Class 11 Chapter 6 Silk Road
A FLAWLESS half-moon floated in a perfect blue sky on the morning we said our goodbyes. Extended banks of clouds like long French loaves glowed pink as the sun emerged to splash the distant mountain tops with a rose-tinted blush. Now that we were leaving Ravu, Lhamo said she wanted to give me a farewell present.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| flawless | फ़्लॉलेस | निखरा |
| half-moon | हाफ़-मून | अर्धचंद्र |
| floated | फ़्लोटेड | लहराना |
| perfect | परफ़ेक्ट | पूर्ण |
| blue | ब्लू | नीला |
| sky | स्काई | आकाश |
| morning | मॉर्निंग | सुबह |
| said | सेड | कहा |
| goodbyes | गुडबाईज़ | विदाई |
| extended | एक्सटेंडेड | विस्तृत |
| banks | बैंक्स | किनारा |
| cloud | क्लाउड | बादल |
| long | लॉंग | लंबा |
| French | फ्रेंच | फ़्रेंच |
| loaves | लोव्ज़ | रोटी के टुकड़े |
| glowed | ग्लोड | चमक |
| pink | पिंक | गुलाबी |
| sun | सन | सूरज |
| emerged | इमर्ज्ड | प्रकट हुआ |
| splash | स्प्लैश | छिड़कना |
| distant | डिस्टन्ट | दूर |
| mountain | माउंटेन | पहाड़ |
| tops | टॉप्स | शीर्ष |
| rose-tinted | रोज़-टिंटेड | गुलाबी रंग का |
| blush | ब्लश | शर्मिंदगी |
| leaving | लीविंग | छोड़कर जा रहा |
| Ravu | रावू | रावू |
| Lhamo | ल्हामो | ल्हामो |
| wanted | वॉन्टेड | चाहता था |
| give | गिव | देना |
| farewell | फेयरवेल | विदाई |
| present | प्रेज़ेंट | उपहार |
One evening I’d told her through Daniel that I was heading towards Mount Kailash to complete the kora, and she’d said that I ought to get some warmer clothes. After ducking back into her tent, she emerged carrying one of the long-sleeved sheepskin coats that all the men wore. Tsetan sized me up as we clambered into his car. “Ah, yes,” he declared, “drokba, sir.”
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| evening | ईवनिंग | शाम |
| told | टोल्ड | बताया |
| through | थ्रू | के माध्यम से |
| heading | हेडिंग | दिशा में |
| towards | टॉवर्ड्स | की ओर |
| Mount | माउंट | पर्वत |
| Kailash | कैलाश | कैलाश |
| complete | कम्प्लीट | पूरा करना |
| kora | कोरा | कोरा |
| said | सेड | कहा |
| ought | आट | चाहिए |
| get | गेट | प्राप्त करें |
| some | सम | कुछ |
| warmer | वार्मर | गर्म |
| clothes | क्लोथ्स | कपड़े |
| ducking | डकिंग | झुकते हुए |
| back | बैक | पीछे |
| into | इंटू | के अंदर |
| tent | टेंट | तम्बू |
| emerged | इमर्ज्ड | प्रकट हुआ |
| carrying | कैरिंग | ले जाते |
| long-sleeved | लॉंग-स्लीव्ड | लम्बी आस्तीन वाला |
| sheepskin | शीपस्किन | भेड़ की त्वचा |
| coats | कोट्स | कोट |
| men | मेन | पुरुषों |
| wore | वोर | पहनते थे |
| Tsetan | त्सेतान | त्सेतान |
| sized | साइज्ड | आकार |
| clambered | क्लैम्बर्ड | चढ़ गए |
| car | कार | कार |
| yes | येस | हाँ |
| declared | डिक्लेअर्ड | घोषित किया |
| drokba | ड्रोक्बा | ड्रोक्बा |
| sir | सर | सर |
We took a short cut to get off the Changtang. Tsetan knew a route that would take us south-west, almost directly towards Mount Kailash. It involved crossing several fairly high mountain passes, he said. “But no problem, sir”, he assured us, “if there is no snow.” What was the likelihood of that I asked. “Not knowing, sir, until we get there.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| short | शॉर्ट | छोटा |
| cut | कट | काटना |
| get | गेट | प्राप्त करें |
| Changtang | चांगटांग | चांगटांग |
| Tsetan | त्सेतान | त्सेतान |
| knew | न्यू | जानते थे |
| route | राउट | मार्ग |
| take | टेक | लेना |
| south-west | साउथ-वेस्ट | दक्षिण पश्चिम |
| almost | ऑलमोस्ट | लगभग |
| directly | डायरेक्ट्ली | सीधे |
| Mount | माउंट | पर्वत |
| Kailash | कैलाश | कैलाश |
| involved | इनवाल्व्ड | शामिल हैं |
| crossing | क्रॉसिंग | पार करना |
| several | सेवरल | कई |
| fairly | फेयर्ली | काफी |
| high | हाई | उच्च |
| mountain | माउंटेन | पहाड़ |
| passes | पासेज़ | दरगाह |
| said | सेड | कहा |
| problem | प्रॉब्लम | समस्या |
| assured | अशुर्ड | आश्वासन दिया |
| snow | स्नो | बर्फ़ |
| likelihood | लाइकलिहूड | संभावना |
| asked | आस्क्ड | पूछा |
| knowing | नोविंग | जानकारी होती |
| until | अंटिल | तक |
| there | थेर | वहां |
| sir | सर | सर |
