Rahasya: 27 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Vaishnavism
2. Shaivism
3. Shaktism
4. Shaiva philosophy
5. Yoga
6. Purana
7. Pancaratra
India history
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Hindi
4. Kannada
5. Nepali
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Rahasya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Alternative spellings of this word include Rahasy.

In Hinduism

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)

Rahasya (啶班す啶膏啶�) refers to 鈥渃onfidential, or secret鈥�. (cf. Glossary page from 艢谤墨尘补诲-叠丑补驳补惫补诲-骋墨迟腻).

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Vaishnava (啶掂啶粪啶｀さ, vai峁ａ箛ava) or vaishnavism (vai峁ａ箛avism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (鈥榯en avatars of Vishnu鈥�).

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

: academia.edu: Religious Inclusivism in the Writings of an Early Modern Sanskrit Intellectual (Shaivism)

Rahasya (啶班す啶膏啶�) or Rahasya艣膩stra (Cf. 惭补苍迟谤补尘腻谤驳补) refers to a 鈥渟pecial or esoteric teaching鈥�.鈥擶hile 艢aiva Siddh膩nta adheres to a strictly dualist doctrine (诲惫补颈迟补惫腻诲补, 产丑别诲补惫腻诲补) according to which 艢iva is the efficient cause of the world and is distinct from souls and worlds, non-dualist schools hold that 艢iva is ultimately non-different from the soul and that liberation is achieved not through ritual but through gnosis. Thus Abhinavagupta, like most other esoteric 艢aivas, sees 艢aiva Siddh膩nta as a general and exoteric revelation (蝉腻尘腻苍测补艣腻蝉迟谤补) that his non-dualist theory and practice transcend as a special or esoteric teaching (惫颈艣别峁-艣腻蝉迟谤补, 谤补丑补蝉测补-艣腻蝉迟谤补). The theoreticians of 艢aiva Siddh膩nta, on the other hand, disagree with this non-dualist metaphysics and claim that their dualist position is final.

: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions

Rahasya (啶班す啶膏啶�) (Cf. Guhya) refers to a 鈥渟ecret鈥�, according to the 13th-century Matsyendrasa峁僪it膩: a Kubjik膩-Tripur膩 oriented Tantric Yoga text of the 峁岣峚nvaya艣膩mbhava tradition from South India.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸The intercourse (蝉补峁僩补)]:鈥擺...] This is the secret (guhya) of alchemy. He should not reveal it to others. This secret (rahasya) of the Siddha tradition, which is difficult to obtain, has now been taught. It is to be revealed through the compassion of the Guru. What else do you wish to hear?鈥�.

: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra

Rahasya (啶班す啶膏啶�) refers to a 鈥渟ecret鈥�, according to the Netratantra of K峁mar膩ja: a 艢aiva text from the 9th century in which 艢iva (Bhairava) teaches P膩rvat墨 topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.鈥擜ccordingly, [verse 19.84-85, while describing the ritual that protect the king and his kingdom]鈥斺€淭he tradition is secret (rahasya) and confers happiness and the best of all fortune. The pleased and pious adepts strive to obtain the favor of [M峁泃yujit]. They are liberated from all suffering. What I say is true, not false鈥�.

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Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Rahasya (啶班す啶膏啶�) refers to a 鈥渟ecret鈥�, according to the Amb膩matasa峁僪it膩 verse 12.102-103.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淥ne should know that the empowered condition (艣腻办迟补) of this sort is the secret [i.e., rahasya] in the Kaulika scripture. 膧峁嘺va and 艢膩kta, along with the 艢膩mbhava planes鈥攐ne should know that all (of these are) empowered (艣腻办迟补), and are nowhere devoid of power (艣补办迟颈)鈥�.

: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)

Rahasya (啶班す啶膏啶�) refers to a 鈥渟ecret (heart)鈥�, according to the King Vatsar膩ja鈥檚 P奴j膩stuti called the K膩masiddhistuti (also V膩make艣var墨stuti), guiding one through the worship of the Goddess Nit测腻.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] I seek refuge with the glorious goddess Sundar墨, the benefactress of prosperity, the secret heart (rahasya鈥�h峁沝aya峁� rahasya峁�), whose heart is soaked with compassion. She is blazing with an utmost tenacity steeped in joy, and consequently beaming with plenteous light that shimmers spontaneously. [...]鈥�.

