Word origins

• zenOf or related to Zen Buddhism.
• SamanthaA female given name from Hebrew.
• IdaAn industrial development agency.
• MaharashtraA state in western India. Capitals: Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay) and Nagpur (winter capital).
• agraDear, darling (as a term of endearment).
• kamaA sickle-like weapon, originally used as a tool for cutting weeds.
• premThe Premier League.
• LucknowA city, district, and division, the state capital of Uttar Pradesh, India.
• varnaany of the four original castes in Hinduism, or the system of such castes
• KaranA female given name of North American usage, variant of Karen.
• BharatIndia: the Republic of India.
• AryanA person of Caucasian (white / Northern European) ethnicity; A white non-Jew, in the broadest sense, or more narrowly defined as people of Germanic descent.
• tapasA variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks such as croquettes, cured meat, potato salad, and seafood, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well.
• RameshA male given name from Sanskrit used in Nepal and India.
• tantricRelated to Vajrayana Buddhism.
• RajeshA male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
• kundaliniAn energy said to lie coiled at the base of the spine and to be released by yoga.
• AjayA male given name from Sanskrit.
• KalaA surname from Sanskrit.
• SinhaA surname.
• raniThe wife of a rajah.
• lataA female given name commonly used in India.
• KiranA male given name from Sanskrit used by Hindus and Jains.
• pujaA religious ritual performed in South Asia as an act of worship.
• DixitA surname from India that is common among Hindu Brahmins in India.
• AishwaryaA female given name from Sanskrit, of Indian usage.
• shaktithe divine force that pervades the universe.
• SrinagarA city and district, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is situated in the Kashmir valley on the banks of the river Jhelum and famous for its gardens.
• shivA knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush).
• RadhaHindu goddess of love and devotion, Grand Consort of god Krishna, Avatar of Lakshmi.
• arjunaA tree native to India and used in ayurvedic medicine, Terminalia arjuna.
• OshoA religious and spiritual leader from India.
• maharishiA teacher of Hindu mysticism.
• PriyaA female given name from India. A common Hindu female name which means beloved. It is usually used in conjunction with another name, mostly those of gods to imply "beloved of ________".
• panditAn honorary title for a learned man or scholar.
• prabhuA lord.
• AmitabhA male given name from India, of Indian usage.
• padaThe basic metric unit of Vedic poetry, consisting of one line of verse in Sanskrit, typically as part of a four-line stanza.
• VinayA male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
• padmalotus blossom
• NetraA unisex given name from India.
• rishiA Vedic poet and seer who composed Rigvedic hymns, who alone or with others invokes the deities with poetry of a sacred character.
• sevaSelfless service that is performed without any expectation of reward for performing it.
• samadhiA state of transcendent union supposed to be assumed by a holy man or yogi at his death.
• manasThe mind; that which distinguishes man from the animals.
• bhaifriend, dude, man
• amritaThe water of life; the drink of the Hindu gods.
• ashokaA tree of species Saraca asoca, native to South Asia and western Myanmar.
• yatraA Hindu pilgrimage.
• mandalAn administrative division in some countries in South Asia.
• vastuA philosophy of architecture that has elements akin to feng shui
• GovindaThe Hindu god Krishna.
• LakshadweepAn archipelago and union territory of India in the Arabian Sea. Capital: Kavaratti.
• NilaA vanara, brother of Nala and son of Agni in Ramayana.
• shethThe bar on a plough which projects downward beneath the beam to connect to the sole.
• gunnyA coarse heavy fabric made of jute or hemp.
• venuOne of the ancient transverse flutes of Indian classical music.
• bearyOf or pertaining to a bear.
• urnaA spiral or circular dot placed on the forehead of Buddhist images as an auspicious mark.
• tankaA form of Japanese verse in five lines of 5, 7, 5, 7, and 7 morae.
• kathaThe recitation of a Hindu religious story.
• AdvaitaA school of philsoophy teaching that differences and variegation in the human condition are unreal or illusory.
• vajraA Buddhist ceremonial mace and symbol, usually interpreted as both a diamond and a thunderbolt.
• pranayamaBreathing techniques; breath control, often synchronized with movements between asanas in yoga.
• SankarA surname.
• TheravadaA Buddhist of this particular school.
• najaA member of the Naja genus of venomous snakes; cobras
• AntaraA female given name from Sanskrit.
• pradhanAn official in parts of India, equivalent to vizier in rank and function.
• VijayaOne of the two demigod gatekeepers (Dvarapala) of the abode of Vishnu, known as Vaikuntha.
• ChandrikaA female given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India.
• TrivediA surname. commonly used in India.
• NandiA bull used as a mount by the god Shiva, or a representation of this bull.
• NarmadaA long river in central India.
• shastraA treatise for authoritative instruction in Hinduism, especially one explaining the Vedas.
• sandaA Chinese martial art, self-defense system, and combat sport, similar to kick-boxing.
• BhargavaA surname.
• ShivajiA male given name.
• VasantA male given name from Sanskrit, of Indian usage, feminine equivalent Vasanti.
• YamunaThe largest tributary river of the Ganges in northern India.
• kriyaA technique or practice within a yoga discipline.
• netiNasal irrigation performed using a neti pot as part of Hatha yoga.
• siddhaOne who has achieved a high degree of physical and spiritual development.
• sadhuAn ascetic or practitioner of yoga (yogi) who has given up pursuit of the first three Hindu goals of life: kama (enjoyment), artha (practical objectives) and even dharma (duty).
• SunitaA female given name from Sanskrit of Hindi and Sanskrit origin, meaning: reliable one, one of good character, one with good morals, good behaviour, a daughter of Dharma or goddess of divine bliss.
• vinyasaThe transition between poses executed in succession, often timed with regular breathing.
• BahlA surname.
• LalitaA Hindu goddess.
• manjuA traditional Japanese confection; most have an outside made from flour, rice powder, kudzu, and buckwheat, and a filling of red bean paste, usually made from boiled azuki beans and sugar; in Hawaii, Okinawan ones are made with a filling of purple sweet potato, butter, milk, sugar, and salt, but the most common filling is bean paste.
• rudrakshaThe dried seed of a large evergreen broad-leaved tree, Elaeocarpus ganitrus, which is traditionally used as prayer beads in Hinduism.
• thanaA military outpost.
• RudraA Rigvedic deity, associated with wind or storm and the hunt.
• Sahajaa style of discipline in Indian spirituality and Dharmic traditions
• SindhuThe Indus river
• VinayakA male given name from Sanskrit, of Indian usage.
• chettyA member of one of various South Indian castes of merchants, money-lenders and land-owners.
• ratiThe Hindu goddess of love, passion and sexual pleasure.
• VenkataA male given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India.
• RamanujaA Hindu theologian and philosopher.
• SudhakarA male given name from Sanskrit used in India.