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Non-Translatable Sanskrit words (view source)
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Samskrit is a language that has one of the largest word banks of the world. In this section we attempt to build a list of words that stem from the Vedic and Darshanic concepts for which an equivalent word in English is commonly used but it does not completely convey the import of the word.
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Remarks
!Remarks
|-
|-
|Brahman (ब्रह्म)
|[[Brahman (ब्रह्मन्)]]
|Is Not Equal To
|Is Not Equal To
|God
|God
|
|
|-
|-
|Atman (आत्मा)
|[[Atman (आत्मन्)]]
|Is Not Equal To
|Is Not Equal To
|Soul
|Soul
|
|
|-
|-
|Dharma (धर्म)
|[[Dharma (धर्मः)]]
|Is Not Equal To
|Is Not Equal To
|Religion
|Religion
|
|
|-
|-
|Murti (मूर्ति)
|Murti (मूर्तिः)
|Is Not Equal To
|Is Not Equal To
|Idol
|Idol
|
|
|-
|-
|Hrishi (ऋषि)
|[[Rshi (ऋषिः)]]
|Is Not Equal To
|Is Not Equal To
|Saint
|Saint
|
|
|-
|-
|Yogi (योगी)
|[[Yogi (योगी)]]
|Is Not Equal To
|Is Not Equal To
|Saint
|Saint
|
|
|-
|-
|Avatar (अवतार)
|[[Avatar (अवतारः)|Avatara (अवतारः)]]
|Is Not Equal To
|Is Not Equal To
|Prophet
|Prophet
|
|
|-
|-
|Moksha (मोक्ष)
|[[Moksha (मोक्षः)]]
|Is Not Equal To
|Is Not Equal To
|Salvation
|Salvation
|
|
|-
|-
|Karma (कर्म)
|[[Karma (कर्म)]]
|Is Not Equal To
|Is Not Equal To
|Suffering
|Suffering
|
|
|-
|-
|Yajna (यज्ञ)
|[[Yajna (यज्ञः)]]
|Is Not Equal To
|Is Not Equal To
|Sacrifice
|Sacrifice
|
|
|-
|-
|Devata (देवता)
|[[Deva (देवः)|Devata (देवता)]]
|Is Not Equal To
|Is Not Equal To
|Pagan God
|Pagan God
|
|
|-
|-
|Shakti or Kundalini (शक्ति या कुण्डलिनी)
|Shakti or Kundalini (शक्तिः कुण्डलिनी वा)
|Is Not Equal To
|Is Not Equal To
|Holy Spirit
|Holy Spirit
|
|
|-
|-
|Jaati or Varna
|Jati or Varna (जातिः वर्णः वा)
|Is Not Equal To
|Is Not Equal To
|Caste
|Caste
|
|
|}
Above table is based on the article<ref>https://rajivmalhotra.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/SanskritNonTranslatables.pdf
Authored by: Rajiv Malhotra
</ref> by Shri Rajiv Malhotra.
Below is the list of few more non-translatable Sanskrit words:
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Sanskrit Word
!Not Equal To
!English Word
!Remarks
|-
|-
|Loka (लोक)
|Is Not Equal To
|World or Region
|
|
|
|-
|
|Dana (दानम्)
|
|Is Not Equal To
|Donation
|}
|}
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