: Shodhganga: Saudarya Lahari of Sri Sankara A Study

Rahasya (啶班す啶膏啶�) or 搁补丑补蝉测补测辞驳颈苍墨 refers to a set of eight Yogin墨s who reside in the Sarvarogaharacakra which represents one of the nine 膧vara峁嘺-Cakras of 艢r墨cakra (the nucleus of Tantric philosophy) which are related to the fifteen-lettered chant called 艢r墨vid测腻, according to 艢a峁卥ar膩c膩rya鈥檚 Saudaryalahar墨.鈥擝y the worship on 艢r墨cakra, the Goddess (whose presence is represented is 艢r墨cakra) will get awakened. This is the beginning of the spiritual consciousness in man. The nine Cakras in the 艢r墨cakra are called 腻惫补谤补峁嘺肠补办谤补蝉.鈥擵asuko峁嘺 is known as the Sarvarogaharacakra. The V膩gdevat膩s or 搁补丑补蝉测补测辞驳颈苍墨s who reside here are of Padmar膩ga colour [...].

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Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣腻办迟补) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Shaiva philosophy

: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (philosophy)

Rahasya (啶班す啶膏啶�) refers to 鈥�(being) concealed鈥�, according to the 莫艣varapratyabhij帽膩viv峁泃ivimar艣in墨.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he highest level [of reality], although it is concealed to the highest point (parama-rahasya) within the [艢aiva nondualistic] scriptures, is absolutely never unmanifest; rather, it is always [in the process of] manifesting [itself]鈥攖his is the gist [of Utpaladeva鈥檚 answer]. And [Utpaladeva] has explained this in the verse on [the Self being] always already established鈥�.

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Yoga (school of philosophy)

: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (yoga)

Rahasya (啶班す啶膏啶�) refers to the 鈥渟ecrets鈥� (of Yoga), according to 艢iv膩nandasarasvat墨鈥檚 Yogacint膩ma峁噄, a 17th-century text on Ha峁環ayoga by consisting of 3423 verses.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] I have revealed here all that which is secret (rahasya) in Ha峁環a- and R膩jayoga for the delight of Yogins. However, that Ha峁環ayoga which was practised by Udd膩laka, Bhu艣u峁囜笉a and others has not been mentioned by me, because it cannot be accomplished by contemporary [practitioners. Also], the procedures and so forth promoted by the k膩p膩likas have not been mentioned [because] they contravene the Vedas, Dharma艣膩stras and Pur膩峁嘺s鈥�.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as 膩sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Rahasya (啶班す啶膏啶�) refers to 鈥渒nowledge of esoteric importance鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.5.5 (鈥淭he Tripuras are fascinated).鈥擜ccordingly, as Arihan said to the Lord of the Three Cities: 鈥淥 ruler of the Asuras, listen to my statement, pregnant with wisdom. It is the essence of the Ved膩nta and bears high esoteric importance (rahasya) [rahasya峁� paramottamam]. The entire universe is eternal. It has no creator nor it is an object of creation. It evolves itself and gets annihilated by itself. There are many bodies from Brahm膩 down to a blade of grass. They themselves are the gods for them. There is no other God. [...]鈥�.

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The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)

: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

1) Rahasya (啶班す啶膏啶�) (lit. 鈥渟ecret doctrine鈥�) is the name of the thirtieth chapter of the 笔补谤补尘补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: one of the older texts of the P膩帽car膩tra canon consisting of over 2100 verses in 31 chapters which, being encyclopedic in scope, deals with philosophy, worship routines, mantras, initiation, social behavior, temple-building, etc.鈥擠escription of the chapter [rahasya]: Brahm膩 is ecstatic over what he has so far learned, and asks hopefully if there is any more to know. Parama responds by giving his listener some counsel about His Own Nature. For example, speaking of His grace He says that it is not sent simply due to crisis, nor in response to elaborate rituals, nor to assuage the suffering of a servant, but in His own Time (1-13). [...] He alludes to some further virtues which, when practiced by a man of faith, lead to 蝉腻测耻箩测补-union with God (69-81).

2) Rahasya (啶班す啶膏啶�) or 搁补丑补蝉测腻mn膩ya refers to the 鈥渆soteric levels (of the Veda)鈥� (as taught by 艢膩峁囜笉ilya to Sanaka), as discussed in chapter 1 (J帽膩nak膩峁囜笉a) of the 笔腻谤补尘别艣惫补谤补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: an important P膩帽car膩tra text of 8700 verses followed closely by the Ranganathaswamy temple at Srirangam鈥攄ealing with priestly concerns such as their daily routines, occasional liturgies and expiatory services.鈥擠escription of the chapter [艣腻蝉迟谤腻惫补迟腻谤补]: [...] Bhagav膩n appears and tells Sanaka to meet 艢膩峁囜笉ilya, who as a master of many fields of knowledge will teach him the 谤补丑补蝉测腻尘苍腻测补 or the esoteric levels of the Veda. This teaching, composed in the 补苍耻峁ａ弓耻产丑-meter has as foremost among its expositions the S膩ttvata, Pau峁ara and Ja测腻khya (1-19). [...]

