise, commitment.

वायुमण्डल vāyumaṇḍal

The atmosphere.

विचित्र vichitr

Strange, surprising, amazing, wonderful, queer, curious, peculiar.
(Bābā) Deprived of representation, of photo, of image. (Having no body of His own, God the Supreme Soul cannot be represented because the soul is just a tiny invisible point)

विदेश vidēśh

Foreign country.

विदेशी vidēśhī

Foreign, alien, exotic.
A foreigner, foreign national.

विघ्न vighna

Interruption, interference, meddling, obstacle, disturbance.

विशेष viśhēṣh

Special, specific, particular, distinctive, characteristic, typical.

विशेषता viśhēṣhtā

Speciality, peculiarity, singularity, quality, attribute, characteristic.

विश्व viśhva

The world, universe.

वृत्ति vr̥itti

Behaviour, conduct, mode of life.
Natural tendency, instinct.
Business, employment, profession.
Means of subsistence, allowance, pension.
Commentary (on a text).
Usage (of a term or expression).
(Bābā) Attitude, thought pattern, tendencies, inclinations, instincts.

व्यर्थ vyarth

Useless, fruitless, futile, ineffective, unprofitable.

waste

Waste.

west

West.

या yā

Or, either.

याद yād

Remembrance, recollection, memory.

याद करना yād karnā

To think of, to remember, recollect, call to mind.
To commit to memory.
(Bābā) To remember (by making an effort). It is a function of the higher mind (buddhi).

याद रखना yād rakhnā

'to keep the remembrance'. To bear in mind, to keep in memory, to remember.

याद-प्यार yād-pyār

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

यादगार yādgār

Anything given as a memorial.
A valuable present (to a mistress or friend).
A token, a souvenir, a keepsake.
A monument, memorial.
Anything memorable, or worthy of remembrance.

यज्ञ yagya

Sometimes Baba also says that it is the imperishable sacrificial fire of knowledge created by God, Rudra, in which a horse is sacrificed for attaining the kingdom.
The word “yagya” stands for “sacrificial fire” Yagyas are normally conducted for protection against natural calamities, wars, for rain-making etc.
Ashwamedh yagya (where a horse is sacrificed) is mentioned in ancient scriptures A ritual described there is performed by a king (raja) who strives for becoming a great king, or an emperor (maharaja) Before the yagya is conducted, a horse is set loose to roam around wherever it chooses for a few months or a year If the inhabitants of the lands that the horse crosses let it cross their territory without any obstruction, it means they accept the raja’s rule over them In this way the raja becomes a chakravarti raja (literally - the ruler of the entire globe).
In Baba’s murlis the word “yagya” often stands for this Godly University, or this system of giving the knowledge and providing God’s sustenance, created by Baba at the Confluence age Every Baba’s service place is the yagya. Madhuban is often called Mahayagya (the Great Yagya).

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.

यही yahī

Emphatic form of yah: this very.

यथार्थ yathārth

Real, actual.
Accurate.

zone

Zone.