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  2. Daya (virtue) - Wikipedia

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    Daya (Sanskrit: दया, IAST: dǎyā) is a Sanskrit word commonly translated as "sympathy" or "compassion". [1] [2] [3] It is derived from the root word 'da', which means "gift" and is a concept in Hinduism and Sikhism where one feels sympathy for the suffering of others. [2] In the Yoga and Hindu tradition, daya is one of the 10 Yamas. [2] [4]

  3. Hindustani profanity - Wikipedia

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    The Hindustani language employs a large number of profanities across the Hindustani-speaking diaspora. Idiomatic expressions, particularly profanity, are not always directly translatable into other languages, and make little sense even when they can be translated. Many English translations may not offer the full meaning of the profanity used in ...

  4. Glossary of Hinduism terms - Wikipedia

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    (Akasha is a Sanskrit word meaning "sky", "space" or "aether") In the religion of theosophy and the philosophical school called anthroposophy, the Akashic records are a compendium of all universal events, thoughts, words, emotions and intent ever to have occurred in the past, present, or future in terms of all entities and life forms, not just ...

  5. Hindustani vocabulary - Wikipedia

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    This day to day language was often referred to by the all-encompassing term Hindustani." [5] In Colonial India, Hindi-Urdu acquired vocabulary introduced by Christian missionaries from the Germanic and Romanic languages, e.g. pādrī (Devanagari: पादरी, Nastaleeq: پادری) from padre, meaning pastor. [6]

  6. Doha (poetry) - Wikipedia

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    Doha (Urdu: دوہا, Hindi: दोहा, Punjabi: ਦੋਹਾ) is a form of self-contained rhyming couplet in poetry composed in Mātrika metre. This genre of poetry first became common in Apabhraṃśa and was commonly used in Hindustani language poetry. [1] Among the most famous dohas are those of Sarahpa, Kabir, Mirabai, Rahim, Tulsidas ...

  7. Karuṇā - Wikipedia

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    The word comes from the Sanskrit kara, meaning “to do” or “to make,” [3] indicating an action-based form of compassion, rather than the pity or sadness associated with the English word. In Hindu mythology, the concept of "Karuṇā" or compassionate action is deeply embedded and is often illustrated through stories, characters, and ...

  8. Condolences - Wikipedia

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    Condolences (from Latin con (with) + dolore (sorrow)) are an expression of sympathy to someone who is experiencing pain arising from death, deep mental anguish, or misfortune. [ 2 ] When individuals condole, or offer their condolences to a particular situation or person, they are offering active conscious support of that person or activity.

  9. List of Sanskrit and Persian roots in Hindi - Wikipedia

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    This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. ( October 2012 ) The following is an alphabetical (according to Hindi's alphabet) list of Sanskrit and Persian roots , stems , prefixes , and suffixes commonly used in Hindi .