British soccer star David Beckham has his wife Victoria’s name tattooed on his forearm. But it is spelt wrongly. I am not sure if the error is intentional, but it looks like “vhiktoria”. So, if you have decided to get a Hindi tattoo, or are in the tattoo business, make sure you get a good translation or transliteration (as the case may be) for your planned tattoo.
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i would like you to help me to translate this “I live in the One, I am spirit, passive viewer, inspector of karma and Supreme Self, emanated from the Supreme Being and essence of itself.” and please tell me where do you get the translation or if you really know hindi. Thanks!
hey.. i will get a tattoo soon but i dont want this to be nonsense so please would you translate this phrase “I live in the One, I am spirit, passive viewer, inspector of karma and Supreme Self, emanated from the Supreme Being and essence of itself”. I would like to know where do you get the answers or the translation .. i mean do you really know hindi or do you just search it in a website? thanks!
@vera
I have a Hindi blog too (http://kaulonline.com/chittha/) since 2004. I only translate from my personal knowledge, otherwise I don’t. As far as your sentence is concerned, it looks like a quote from a Sanskrit religious text. If so, let me know where you got it and I will help you find the original Sanskrit text for your tattoo. I can translate it back to Hindi, but it will not be same as the original. Let me know if you still want me to translate it to Hindi.
Hey Kaul!
I found this indian quote “Pure gold does not fear the flame”, I would like to get it as a tattoo, could you translate it for me? Also I would like to know if you heard it before…
thanks a lot and best wishes!
@ Théodora
No, I have not heard anything exactly like this in Hindi. However, in Hindi there is a saying
आग में तप कर ही सोना खरा होता है
which means “gold becomes pure only when it goes through fire”.
Another saying is
साँच को आँच नहीं
which means “truth does not get burned/harmed even by fire”.
Uhm I found it on a blog where the indian lady put a lot of proverbs…
I sent her a message to ask her the meaning of it as everyone has their own interpretation..
Thank you for the other sayings, although could you still translate it for me?
thank youu
Hi Kaul
I would like to get my late mothers name in hindi/sanskrit, I am very anxious as I do not what to get the wrong spelling. Can you help? It is ‘prabhowtee’.
Thanks
T
@Thalia
“Prabowtee” seems to be a disambiguation of Sanskrit name “Prabhawati”, which is written as प्रभावती
@ Théodora
Pure gold does not fear the flame. = खरा सोना आँच से नहीं डरता।
Thanks for that quick responce Kaul. What would ‘prabha’ on its own looklike?
Thanks
T
@Thalia
Prabha = प्रभा
Wati = वती
Thank you very much!
Hi Kaul,
Would you be able to translate my name into Hindi? So just the translation of Sian. I really want to get a Hindi tattoo to remind me of my time travelling in India.
Thank you
@Sian
Hi Sian, I need to know the exact pronunciation of your name in order to transcribe it into Hindi.
Hi Kaul
You prounounce it like Sharn. Does that help?
That does help. You mean “Sean” like Sean Penn? Here it is then:
शान
Hi Kaul
No Sean is a male name and i am a female. If it is too difficult to translate would you be able to tell me what Anarkali is in Hindi? That was a name of an elephant that i looked after during my time in India. So just.. Anarkali
Thank you
@Sian
Anarkali = अनारकली
You can enter the pronunciation of Sian at forvo.com if you want.
Hi…
i need this sentence with hindi caracters for my tattoo..
