tantrayaan

  Expressions & Excmations by nguage:Bengali:

  Arey baba – Oh dear! / Come on now! (casual exasperation)

  Ami-i shokti – I am power.

  Aadhar – Literally "base" or "foundation"; in this context, "vessel" or "bnk canvas."

  Ami beshi thaakbo na tomar moto hoye – I won't become like you.

  Bhalo quality nai dorkar – I don’t need good quality.

  Ei Mani toh pura nautanki hoye geche – Mani has become a complete drama king.

  Ei shob… proof… kothai rakhcho tumi? – Where do you keep all this proof?

  Eta kichhu na – This is nothing.

  Jemon cheap dekhay, temon bhalo – The cheaper it looks, the better.

  Ki re – What’s up with you? (teasing/informal)

  Nirapod jaigai – Somewhere safe.

  Shobai bolchhe je… – Everyone says that…

  Tumi bokha – You’re a fool.

  Tumi upobhog koro – You enjoy this.

  Upobhog – Enjoyment, indulgence (especially with a slightly negative or hedonistic connotation)

  Baaje bakwas – Nonsense!

  Hindi:

  Beta/Beti (m/f) – Child (term of affection, literally "son" but used for both genders casually)

  Kya Yaar - Come on/Oh no/What dude (Informal)

  Mera wada hai – I promise.

  Tamil:

  Ada paavi! – Oh, sinner! (humorous/teasing)

  Amma – Mother

  Anna – Elder brother (or affectionate term for elder male)

  Appa – Father

  Nal irukken – I’m doing well.

  Romba nandri – Thank you very much.

  Seri, seri – Okay, okay.

  Podi – Get lost! (pyful insult; Tamil sng, sometimes used among friends)

  Mythological / Cultural ConceptsSanatana Dharma – "Eternal Order"; the broad, ancient spiritual framework from which Hinduism arises.

  Dharma – Righteousness, duty, or ethical living according to one’s role.

  Kama – Desire (not limited to sexual desire); one of the four goals of life in Hindu philosophy.

  Tantra – Esoteric spiritual practices focusing on spiritual awakening through union of energies.

  Tirtha – Sacred crossing point or pilgrimage site; metaphor for transformation.

  Yantra – Mystical diagram used in tantric rituals; a tool for focusing spiritual energy.

  Shakti / Shokti – The divine feminine energy or active cosmic power.

  Purusha and Prakriti – Consciousness (Purusha - masculine principle) and Creative energy/matter (Prakriti - feminine principle).

  Shakti Awakening – In the story, the process by which the women and Bharath deepen their emotional, sexual, and spiritual bonds.

  Significance of Important Numbers:3 – Represents creation, preservation, destruction (Trimurti); also the three goddesses

  6 – Symbolic of harmony, bance; six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down).

  9 – Highest single-digit number, symbol of completion; associated with the Navagraha (9 pnets) and Navadurga (9 forms of Durga).

  12 – Represents cosmic order (12 Adityas, 12 zodiac signs).

  18 – Symbol of battle and bance; number of chapters in the Bhagavad Gita, and 18 days of the Kurukshetra war.

  108 – Sacred number across Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. 108 beads in a ma (prayer rosary); 108 Upanishads; mathematical symbol of cosmic completeness.

  1008 – Supreme auspicious number in temple rituals and deity namings (example: Vishnu Sahasranama lists 1008 names).