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Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

India history and geography

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Rahasya.鈥�(IE 8-3; EI 3-6, 23, 27, 30), a private secre- tary; same as R膩hasika, Rahasy-膩dhik峁泃a, etc. Note: rahasya is defined in the 鈥淚ndian epigraphical glossary鈥� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

rahasya (啶班す啶膏啶�).鈥攏 (S) A secret, a mystery, a matter private, and thus not to be generally divulged; or mysterious, and thus not readily to be penetrated and known. 2 Friendliness, kindliness, amicable relation, cronyship. 3 Play or pleasantry; sportive sallies; jocund repartees; facetious or witty merriment. 4 The involved moral or beauty; the significant point or particular; the sting, the wit. Ex. tumh墨 b艒lat膩峁� h测腻nt墨la ra0 m膩jh膿 dh测腻n膩nta 膩l膿峁� n膩h墨峁�. 5 Spirit, flavor, savoriness, excellence. Ex. sar膩ph墨c膿 vyavah膩r膩nta 膩t膩峁� k膩峁僪墨峁� ra0 r膩hil膿峁� n膩h墨峁�. rahas测腻nta y膿峁嚹撫箖 To be excited into mirth or lively joy.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

rahasya (啶班す啶膏啶�).鈥�n A secret, a mystery. Friendliness. Spirit.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Rahasya (啶班す啶膏啶�).鈥�a. [rahasi-bhava岣� yat]

1) Secret, private, clandestine; 啶班す啶膏啶 啶� 啶啶班啶距ざ啶� 啶� 啶う啷� 啶掂啶む啶む 啶むじ啷嵿く啶о啶い啶� (rahasya峁� ca prak膩艣a峁� ca yad v峁泃ta峁� tasya dh墨mata岣�) (kathaya) R膩m.1. 2.33; 啶班啶ぞ啶｀た啶� 啶班す啶膏啶ぞ啶ㄠた啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶距ぃ啷嵿く啷囙さ啶掂た啶掂ぐ啷嵿啶啶む (rom膩峁噄 ca rahas测腻ni sarv膩峁噛eva vivarjayet) Manusm峁泃i 4.144.

2) Mysterious.

-syam 1 A secret (fig. also); 啶膏啶掂く啶� 啶班す啶膏啶き啷囙う啶� 啶曕啶む (svaya峁� rahasyabheda岣� k峁泃a岣�) V.2.

2) A mystic spell or incantation, the mystery (of a missile); 啶膏ぐ啶灌じ啷嵿く啶距え啶� 啶溹啶啶啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ啶距ぃ啶� (sarahas测腻ni j峁沵bhak膩str膩峁噄) Uttarar膩macarita 1.

3) The mystery or secret of conduct, mystery; 啶班す啶膏啶 啶膏ぞ啶о啶ㄠぞ- 啶え啷佮お啶оた啶掂た啶多啶︵啶о 啶掂た啶溹く啶む (rahasya峁� s膩dh奴n膩- manupadhi vi艣uddha峁� vijayate) Uttarar膩macarita 2.2; 啶膏ぐ啶灌じ啷嵿く啷� 啶оえ啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う啶� (sarahasyo dhanurveda岣�) Bh膩gavata 1.7. 44.

4) A secret or esoteric teaching, a mystic doctrine; 啶啷嵿い啷嬥そ啶膏た啶 啶膏啶� 啶氞啶むた啶班す啶膏啶 啶灌啶啶むう啷佮い啷嵿い啶ぎ啷� (bhakto'si me sakh膩 ceti rahasya峁� hyetaduttamam) Bhagavadg墨t膩 (Bombay) 4.3; 啶膏ぞ啶權啶椸啶ぞ啶權啶椸啶え啶苦し啶︵ 啶膏ぐ啶灌じ啷嵿く啶� 啶啶班う啷€啶い啶距ぎ啷� (s膩峁単op膩峁単opani峁da岣� sarahasya岣� prad墨yat膩m) 搁腻尘.1.55.16.

5) An upani峁d; 啶氞い啷佮ぐ啷嵿き啷嵿く啶� 啶膏ぐ啶灌じ啷嵿く啷囙き啷嵿く啷� 啶掂啶︵啶啶 啶灌啶ぇ啶苦啶� 啶う啶� (caturbhya岣� sarahasyebhyo vedebhyo hyadhika峁� yad膩) Mah膩bh膩rata (Bombay) 1.1.272; Manusm峁泃i 2. 165.

