concremation of a widow

Hindi translation: सती हो जाना

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English term or phrase:concremation of a widow
Hindi translation:सती हो जाना
Entered by: SeiTT

07:32 Jun 24, 2010
English to Hindi translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - History / Indian History
English term or phrase: concremation of a widow
Greetings,

My dictionary defines the word सती as 1. (adj.) virtuous, faithful (a wife). 2. f. a virtuous or faithful wife. 3. hist. a widow who burns herself along with her husband’s body

Which is all very useful, but what I am looking for is the most common Hindi word for the actual act which the woman commits, not the word for the woman herself.

I gather that a number of Sanskrit-based possibilities exist: अग्निप्रवेश अनुगमन etc. – but, as I say, I really wish to find out what the most common word is.

All the best,

Simon
SeiTT
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:54
सती हो जाना
Explanation:
सती हो जाना is the most appropriate Hindi term for this act.
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Balasubramaniam L.
India
Local time: 16:24
Grading comment
many thanks excellent
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1सती दाह
Suyash Suprabh
4 +2सती हो जाना
Balasubramaniam L.
4सती: चितारोहण, अनुमरण
Lalit Sati
3सहमरन
Anindita Basu (X)


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
सहमरन


Explanation:
The term would be सहमरन (dying along with someone else).

The most commonly used word is सती (which, as you said, is an adjective for the woman herself and not a word for the act). Because the practice is all but dead today, there is no other word in common everyday usage.

I am marking my confidence level as "Medium" because I cannot locate an online reference to bolster my term सहमरन.

Example sentence(s):
  • पाण्डु के मृत्यु पर उनकी पत्नी माद्री ने सहमरन किया
Anindita Basu (X)
India
Local time: 16:24
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
सती दाह


Explanation:
concremation of a widow - सती दाह

Suyash Suprabh
India
Local time: 16:24
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  C.M. Rawal
21 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
सती: चितारोहण, अनुमरण


Explanation:
अन्य -

सहमरण, अन्वारोहण, अनुगमन, सहगमन

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Note added at 1 hr (2010-06-24 09:13:58 GMT)
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बोलचाल की भाषा में -
"सती होना"


Lalit Sati
India
Local time: 16:24
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi
PRO pts in category: 8
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
सती हो जाना


Explanation:
सती हो जाना is the most appropriate Hindi term for this act.

Balasubramaniam L.
India
Local time: 16:24
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
many thanks excellent

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  3ADE shadab: yes agree with Balasubramaniam
2 hrs
  -> Thank you.

agree  C.M. Rawal
19 hrs
  -> Thank you.
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