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Namaste ( Sanskrit pronunciation: [nɐmɐste:], [ 1] Devanagari: नमस्ते), sometimes called namaskār and namaskāram, is a customary Hindu [ 2][ 3][ 4] manner of respectfully greeting and honouring a person or group, used at any time of day. [ 5] It is used in the Indian subcontinent, and among the Indian and Nepalese diaspora.
Kutchi-Swahili. Writing system. Gujarati, [ 3] Khudabadi, Khojiki, Perso-Arabic. Language codes. ISO 639-3. kfr. Glottolog. kach1277. Kutchi ( / ˈkʌtʃi /; કચ્છી, 𑊺𑋀𑋪𑋁𑋢, ڪڇّي) or Kachhi[ b] is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Kutch region of India and Sindh region of Pakistan. [ 4][ 5]
Memoni ( ميموني, મેમોની) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by Kathiawari Memons, from the Kathiawar region of Gujarat, India. Memon from Okha Port (Okhai Memon), Kutch (Kutchi Memon) and some other communities from Kathiawad (Khatri, Kathiwadi) also use Memoni at their homes. The Kathiawari Memons are a sub-group of the Memon ...
Devanagari is an Indic script used for many Indo-Aryan languages of North India and Nepal, including Hindi, Marathi and Nepali, which was the script used to write Classical Sanskrit. There are several somewhat similar methods of transliteration from Devanagari to the Roman script (a process sometimes called romanisation ), including the ...
Awadhi, [ a] also known as Audhi, [ b] is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh in northern India and in Terai region of western Nepal. [ 5][ 6][ 7] The name Awadh is connected to Ayodhya, the ancient city, which is regarded as the homeland of the Hindu deity Rama, the earthly avatar of Vishnu.
Rigveda 10.71.1–4 Translated by Roger Woodard The Vedic Sanskrit found in the Ṛg-veda is distinctly more archaic than other Vedic texts, and in many respects, the Rigvedic language is notably more similar to those found in the archaic texts of Old Avestan Zoroastrian Gathas and Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. According to Stephanie W. Jamison and Joel P. Brereton – Indologists known for their ...
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 the phrase remains ...
Adab ( Hindustani: آداب ( Nastaleeq), आदाब ( Devanagari) ), from the Arabic word Aadaab (آداب), meaning respect and politeness, is a hand gesture used in the Indian subcontinent, by the Urdu -speaking while greeting. [ 1][ 2] It involves raising the right hand in front of the eyes with palm inwards, while the upper torso is bent ...