-syam ind. Secretely, privately; 啶呧え啶た啶栢啶ぞ啶むう啷嬥し啶膏啶む 啶班す啶膏啶 啶掂啶班い啶ぞ啶氞ぐ啷囙い啷� (anabhikh测腻tado峁stu rahasya峁� vratam膩caret) Y.3.3 (where it may be taken as an adj. also).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Rahasya (啶班す啶膏啶�).鈥攎fn.

(-蝉测补岣�-蝉测腻-蝉测补峁�) Private, secret, either fit to be concealed or occuring in secret. n.

(-蝉测补峁�) 1. A secret, a mystery, anything hidden, recondite or mysterious. 2. Any esoteric teaching. f.

(-蝉测腻) 1. Clandestine. 2. Mysterious. 3. The name of a river, perhaps the Saraswati, from its being supposed to flow in an unknown channel. E. rahas secret, yat aff.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Rahasya (啶班す啶膏啶�).鈥擺rahas + ya], I. adj. Secret, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 11, 247; concealed, 4, 144; mysterious. Ii. n. A secret, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] 129, 2; a mystery, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 20, 20. Iii. f. 测腻, The name of a river.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Rahasya (啶班す啶膏啶�).鈥擺adjective] secret, private; [neuter] a secret, mystical doctrine, mystery, also [adverb] = rahas.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Rahasya (啶班す啶膏啶�) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥擲v. Oppert. 1164. 4670. 8209. Ii, 408.

2) Rahasya (啶班す啶膏啶�):鈥擺dharma] an abridgment of some more definite title. Quoted by Hal膩yudha in Br膩hma峁嘺sarvasva, by Kamal膩kara in Nir峁嘺yasindhu, by Ke艣ava in Dvaitapari艣i峁ａ弓a. See Dharmarahasya, Sm峁泃irahasya, Vi峁ａ箛urahasya, 艢ivarahasya.
鈥擱ahasyapr膩ya艣citta, a chapter of a lawbook. Quoted by Hal膩yudha ibid.

3) Rahasya (啶班す啶膏啶�):鈥攁la峁僰. Quoted thrice in Ala峁僰膩ra艣ekhara. Mallin膩tha on Kir膩t膩rjun墨ya 3, 60. 14, 40, on 艢i艣up膩lavadha 13, 10.

4) Rahasya (啶班す啶膏啶�):鈥擲v. Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 75.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Rahasya (啶班す啶膏啶�):鈥擺from rah] mfn. secret, private, clandestine, concealed, mysterious, [Vasi峁ａ弓ha; Mah膩bh膩rata] etc. (s测腻ni rom膩峁噄, hair on the private parts, [Manu-sm峁泃i iv, 144])

2) 搁补丑补蝉测腻 (啶班す啶膏啶ぞ):鈥擺from rahasya > rah] f. = 谤腻蝉苍腻 or 辫腻峁环腻, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] Name of a river, [Mah膩bh膩rata]

4) Rahasya (啶班す啶膏啶�):鈥擺from rah] n. a secret, any secret doctrine or mystery, any subtle or recondite point, mystical or esoteric teaching, [Manu-sm峁泃i; Mah膩bh膩rata] etc.

5) [v.s. ...] an Upani峁d (See sa-r)

6) [v.s. ...] full or abridged Name of various works.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Rahasya (啶班す啶膏啶�):鈥擺(sya岣�-蝉测腻-蝉测补峁�) a.] Private, secret. n. A secret, mystery. f. River.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Rahasya (啶班す啶膏啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Rahassa.

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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Hindi dictionary

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Rahasya (啶班す啶膏啶�) [Also spelled rahasy]:鈥�(nm) a secret; mystery; secrecy; ~[辫奴谤峁嘺/尘补测补] mysterious; secretive; ~[尘补测补迟腻] mysteriousness; ~[惫腻诲补] a poetic movement of the third and fourth decades in Hindi that stressed the identity of the Universal and the Individual and addressed itself to the Non-Manifest; ~[惫腻诲颈迟腻] mysteriousness, the attribute or approach of a [rahasyav膩d墨; ~v膩d墨] an adherent of [rahasya惫腻诲补]; pertaining to [rahasya惫腻诲补].

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Rahasya (嗖班补嗖膏硩嗖�):鈥�

1) [noun] that which is kept from another鈥檚 or others knowledge; a secret.

2) [noun] something that is unexplained, unresolved or is obscure (as to excite curiosity); mystery.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Rahasya (啶班す啶膏啶�):鈥攏. 1. secret; mystery; 2. essence; inner intention; substance; 3. secret/mystical doctrine;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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