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What are the beautiful untranslatable Hindi words?

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shanmukh

There are some words in Hindi, which are beautiful and cannot be translated into English. We can only describe the meaning of the word in a sentence but there are no exact replacements in English. In India, we use some Hindi words as it is even in our English documents to keep up their sanctity.

  • Viraha - the realization of love through separation
  • Akashvani - celestial announcement ( voice from skies)
  • Maya - The illusion or deceptive appearance of this physical world. Acts of God which cannot be understood by humans.
  • Pushpanjali - Pushpa- flowers; Anjali - folded hands - Folded hands with full of flowers
  • Gagansparsh - Touching the sky; rising so high
  • Chinmaya - Supreme bliss and ecstasy
  • Shubharambh - Auspicious beginning
  • Raabta - Connection between two souls which is beyond explanation
  • Jijivisha - The strong desire to live and continue living 
  • Indriya - All the five senses put together
  • Kanyadaan - To give away the bride on the day of the wedding
  • Jazba - Strong desire or passion
  • Intezaar - Waiting for something/someone in hopeful anticipation
  • Rakhi - A silk thread or string that a sister ties around his brother's hand strengthening their bond. 
  • Guzarish - An earnest or humble request 
  • Moksha - Liberation of a soul from the eternal cycle of birth and death
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