बलिदान

Hindi

FWOTD – 3 June 2018

Etymology

From Sanskrit बलिदान (balidāna), equivalent to बलि (bali, offering) + दान (dān, giving).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bə.lɪ.d̪ɑːn/

Noun

बलिदान (balidān) m (Urdu spelling بلدان)

  1. sacrifice
    • c. 1940, Subhadra Kumari Chauhan, Jhansi ki Rani
      जाओ रानी याद रखेंगे हम कृतज्ञ भारतवासी,
      तेरा यह बलिदान जगावेगा स्वतंत्रता अविनासी,
      होवे चुप इतिहास, लगे सच्चाई को चाहे फाँसी,
      हो मदमाती विजय, मिटा दे गोलों से चाहे झाँसी।
      jāo rānī yād rakheṅge ham kŕtagy bhāratvāsī,
      terā yah balidān jagāvegā svatantratā avināsī,
      hove cup itihās, lage saccāī ko cāhe phā̃sī,
      ho madmātī vijay, miṭā de golõ se cāhe jhā̃sī.
      Go forth, queen, we grateful Indians will remember,
      your sacrifice will awaken the indestructible soul of freedom,
      whether history is silent, whether the truth is executed by hanging
      whether there be a drunken victory [for the British], and cannonballs rain on Jhansi,
    नायक ने देश के लिए जीवन बलिदान किया।
    nāyak ne deś ke lie jīvan balidān kiyā.
    The hero sacrificed his life for his country.
    वह विज्ञान की वेदी पर बलिदान हो गया।
    vah vigyān kī vedī par balidān ho gayā.
    He was sacrificed at the altar of science.
    Synonym: क़ुरबानी (qurbānī)

Declension

Declension of बलिदान
Singular Plural
Direct बलिदान (balidān) बलिदान (balidān)
Oblique बलिदान (balidān) बलिदानों (balidānõ)
Vocative बलिदान (balidān) बलिदानो (balidāno)

Derived terms

  • बलिदान करना (balidān karnā)

References

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), बलिदान”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
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