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Ghoonghat (also ghunghat or jhund) is the Hindi word used for a veil or a scarf that a woman in northern India wears to cover her head or face (in states such as Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Assam). Sometimes the end of a sari or dupatta (a long scarf) is pulled over the head or face to function as a ghoonghat.
The word khimar or “veil” refers to a piece of cloth that was popularly used to cover the head in ancient Arabia. [ 68] While the term "hijab" was originally anything that was used to conceal, [ 69] it became used to refer to concealing garments worn by women outside the house, specifically the headscarf or khimar.
A lehenga is a three-piece outfit which is made up of a skirt, called a ghagra or chaniya; a blouse, called a choli, and a dupatta. The dupatta is worn over one shoulder, and traditionally, married women would also wear the dupatta over the head in temples or in front of elders. The dupatta is also worn as part of the Punjabi suit which is worn ...
Saṃnyāsa in Sanskrit nyasa means purification, sannyasa means "Purification of Everything". [8] It is a composite word of saṃ-which means "together, all", ni-which means "down" and āsa from the root as, meaning "to throw" or "to put". [9] A literal translation of Sannyāsa is thus "to put down everything, all of it".
Hindustani, also known as Hindi-Urdu, like all Indo-Aryan languages, has a core base of Sanskrit -derived vocabulary, which it gained through Prakrit. [ 1] As such the standardized registers of the Hindustani language (Hindi-Urdu) share a common vocabulary, especially on the colloquial level. [ 2] However, in formal contexts, Modern Standard ...
v. t. e. Prajña or Pragya [a] ( Sanskrit: प्रज्ञ, प्रज्ञा, प्राज्ञ, प्राज्ञा) is used to refer to the highest and purest form of wisdom, intelligence and understanding. Pragya is the state of wisdom which is higher than the knowledge obtained by reasoning and inference.
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. from Urdu, to refer to Indian flavoured spices.
Furthermore, the knowledge of Brahman leads to a sense of oneness with all existence, self-realization, indescribable joy, and moksha (freedom, bliss), [100] because Brahman-Atman is the origin and end of all things, the universal principle behind and at source of everything that exists, consciousness that pervades everything and everyone.