{"id":8673,"date":"2019-03-27T06:00:46","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T06:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/?p=8673"},"modified":"2019-03-27T01:38:46","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T01:38:46","slug":"celebrating-spring-in-hindi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/celebrating-spring-in-hindi\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Spring in Hindi"},"content":{"rendered":"

As many of you know, Holi\/\u0939\u094b\u0932\u0940 was celebrated by countless people around the world this past Wednesday and Thursday (March 20th-21st). Rather than writing another blog<\/a> about this festival, which celebrates the arrival of spring, the triumph of good over evil (that is, the ascendance of humility, faithfulness and truth over ego and deception) and the emotions and stages of life that accompany spring – namely youth, love and passion – I wanted to devote this blog to words and phrases that relate to springtime in Hindi. So, without further ado, let’s dive in!<\/p>\n

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Dharamshala in Spring; image by Kartar Chand Kanwar on Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.<\/p><\/div>\n

The season of spring is referred to as \u092c\u0938\u0902\u0924\/basant or \u0935\u0938\u0902\u0924\/vasant in Hindi but, keep in mind that this season coincides with different months than we would assume according to the traditional Hindu calendar (sometimes called Vikram Samvat or Bikrami calendar), which is based on lunar months and solar years. While most businesses and individuals in India are extremely familiar with our Western, Gregorian calendar, certain individuals such as priests in Hindu temples (\u092a\u0941\u091c\u093e\u0930\u0940\/poojaari) and people celebrating Hindu holidays and ceremonies would naturally refer to the Hindu calendar. It follows that Holi, a traditionally Hindu festival, is celebrated according to the dates assigned to it in the Vikram Samvat calendar in the month of \u092b\u093e\u0932\u094d\u0917\u0941\u0928. You can refer to this helpful table that explains the Hindu calendar below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Transliterated Name <\/th>Hindi Name<\/th>Corresponding Gregorian Months <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Kartik <\/td>\u0915\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0924\u093f\u0915 <\/td>mid-October to mid-November <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mangsir <\/td>\u092e\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0917, \u092e\u0902\u0938\u093f\u0930\/\u0905\u0939\u0917\u0928 or \u092e\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0917\u0936\u0940\u0930\u094d\u0937<\/td>mid-November to mid-December <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Poush <\/td>\u092a\u094c\u0937 or \u092a\u0941\u0937\/\u092a\u0942\u0938 <\/td>mid-December to mid-January <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Magh <\/td>\u092e\u093e\u0918 <\/td>mid-January to mid-February <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Falgun <\/td>\u092b\u093e\u0932\u094d\u0917\u0941\u0928 <\/td>mid-February to mid-March <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chaitra <\/td>\u091a\u0948\u0924\u094d\u0930<\/td>mid-March to mid-April <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Baishakh <\/td>\u092c\u0948\u0936\u093e\u0916 or \u0935\u0948\u0936\u093e\u0916 <\/td>mid-April to mid-May <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jestha <\/td>\u091c\u0947\u0937\u094d\u0920 <\/td>mid-May to mid-June <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ashadh <\/td>\u0906\u0937\u093e\u0922\u093c <\/td>mid-June to mid-July <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shrawan <\/td>\u0936\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0935\u0923 or \u0938\u093e\u0935\u0928 <\/td>mid-July to mid-August <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bhadra <\/td>\u092d\u093e\u0926\u094d\u0930 or \u092d\u093e\u0926\u094b <\/td>mid-August to mid-September <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ashwin <\/td>\u0905\u0936\u094d\u0935\u093f\u0928 or \u0915\u0941\u0906\u0930\/\u0915\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0930 <\/td>mid-September to mid-October <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Springtime Vocabulary \/ \u092c\u0938\u0902\u0924 \u0938\u0947 \u091c\u0941\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u0936\u092c\u094d\u0926\u093e\u0935\u0932\u0940<\/h3>\n
