JUGGERNAUT SUTTEE
PARIAH
NIRVANA BRAHMAN
JUGGERNAUT(N)-
MEANING:-
- A massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its ways
- A very large truck
- A large and powerful force that cannot be controlled
Juggernaut originates from Indian word Jaganath " lord of the world". Jaganath is a Hindu God, who is worshiped primarily by Hindu and in Indian states of Orissa. Because of a story that devotees allowed themselves to be crushed by the idol as it was being moved in a procession, the word juggernaut has come to mean an irresistible, ruthless force that destroys every-things in its path, an engine or machine or destruction.
Examples:-
- In recent years, china has become the sport's juggernaut.
- There is so many bureaucratic Juggernaut in Indian politics.
SUTTEE(N)-
MEANING:-
- A good and faithful Woman
- Self annihilation
Suttee comes form word Sati (a sanskrit word). Sati was a very cruel custom in ancient India, in this custom a woman mainly a wife(widow) who had to get in funeral pyre with her dead husband. It was believe that when a widow gets Sati, she would become Goddess, a noble woman.
PARIAH(N)-
MEANING:-
- A person who is rejected from society
- A person who is not acceptable to society
- A person who is avoided by everyone
MORE ABOUT:-
Pariah comes from Tamil in India. Pariah were drummers, servants and a member of the lowest caste of Hindu society serving as a laborer or farm worker. Pariahs were untouchables in India that's why they were living outside of the society.
NIRVANA(N)-
MEANING:-
- The state of peace and happiness after giving up all personal desires
- Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
Nirvana is a Sanskrit word of India which means a blowing out, a freedom form pain and passion, complete inner peace. Achieving nirvana is to make earthy feelings like suffering and desire disappear.
BRAHMAN/BRAHMIN(N)-
MEANING:-
- A priest
- A person who is rich and has a lot influence in society
Brahmins also comes from Sanskrit. The Brahmins were a priestly caste, the highest among the Hindus. Their task was was to take care of certain religious writings and rituals.
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