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Hindi is the fourth most-spoken first language in the world, after Mandarin, Spanish and English. [28] If counted together with the mutually intelligible Urdu, it is the third most-spoken language in the world, after Mandarin and English.
from Hindi and Urdu: An acknowledged leader in a field, from the Mughal rulers of India like Akbar and Shah Jahan, the builder of the Taj Mahal. Maharaja. from Hindi and Sanskrit: A great king. Mantra. from Hindi and Sanskrit: a word or phrase used in meditation. Masala.
Principal language families of the world (and in some cases geographic groups of families). For greater detail, see Distribution of languages in the world. This is a list of languages by total number of speakers. It is difficult to define what constitutes a language as opposed to a dialect.
For the racehorse, see Hindus (horse). "Hindoo" and "Hindu" redirect here. For other uses, see Hindoo (disambiguation) and Hindu (disambiguation). Hindus. Om, a common symbol of the Hindu people. Early-20th-century painting by M. V. Dhurandhar of Hindu devotees in satsanga and listening to the pravachana of the Puranas.
Maya (/ ˈmɑːjə /; Devanagari: माया, IAST: māyā), literally "illusion" or "magic", [1][2][3] has multiple meanings in Indian philosophies depending on the context. In later Vedic texts, māyā connotes a "magic show, an illusion where things appear to be present but are not what they seem"; [2][4] the principle which shows ...
Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam. The "World Is A Family" verse of Maha Upanishad is engraved in the entrance hall of the Parliament Of India. [1] Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (Sanskrit: वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम्) is a Sanskrit phrase found in Hindu texts such as the Maha Upanishad, which means "The World Is One Family". [2] The idea of ...
Many Hindi speakers with Internet use English Wikipedia instead. Given the great geographic spread of the Hindi language, the contributors to the Hindi project live in various areas around the country. There are also prolific users whose native language is not Hindi, as Hindi is a government language in India alongside English.
As a standalone term, Jān is the rough equivalent of Darling, and is used almost exclusively for close relatives (such as spouses, lovers and children). In this context, sometimes colloquial forms such as Jānoo and Jānaa, or combination words such as Jāneman (my darling) and Jānejaan / Jānejaana (roughly, "love of my life"), are also used.