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  1. \u092c\u0938\u0902\u0924 \u092b\u0942\u0932\u0928\u093e (basant phoolnaa, verb)<\/strong>: for yellow flowers to bloom (such as mustard flowers\/\u0938\u0930\u0938\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u092b\u0942\u0932) or to turn pale or yellow (in the face). Example: \u0938\u0930\u094d\u0926\u0940 \u0916\u093c\u0924\u094d\u092e \u0939\u094b\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0940 \u0938\u092d\u0940 \u0939\u0930 \u090f\u0915 \u0916\u0947\u0924 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092c\u0938\u0902\u0924 \u092b\u0942\u0932\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u092e\u0928\u091c\u093c\u0930 \u0915\u093e \u0907\u0902\u0924\u091c\u093c\u093e\u0930 \u092c\u0948\u091a\u0947\u0928\u0940 \u0938\u0947 \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0964<\/strong> (As soon as winter ends, everyone waits restlessly for the sight of yellow flowers blooming in every field).<\/li>\n
  2. \u0906\u0901\u0916\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092c\u0938\u0902\u0924 \u092b\u0942\u0932\u0928\u093e (aakhon me basant phoolnaa, idiom)<\/strong>: for the eyes to be dazzled (lit. for spring to bloom in the eyes). Example: \u0936\u093e\u0926\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0926\u093f\u0928, (\u0935\u0939) \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0940 \u0939\u094b\u0928\u0947\u0935\u093e\u0932\u0940 \u092c\u0940\u0935\u0940 \u0915\u094b \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0941\u090f \u0910\u0938\u093e \u0932\u0917\u093e \u0915\u093f \u0909\u0938\u0915\u0940 \u0906\u0901\u0916\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092c\u0938\u0902\u0924 \u092b\u0942\u0932 \u0917\u090f \u0964 <\/strong>(On the wedding day, while gazing at his wife-to-be it seemed as if his eyes were dazzled).<\/li>\n
  3. \u0909\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0942-\u092c\u0938\u0902\u0924 (ullu basant, masc. noun)<\/strong>: a complete fool. Example: \u092e\u0948\u0902\u0928\u0947 \u0924\u0941\u092e\u094d\u0939\u0947\u0902 \u092c\u093e\u091c\u093c\u093e\u0930 \u0938\u0947 \u0938\u092c\u094d\u091c\u093c\u0940 \u0939\u0940 \u0916\u0930\u0940\u0926\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u094b \u0915\u0939\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0935\u093e\u092a\u0938 \u0932\u093e\u090f – \u092b\u0932?! \u0905\u0930\u0947 \u0909\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0942 \u092c\u0938\u0902\u0924 \u0915\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0915\u0947! <\/strong>(I told you just to get vegetables from the market and what did you bring back – fruit?! Oh, what a complete idiot you are!)<\/li>\n
  4. \u092c\u0938\u0902\u0924\u0940 (basanti, noun):<\/strong> yellow color or yellow garment, like spring flowers, this can also be a woman’s name. Example: \u0939\u094b\u0932\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0935\u0939 \u092c\u0938\u0902\u0924\u0940 \u0938\u0932\u0935\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u092e\u0940\u091c\u093c \u092a\u0939\u0928\u0947 (\u0939\u0941\u090f) \u0925\u0940 \u0932\u0947\u0915\u093f\u0928 \u0939\u094b\u0932\u0940 \u0916\u0947\u0932\u0928\u093e \u0936\u0941\u0930\u0942 \u0939\u094b\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0940 \u0909\u0938\u0915\u0947 \u0915\u092a\u0921\u093c\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u093e \u0916\u0942\u092c\u0938\u0942\u0930\u0924 \u0930\u0902\u0917 \u092a\u0942\u0930\u0940 \u0924\u0930\u0939 \u092c\u0930\u092c\u093e\u0926 \u0939\u094b \u0917\u092f\u093e \u0964<\/strong> (She wore a yellow shalwar kameez for Holi, but as soon as Holi began (playing Holi began*), her clothes’ lovely color was\/became completely ruined.<\/li>\n
  5. \u0939\u094b\u0932\u0940 \u0916\u0947\u0932\u0928\u093e (Holi khelnaa, verb)<\/strong>: to play Holi (that is, to participate in Holi celebrations by throwing colored powder\/\u0917\u0941\u0932\u093e\u0932 at people or shooting it, mixed with water, from a water gun called a \u092a\u093f\u091a\u0915\u093e\u0930\u0940). Example: \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0907\u0932\u093e\u0915\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0932\u0921\u093c\u0915\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0939\u094b\u0932\u0940 \u0916\u0947\u0932\u0928\u093e \u0905\u0938\u0941\u0930\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093f\u0924 \u0939\u094b \u0938\u0915\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0924\u094b, \u0906\u092e \u0924\u094c\u0930 \u0938\u0947, \u0932\u0921\u093c\u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0901 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u0930\u093f\u0936\u094d\u0924\u0947\u0926\u093e\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u0914\u0930 \u0926\u094b\u0938\u094d\u0924\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u0939\u0940 \u0918\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u0928\u091c\u093c\u0926\u0940\u0915 \u0939\u094b\u0932\u0940 \u0916\u0947\u0932\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0964 <\/strong>(In some areas, playing Holi can be unsafe for girls so, oftentimes, girls play Holi with just their family members and friends close to home).<\/li>\n