ALL I AM IS HER CREATURE
please help me :’( i have my appointmente
at the tatto studio next thursday
could you translate those words in hindi for me please : “Rythm & Melody” ? thanks you
@Alison
I am not sure what you want to say by “her creature”. Here’s something close:
All I am is her creation = मैं बस उसकी सृष्टि हूँ।
@ Quentin
Rythm & Melody = सुर और ताल
Kalua i don’t want the translation into hindi language…but i need that this sentence remains in english..i need only the hindi caracters
creature means a creature of something..in this case creature of nature .. so it becomes All i am is her creature
A friend of mine said to me that that sentence in hindi caracters is: जो भी मैं हूँ सब उसका दिया है
i want to know if it’s true or wrong..because i have to make a tattoo so i’ve to be sure
@Alison
If you want the text to remain in English, only in Hindi characters, then here it goes:
ऑल आइ एम इज़ हर क्रिएचर।
What your friend gave you is in Hindi language, and means “whatever I am is given by her/him.”
And you spelt my name wrong.
I would like to have a portion of the Gandhi quote “Be the change you wish to see in the world” translated. I’m thinking I’d just like to have “Be the change” or “I am the change” (feminine). I don’t necessarily want the exact words but the intent/idea that Gandhi wished to convey. I hope I’m being clear here.
Thank you for this service you are providing.
@Lairkeeper
Be the change = परिवर्तन बनो
I am the change = मैं परिवर्तन हूँ
I have translated the whole quote elsewhere in the comments above.
Thank you very much. Also, would it be approprate to follow with ellipses?(…)?
appropriate even *blush*
@Lairkeeper
Yes, ellipses will be fine. Make sure they don’t touch the text.
Hello i would like my two childrens names in hindi please there names are nathan and connor… many thanks…….
@peter
nathan = नेथन
connor = कॉनर
Hi Kaul i did put these names in google translator and it does come out differently inwhich im a bit confused now lol here they are connor=धक्का देकर and nathan=नाथन many thanks peter……
hi Kaul slightly confused now lol. nathanis the same when i typed in google translator but connor came out as धक्का देकर many thanks peter…..
@Peter,
Please do not use the words from Google translator. Remember, it is a translator, not a transliterator. धक्का देकर is a Hindi phrase that means “to push someone” — I am not sure how Google translated Connor to that. For Nathan, you can use नाथन (nah-thuh-n) or नेथन (nay-thuh-n), depending on how you pronounce it. Connor you can write as कॉनर or कानर.
Hi Kaul,
I was wondering if you could translate “what you think you become” into hindi. Thanks a bunch!
@chana
what you think you become = जो सोचोगे वह बनोगे
hi kaul. please could you translate, JANINE KELLY. and MY LOVE MY LIFE MY SOUL. after seeing previous comments i just cant trust google translater. thanks kaul
@james
JANINE KELLY = जनीन केली
MY LOVE MY LIFE MY SOUL = मेरा प्यार मेरी जान मेरी आत्मा
thanks kaul, this is what i got from translater केली जिन
मेरा प्यार मेरी ज़िंदगी मेरी आत्मा is this totally wrong then?
@James
The second one is fine, you can use either that or what I gave you. Just one word is different.
The name has been translated wrongly by the translator.
think i will stick with yours. thanks again kaul
Hello Kaul,
I have been given the following Hindi translation: wanderlust = भ्रमणलालसा. May I impose upon you to confirm for me if this is accurate? Also, may I ask if this is a direct translation or a transliteration? And if it is a direct translation, what would the transliteration be? Many many thanks in advance!
Cheers, Thomas
@thomas
भ्रमणलालसा is a good Hindi translation for wanderlust.
Wanderlust transliterated into Hindi script is वांडरलस्ट
भ्रमणलालसा transliterated into Roman script is bhramanalaalasa.
@Kaul
Thank you very much for your insight. It is definitely greatly apprectaited. However, your answer does make me curious: if भ्रमणलालसा is a ‘good’ translation, are there other words or a phrase that would also convey that (or a very similar) meaning?
Cheers, Thomas
@thomas
भ्रमणलालसा is as close as you can get to wanderlust. However, there is no direct single word or phrase in regular use that expresses the same sense. भ्रमणलालसा is created from the Sanskrit. भ्रमण means wandering/travel and लालसा means desire/lust/greed.
@Kaul
Interesting. Thanks very much once again!