Krishna! - Part 2

Places and Phrases

Like I did for the previous book - This time, there are more Sanskrit and Marathi Terms!

Places -

· Kaundinyapuram – Capital City of Vidarbha, Rukmini's birth place, present-day Maharashtra-Madhya Pradesh

· Dwaraka – Krishna's Island Kingdom, present-day Gujarat in India

· Madhavpur – Also a place in present-day Gujarat. Special place, you'll get to know through the story :) For those that know, you know what's coming! :)

Phrases - Please also refer the previous story, since some might get repetitive, I'm not putting down all here. 

· Sakha – Male Friend

· Sakhi – Female Friend

· Matoshree – This is a term that is used in the Royal Families of Maharashtra (As in if you see the stories of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, you'll find Matoshree being used multiple times) – Mother

· Jyeshta – Similar to Agraja – Elder Brother

· Vaidya – Doctor

· Samrat – Emperor

· Kheer – Indian Sweet

· Ashram – Hermitage

· Guruvarya – O Revered Guru / Teacher

· Acharya – Teacher

· Gurumata – Wife of the Guru

· Matamaha – Counterpart of Pitamaha – Maternal Grandfather

· Ran-chod – A name that is given to Krishna for running away from the battle against Jarasandha when he attacked Mathura eighteen times 😊

· Jayatu – May Victory be upon you!

· Priya – Dear

· Panchanga – The traditional Hindu Calendar

· Samudra Manthan – Churning of the Mighty Ocean

· Nataraja – Dancing form of Lord Shiva

· Gopuram – Main Pyramidal tower of Temples (Called Gopuram in South India)

· Ardhangini – Wife / Better Half

· Dwarakadheesh – Lord of Dwaraka (Krishna)

· Dwarakeshwari – Goddess of Dwaraka (Rukmini)

· Jeevatma – A Humanly Soul

· Paramatma – The ultimate divine as understood in Sanatana Dharma

· Bhuvana Sundara – Most Good-looking in all the three worlds

· Puran Poli – Maharashtrian Sweet Dish 😊

· Swayamvara – The practice where a woman choses her Husband among a group of Men

· Jyeshta Shukla Ekadashi – This comes somewhere in June-July as per the Christian Calender, the 11th Day of the Waxing of the Moon as per the traditional Hindu Calender

· Rakshasa Vivah – One of the 8 types of Marriages found in the Hindu System – the eight are very interesting but I'll just explain this – Rakshasa Vivah is where the Groom Kidnaps the Bride and weds her.

· Aho Bhagya – My Good Fortune!

· Pitambara – Pita + Ambara – Krishna's best identity – His yellow coloured attire

· Uttariya – Cloth covering the upper body

· Madana – The Lord of Love / Kamadeva

· Narayani – The Army of Dwaraka called the Mighty Narayani Sena

· Dasi – Servant Maid

Phew! Okay this is a lot. I'll break in between one of the chapters to give more phrases