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dīvālī
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the festival of lights/lamps
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sanskrita (f.)
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Sanskrit
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artha (m.)
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meaning
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dīpak/diyā (m.)
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an earthen lamp
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pankti (f.)
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line, row
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bhārata (m.)
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the official name of India
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prasiddha
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famous
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tyauhāra (m.)
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festival
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acchāī (f.)
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good (n.), quality, ideal
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burāī (f.)
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evil
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prakāsha (m.)
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light
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andhkāra (m.)
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darkness
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vijaya (f.)
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victory
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pratīka (m.)
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symbol
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rājā (m.)
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king, emperor
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rāma (m.)
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Lord Rama (proper name)
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rākshasa (m.)
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demon
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rāvaNa (m.)
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the demon king, Ravana
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manānā (+ne)
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to celebrate (festival, holiday), persuade
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caudā
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fourteen
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varsha (m.)
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year
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banvāsa (m.)
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exile, residence in forest
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pānā (+ne)
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to find, obtain
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rājya (m.)
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kingdom
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ayodhya (f.)
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Ayodhya, a place name
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lauTnā (-ne)
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to return
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jalānā (+ne)
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to light, to burn; to kindle
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ādi
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etc (?????)
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kaī
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several
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desha (m.)
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country
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paTāxā (m.)
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a firecracker
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phul-juaRī (f.)
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a kind of firework that emits flower-like sparks
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calānā (+ne)
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to drive, to manage (business), to light/play firecrackers
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lakshmī (f.)
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Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, fortune, prosperity
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pūjana (m.)
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worship
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jεse (ki)
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as, as if
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īsāī
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a Christian
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vεse
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like that, similarity
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hindu
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a Hindu
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lagbhaga
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about, approximately, almost
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dharma (m.)
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religion
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holī (f.)
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the festival of colors
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ranga (m.)
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color
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ranga-birangā
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colorful
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basanta
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spring
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ritu
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season
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gānv (m.)
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village
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fasal (f.)
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crop
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kaTne (-ne)
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to be cut
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(ke) bād
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after
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anāj (m.)
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grain, corn
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xush-hālī (f.)
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prosperity
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sandesh (m.)
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message
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lānā (-ne)
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to bring
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utsāh (m.)
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enthusiasm, joy, zeal
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ek dūsre se
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with one another/each other
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phenknā (+ne)
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to throw
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pickārī (f.)
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a syringe-shaped water-gun made of wood or metal
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rangīna
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colorful
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pānī (m.)
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water
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Dālnā (+ne)
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to put in, throw
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jabki
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while
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sūkhā (m. adj.)
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dry
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khelnā (+/-ne)
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to play
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kεhte hεn
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is called/is said
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hālānki
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although
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lagānā (+ne)
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to attach, to stick
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lāl
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red
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sarva-priya
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loved by all, the most favorite
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prema (m.)
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love
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jεsā
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as
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vātāvaraNa (m.)
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atmosphere, environment
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brindāvan
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the place where Lord Krisna was brought up
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shrī krishna
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Lord Krishna
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palnā (-ne)
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to be brought up
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prācīna
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ancient
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pracalit honā (-ne)
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to be prevalent
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mana (m.)
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mind
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pavitratā (f.)
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purification, holiness
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zor denā (+ne)
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to emphasize
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prasannatā (f.)
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happiness, joy
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gale lagānā
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to embrace
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shatru (m.)
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enemy
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shatru (m.)
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enemy
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shatrutā (f.)
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enmity, hostility
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bhulnā (+/-ne)
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to forget
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mitra (m.)
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friend
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rakshā-bandhan (m.)
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the festival of love and protection
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aTūT
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unbreakable
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yād dilānā (+ne)
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to remind
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sunharā (m. adj.)
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golden
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dhāgā (m.)
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(bracelets of) thread
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bāndhnā (+ne)
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to tie
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artha (m.)
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meaning
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vacan (m.)
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promise
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rakshā karnā (+ne)
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to protect, to defend
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yahān tak ki
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to this point, to the extent that
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videshīI (m.)
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foreigner
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purā (m. adj.)
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complete, whole, full
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pūrā karnā (+ne)
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to complete
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solvīn
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sixteenth
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shatābdī (m.)
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century
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gujarāt
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the state of Gujarat
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sultān (m.)
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a Sultan, king, emperor
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citttauRa
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a very famous historical place in Rajasthan
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ākramaNa karnā (+ne)
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to attack
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rānī (f.)
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queen
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parājit honā (-ne)
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to be defeated
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mugal
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the Moguls
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smarāT (m.)
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king, emperor
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bhejnā (+ne)
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to send
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apnānā (+ne)
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to adopt
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apnāyī
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adopted
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bacānā (+ne)
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to save
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tab tak
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by then
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jauhar racānā
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When defeat seemed certain, Rajput women immolated themselves while Rajput men used to perform a deliberate battle to the death, leaving the enemy with an empty victory. The Rajputs are from the colorful and glamorous desert state of Rajastan in the northwest of India.,
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chūnki
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because
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harānā (+ne)
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to defeat
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laRāī (f.)
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fight, battle, war
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chipā kar
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secretly
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rājya (m.)
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kingdom
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uttarādhikārī (f.)
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heir, inheritor
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banānā (+ne)
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to make
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