{"id":5510,"date":"2016-12-16T07:03:02","date_gmt":"2016-12-16T07:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/?p=5510"},"modified":"2018-07-31T13:19:52","modified_gmt":"2018-07-31T13:19:52","slug":"holy-cow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/holy-cow\/","title":{"rendered":"Holy Cow"},"content":{"rendered":"
Quite literally. Sitting at street corners \u0928\u0941\u0915\u094d\u0915\u095c (nukkad)<\/i>, sauntering \u00a0on sidewalks \u092b\u0941\u091f\u092a\u093e\u0925 (footpath)<\/i>, moving in herds \u091d\u0941\u0902\u0921 (jhoond)<\/i>\u00a0alongside vehicular traffic \u0917\u093e\u095c\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0901 (gaadiyaan)<\/i>\u00a0 … . I never fail to get amused by visitors’ accounts of the omnipresent cow \u0917\u093e\u092f (gaay)\u00a0<\/i>in the most unexpected locations \u091c\u0917\u0939 (jug-uh)<\/i>\u00a0in India. However, to those who have grown up in India, these are daily sights \u0926\u0948\u0928\u093f\u0915 \u0926\u0943\u0936\u094d\u092f (dye-nik drishya)<\/i>\u00a0.<\/div>\n
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The cow is considered a holy \u092a\u093e\u0935\u0928 (paa-vun)<\/i>\u00a0creature by India’s mostly Hindu population.\u00a0 As such, to feed this divine creature is considered a noble task that brings goodwill \u092a\u0941\u0923\u094d\u092f (poonya)<\/i>\u00a0and good fortune \u0905\u091a\u094d\u091b\u0947 \u092d\u093e\u0917\u094d\u092f (acche bhaagya)<\/i> \u00a0. In the early mornings, you may have noticed cows resting, tethered, and positioned strategically on sidewalks and near busy streets or street corners. Bundles of long grass lie piled next to them, behind which sits a handler\/cow owner. For a small fee, you can buy a bundle of grass \u0918\u093e\u0938 (ghaas)<\/i>\u00a0and feed it to the cow as a small prayer \u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0925\u0928\u093e (praarthana)<\/i> to ensure a day blessed by “go-mata” or “mother cow.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

For the same reason, many people touch the forehead of any passing cow and touch the same hand to their own forehead \u092e\u093e\u0925\u093e (maathaa)\u00a0<\/i>as a\u00a0mark of respect and to seek blessings \u0906\u0936\u0940\u0930\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0926 (aashirvaad)<\/i>.<\/div>\n
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In South India, cows (and cattle) are revered during the harvest festival of “Pongal.” The third of this festival is reserved for a procession of cattle, as a way of acknowledging them and expressing gratitude for their hard work \u092e\u0947\u0939\u0928\u0924 (mehnat)<\/i>\u00a0in the fields \u0916\u0947\u0924 (khet)<\/i>.<\/div>\n
\nConversation:<\/strong> <\/span>\n

