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Siddhartha Flashcards

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… is a varna (class) in Hinduism specialising as priests, teachers (acharya) and protectors of sacred learning across generations.

The traditional occupation of …. was that of priesthood at the Hindu temples or at socio-religious ceremonies and rite of passage rituals such as solemnising a wedding with hymns and prayers.

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Brahmin

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Noun

ლეღვის ხე

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A fig tree

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Noun

შავარდენი მტაცებელი ფრინველი გამჭოლი გამოხედვით, მაგარი კლანჭებითა და ნისკარტით

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Falcon

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Verb

1) ბანა, განბანა, დაბანა; 2) მობანა, გაბანა; შემორეცხვა; გაწმენდა, გასუფთავება
a ceremonial act of washing parts of the body or sacred containers.

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Ablution

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Adj.

წმინდა
connected with God or a god or dedicated to a religious purpose and so deserving veneration.

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Sacred

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Noun

ხეივანი, a small wood or other group of trees.

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Grove

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Verb

1) (წიგნ.) (ხშირად of) მონაწილეობის მიღება;
join in (an activity).
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Partake

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Verb

  1. serious thought or consideration.
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Reflection

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a sacred sound and a spiritual symbol in Indian religions. In Hinduism, it signifies the essence of the ultimate reality, consciousness or Atman.

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Om

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one of the most basic concepts in Hinduism, the universal self, identical with the eternal core of the personality that after death either transmigrates to a new life or attains release (moksha) from the bonds of existence.

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Atman, (Sanskrit: “self,” “breath”)

https://www.britannica.com/topic/atman

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Noun - perfect happiness; great joy. - блаженство
Verb - reach a state of perfect happiness, oblivious of everything else.

— Лежать на солнечном пляже - моя идея чистого блаженства.
— быть на верху блаженства

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Bliss

Lying on a sunny beach is my idea of sheer bliss.
to be in a state of total bliss

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Noun

წესიერება
1. behaviour that conforms to accepted standards of morality or respectability.

— У тебя совсем нет чувства приличия?
— Он даже не потрудился извиниться.

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Decency

Have you no sense of decency?
He didn’t even have the decency to apologize.

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Adj.

превосходящий
beyond or above the range of normal or physical human experience.

— исключительная одарённость

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Transcendent

A transcendent genius

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Adj.

having a passionate and quick-tempered nature.
1. огненный, 2. пламенный, 3. пылкий, 4. горячий

— Она обладала вспыльчивым характером и любила всё делать по-своему.

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Fiery

She had a fiery temper and liked to get her own way.

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Adj.

  1. горячий, 2. ярый - very enthusiastic or passionate.

— горячая любовь
— ревностный сторонник

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Ardent

Ardent love
an ardent supporter

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Adj.

1) тщеславный; самодовольный, самовлюблённый, полный самомнения
2) напрасный, бесполезный, тщетный - unsuccessful; of no value:
3) поверхностный, пустой; показной

— высокого мнения о своей внешности
— напрасные надежды

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Vain

vain about one’s appearance
vain hopes

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Adj.

2) пустой, бессодержательный
not expressing or showing intelligent thought or purpose

— пустые глаза

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Vacuous

vacuous eyes

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Adj,

1) неискренний, лживый; предательский, коварный; изменнический - dishonest or hiding the truth

— Её обвинили во лжи.
— нечестно говорить такие вещи за его спиной

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Deceitful

She was accused of being deceitful
it is deceitful to say such things behind his back

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Adj.

2) приличный, порядочный; благопристойный, скромный; сдержанный
acceptable, satisfactory, or reasonable
Decent also means good or kind

— Она была хорошо воспитана.
— подобающее поведение

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Decent

She had a decent upbringing.
decent behaviour

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Adj.

1) роскошный, пышный, великолепный, величественный - excellent, or beautiful and impressive
2) выдающийся, знаменитый, прославленный (о человеке)

— Представление было восхитительным.
— отличная/блестящая идея

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Splendid

The entertainment was splendid.
a splendid idea

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Noun

Незаметный, маленький человек.

  1. an unimportant participant in something
  2. in the theatre, someone who has a small part, usually without any words to say
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Spear carrier

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