  6. \u0939\u094b\u0932\u0940 \u091c\u0932\u093e\u0928\u093e (\u0915\u0940) (holi jalaanaa (ki), verb)<\/strong>: to rejoice at the destruction or end of something (as Hindus rejoice at the burning of Holika on the first day of Holi). Example: \u0909\u0938 \u0928\u094c\u0915\u0930\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0906\u0916\u093c\u093f\u0930\u0940 \u0926\u093f\u0928 \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u0914\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u0926\u094b\u0938\u094d\u0924 \u0926\u092b\u093c\u094d\u0924\u0930 \u0938\u0947 \u0938\u0940\u0927\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0930 \u0917\u090f \u0909\u0938\u0915\u0940 \u0939\u094b\u0932\u0940 \u091c\u0932\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0964 <\/strong>(On the last day of that job, me and my friends went straight to the bar from the office to rejoice that it was over).<\/li>\n
  7. \u092d\u093e\u0901\u0917 (bhaang, masc. noun)<\/strong>: narcotic drink made from hemp leaves, usually hemp dissolved in milk or yogurt to make a \u092d\u093e\u0901\u0917 \u0932\u0938\u094d\u0938\u0940 although it can be mixed with water in other foods such as \u091c\u0932\u0947\u092c\u0940. Example: \u0939\u094b\u0932\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0926\u094c\u0930\u093e\u0928 \u0938\u092d\u0940 \u0932\u094b\u0917 \u0926\u0942\u0927 \u092f\u093e \u0926\u0939\u0940 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092d\u093e\u0901\u0917 \u092e\u093f\u0932\u093e\u0928\u093e \u092a\u0938\u0902\u0926 \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0914\u0930, \u0916\u093e\u0938 \u0915\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0930\u0938 \u092e\u0947\u0902, \u0932\u094b\u0917 \u092d\u093e\u0901\u0917 \u0915\u0940 \u091c\u0932\u0947\u092c\u0940 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 – \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0928\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u0939\u0940 \u0905\u091c\u0940\u092c \u0932\u0917\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0910\u0938\u0940 \u0939\u0930\u0940 \u0939\u0930\u0940 \u091c\u0932\u0947\u092c\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0901 \u0932\u0947\u0915\u093f\u0928 \u0938\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0926 \u0924\u094b \u092c\u0922\u093c\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948! <\/strong>(During Holi, everyone likes to mix bhang in milk or curd and, especially in Benares, people make bhang jalebi – such bright green jalebis look very strange but they taste great!)<\/li>\n
  8. \u0939\u0930\u093e \u0939\u0930\u093e \u0938\u0942\u091d\u0928\u093e (hara hara soojhnaa, verb)<\/strong>: to look always on the bright side. Example: \u0909\u0938\u0915\u0940 \u091c\u093c\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0917\u0940 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0907\u0924\u0928\u0940 \u0938\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0926\u093f\u0915\u094d\u0915\u0924\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u094b\u0928\u0947 \u092a\u0930 \u092d\u0940, \u0909\u0938\u0915\u094b \u0939\u092e\u0947\u0936\u093e \u0939\u0930\u093e \u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0930\u093e \u0938\u0942\u091d\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0964 <\/strong>(Although his life was filled with difficulties\/hardships, he always saw the bright side of everything).<\/li>\n
  9. \u0939\u0930\u093e-\u092d\u0930\u093e (haraa bharaa, adj.)<\/strong>: to be luxuriant, overgrown, fruitful, prosperous\/happy\/radiant (such as a face). Example: \u0909\u0938\u0915\u0947 \u092c\u0947\u091f\u0947 \u0915\u094b \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u0930 \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0941\u090f \u0909\u0938\u0915\u093e \u091a\u0947\u0939\u0930\u093e \u090f\u0915\u0926\u092e \u0939\u0930\u093e \u092d\u0930\u093e \u0932\u0917 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0925\u093e \u0964<\/strong> (Looking at her son for the first time, her face seemed absolutely radiant).<\/li>\n
  10. \u092c\u093e\u0917\u093c \u092c\u093e\u0917\u093c \u0939\u094b\u0928\u093e (baag baag honaa, verb)<\/strong>: to be delighted or overjoyed. \u092c\u093e\u0917\u093c=garden, another word for this is \u092c\u0917\u093c\u0940\u091a\u093e. Example: \u091c\u092c \u0909\u0938\u0915\u094b \u092a\u0924\u093e \u091a\u0932\u093e \u0915\u093f \u0909\u0938\u0915\u094b \u0915\u0949\u0932\u0947\u091c \u091c\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u092a\u0948\u0938\u0947 \u092e\u093f\u0932 \u0917\u090f, \u0924\u094b \u0935\u0939 \u092c\u093f\u0932\u094d\u0915\u0941\u0932 \u092c\u093e\u0917\u093c \u092c\u093e\u0917\u093c \u0939\u094b \u0917\u092f\u093e \u0964<\/strong> (When he found out that he got the funds to go to school, he was absolutely overjoyed).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Women preparing the Holika Dahan bonfire the evening before \u0930\u0902\u0917\u0935\u093e\u0932\u0940 \u0939\u094b\u0932\u0940; image by https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/wonker\/ on Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 2.0.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

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