Let us listen to this conversation between two friends\u00a0discussing one friend’s trip to her village farm.<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
Seema:<\/b> \u0905\u0930\u0947 \u0907\u0924\u0928\u0947 \u0926\u093f\u0928 \u0915\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0925\u0940?<\/div>\n
(Arre itne din kahaan thi?)<\/i><\/div>\n
Where were you all these days?<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Meena:<\/b> \u0917\u093e\u0901\u0935 \u0917\u092f\u0940 \u0925\u0940\u0964 \u00a0\u0928\u093e\u0928\u093e\u091c\u0940 \u0915\u093e \u0916\u0947\u0924 \u0939\u0948 \u0935\u0939\u093e\u0901\u0964<\/div>\n
(Gaanv gayi thi. Nanaji ka khet hai wahaan.)<\/i><\/div>\n
I had gone to \u00a0my village. My grandfather’s farm is there.<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/i><\/div>\n
Seema:<\/b> \u0935\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e?<\/div>\n
(Wahaan kya kiya?)<\/i><\/div>\n
What did you do there?<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Meena:\u00a0<\/b>\u092c\u0948\u0932 \u0917\u093e\u0921\u0940 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0938\u0948\u0930 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0964 \u0914\u0930 \u0930\u094b\u095b \u0938\u0941\u092c\u0939 \u0917\u093e\u092f-\u092c\u0948\u0932 \u0915\u094b \u091a\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0916\u093f\u0932\u093e\u092f\u093e\u0964<\/div>\n
(Bail gaadi mein sair kiya. Aur roz subah gaay-bail ko chaara khilaya.)<\/i><\/div>\n
I roamed around in a bull\/cow-drawn cart and I fed the cattle every morning.<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n
Seema:\u00a0<\/b>\u0915\u093f\u0924\u0928\u0947 \u0917\u093e\u092f \u0939\u0948\u0902?<\/div>\n
(Kitne gaay hain?)<\/i><\/div>\n
How many cows are there?<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Meena:\u00a0<\/b>\u096b \u0917\u093e\u092f \u0914\u0930 \u096c\u00a0\u092c\u0948\u0932\u0964<\/div>\n
(Paanch gaay aur chhah bail.)<\/i>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n
5 cows and \u00a0bulls.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Seema:\u00a0<\/b>\u0924\u0941\u092e \u0924\u094b \u0917\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0932\u093e \u092c\u0928 \u0917\u092f\u0940\u0964<\/div>\n
(Tum to gvala ban gayi.)<\/i><\/div>\n
You became a cowherd.<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n
Meena:<\/b> \u0905\u0930\u0947 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902\u0964 \u00a0\u092c\u0938 \u0928\u093e\u0928\u093e\u091c\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u0925\u094b\u095c\u0940 \u092e\u0926\u0926 \u0915\u0940\u0964 \u0935\u0939 \u0905\u0915\u0947\u0932\u0947 \u0939\u0940 \u0938\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0916\u0947\u0924 \u0938\u0902\u092d\u093e\u0932\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964<\/div>\n
(Arre nahin. Bas nanaji ki thodi madad ki. Woh akele hi saara khet sambhaalte hain.)<\/i><\/div>\n
Not really. I just helped Grandfather a little. He looks after the farm singlehandedly.<\/div>\n
\nConversation Vocabulary<\/b><\/span>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00a0\u0928\u0941\u0915\u094d\u0915\u095c<\/td>\nnukkad<\/i><\/td>\nstreet corners<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092b\u0941\u091f\u092a\u093e\u0925<\/td>\nfootpath<\/i><\/td>\nsidewalk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u091d\u0941\u0902\u0921<\/td>\njhoond<\/em><\/td>\nherds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0917\u093e\u095c\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0901<\/td>\ngaadiyaan<\/i><\/td>\nvehicles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0917\u093e\u092f<\/td>\ngaay<\/i><\/td>\ncow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u091c\u0917\u0939<\/td>\njug-uh<\/i><\/td>\nlocations\/places<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0926\u0948\u0928\u093f\u0915\u00a0\u0926\u0943\u0936\u094d\u092f<\/td>\ndye-nik drishya<\/i><\/td>\ndaily sights<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u093e\u0935\u0928<\/td>\npaa-vun<\/i><\/td>\nholy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u0941\u0923\u094d\u092f<\/td>\npoonya<\/i><\/td>\ngoodwill<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0905\u091a\u094d\u091b\u0947 \u092d\u093e\u0917\u094d\u092f<\/td>\nacche bhaagya<\/i><\/td>\ngood fortune<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0918\u093e\u0938<\/td>\nghaas<\/i><\/td>\ngrass<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0925\u0928\u093e<\/td>\nprarthana<\/em><\/td>\nprayer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u092c\u0924\u093e\u090a\u0901<\/td>\nkya bataaoon<\/em><\/td>\nWhat can I say? (kya = what; bataaoon = should I say;\u00a0<\/em>infinitive:\u00a0bataana =\u00a0<\/em>to say)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0906\u0936\u0940\u0930\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0926<\/td>\naashirvaad<\/i><\/td>\nblessings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092e\u093e\u0925\u093e<\/td>\nmaatha<\/i><\/td>\nforehead<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092e\u0947\u0939\u0928\u0924<\/td>\nmehnat<\/i><\/td>\nhard work<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0916\u0947\u0924<\/td>\nkhet<\/em><\/td>\nfields\/farm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0907\u0924\u0928\u0947<\/td>\nitne<\/em><\/td>\nso many<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0915\u093f\u0924\u0928\u0947<\/td>\nkitne<\/i><\/td>\nhow many?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092c\u0948\u0932<\/td>\nbail<\/em><\/td>\nbull<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092c\u0948\u0932 \u0917\u093e\u0921\u0940<\/td>\nbail gaadi<\/i><\/td>\ncow\/bull-drawn cart (gaadi =\u00a0<\/em>vehicle)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u091a\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0916\u093f\u0932\u093e\u092f\u093e<\/td>\nchaaraa khilaya<\/i><\/td>\nchaaraa=<\/em>fodder\/grass;\u00a0khilaana=<\/em>to feed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0938\u0948\u0930<\/td>\nsair<\/i><\/td>\ntrip\/tour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0917\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0932\u093e<\/td>\ngvala<\/i><\/td>\ncowherd (one who herds cows\/cattle)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0928\u093e\u0928\u093e\u091c\u0940<\/td>\nnanaji<\/i><\/td>\nmaternal grandfather<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0925\u094b\u095c\u0940<\/td>\nthodi<\/i><\/td>\na little<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092e\u0926\u0926 \u0915\u0940<\/td>\nmadad ki<\/i><\/td>\nhelped (madad karna =\u00a0<\/em>to help)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0916\u0947\u0924<\/td>\nkhet<\/i><\/td>\nfarm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0905\u0915\u0947\u0932\u0947<\/td>\nakele<\/i><\/td>\nall alone\/singlehandedly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0938\u0902\u092d\u093e\u0932\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902<\/td>\nsambhaalte hain<\/i><\/td>\nlooks after\/manages;\u00a0sambhaalna =<\/em>to manage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Quite literally. Sitting at street corners \u0928\u0941\u0915\u094d\u0915\u095c (nukkad), sauntering \u00a0on sidewalks \u092b\u0941\u091f\u092a\u093e\u0925 (footpath), moving in herds \u091d\u0941\u0902\u0921 (jhoond)\u00a0alongside vehicular traffic \u0917\u093e\u095c\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0901 (gaadiyaan)\u00a0 … . I never fail to get amused by visitors’ accounts of the omnipresent cow \u0917\u093e\u092f (gaay)\u00a0in the most unexpected locations \u091c\u0917\u0939 (jug-uh)\u00a0in India. However, to those who have grown up in India…<\/p>\n

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