Further on, where the plains became more stony than grassy, a great herd of wild ass came into view. Tsetan told us we were approaching them long before they appeared. “Kyang,” he said, pointing towards a far-off pall of dust. When we drew near, I could see the herd galloping en masse, wheeling and turning in tight formation as if they were practising manoeuvres on some predetermined course. Plumes of dust billowed into the crisp, clean air
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| gently | जेंटली | कोमलता से |
| rolling | रोलिंग | घूमते हुए |
| hills | हिल्स | पहाड़ |
| Ravu | रावू | रावू |
| short | शॉर्ट | छोटा |
| cut | कट | काटना |
| took | टूक | लिया |
| across | अक्रॉस | द्वारा |
| vast | वास्ट | विशाल |
| open | ओपन | खुला |
| plains | प्लेन्स | मैदान |
| nothing | नथिंग | कुछ नहीं |
| except | एक्सेप्ट | कोई नहीं |
| few | फ्यू | कुछ |
| gazelles | गज़ेल्स | ग़ज़ल |
| that | थैट | जो |
| would | वुड | होगा |
| look | लुक | देखें |
| up | अप | ऊपर |
| from | फ्रॉम | से |
| nibbling | निब्बलिंग | चबा रहे |
| arid | ऐरिड | सूखा |
| pastures | पास्चर्स | चरागाह |
| frown | फ्राउन | भ्रूकम्प |
| before | बिफोर | पहले |
| bounding | बाउंडिंग | उछालते हुए |
| away | अवे | दूर |
| into | इंटू | के अंदर |
| the | द थे | वह |
| void | वॉयड | शून्य |
As hills started to push up once more from the rocky wilderness, we passed solitary drokbas tending their flocks. Sometimes men, sometimes women, these well-wrapped figures would pause and stare at our car, occasionally waving as we passed.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| hills | हिल्स | पहाड़ |
| started | स्टार्टेड | शुरू हुआ |
| push | पुश | धक्का देना |
| up | अप | ऊपर |
| once | वन्स | एक बार |
| more | मोर | और भी |
| from | फ्रॉम | से |
| rocky | रॉकी | चट्टानी |
| wilderness | वाइल्डर्नेस | जंगल |
| passed | पास्ड | गुजर गया |
| solitary | सॉलिटरी | एकांत |
| drokbas | ड्रोक्बा | ड्रोक्बा |
| tending | टेंडिंग | देखभाल करना |
| flocks | फ्लॉक्स | झुण्ड |
| Sometimes | समटाइम्स | कभी-कभी |
| men | मेन | पुरुषों |
| women | वीमेन | महिलाएं |
| well-wrapped | वेल-रैप्ट | अच्छी तरह से बंधा |
| figures | फिगर्स | आकृतियाँ |
| pause | पॉज | ठहरना |
| stare | स्टेयर | घूरना |
| our | आवर | हमारा |
| car | कार | कार |
| occasionally | ऑकेजनली | कभी-कभी |
| waving | वेविंग | हाथ हिलाना |
| passed | पास्ड | गुजर गया |
When the track took us close to their animals, the sheep would take evasive action, veering away from the speeding vehicle We passed nomads’ dark tents pitched in splendid isolation, usually with a huge black dog, a Tibetan mastiff, standing guard.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| track | ट्रैक | रास्ता |
| took | टूक | लिया |
| close | क्लोज | करीब |
| animals | ऐनिमल्स | जानवर |
| sheep | शीप | भेड़ |
| take | टेक | लेना |
| evasive | इवेसिव | टालमटोल |
| action | ऐक्शन | कार्यवाही |
| veering | वियरिंग | मुड़ना |
| away | अवे | दूर |
| speeding | स्पीडिंग | तेजी से |
| vehicle | व्हीकल | वाहन |
| passed | पास्ड | गुजर गया |
| nomads | नोमैड्स | खानाबदोश |
| dark | डार्क | अंधेरा |
| tents | टेंट्स | तम्बू |
| pitched | पिच्ड | खड़ा किया |
| splendid | स्प्लेंडिड | शानदार |
| isolation | आइसोलेशन | अलगाव |
| usually | यूज़ुअली | आमतौर पर |
| huge | ह्यूज़ | विशाल |
| black | ब्लैक | काला |
| dog | डॉग | कुत्ता |
| Tibetan | तिब्बतन | तिब्बती |
| mastiff | मैस्टिफ | मास्टिफ़ |
| standing | स्टैंडिंग | खड़ा |
| guard | गार्ड | सुरक्षा |
These beasts would cock their great big heads when they became aware of our approach and fix us in their sights. As we continued to draw closer, they would explode into action, speeding directly towards us, like a bullet from a gun and nearly as fast.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| beasts | बीस्ट्स | पशु |
| cock | कॉक | उठाना |
| great | ग्रेट | महान |
| big | बिग | बड़ा |
| heads | हेड्स | सिर |
| became | बिकेम | बन गया |
| aware | अवेयर | जागरूक |
| approach | अप्रोच | आना |
| fix | फिक्स | ठहराना |
| us | अस | हमें |
| their | देर | उनका |
| sights | साइट्स | निशान |
| continued | कंटिन्यूड | जारी रखा |
| draw | ड्रॉ | आकर्षित करना |
| closer | क्लोज़र | करीब |
| explode | एक्सप्लोड | विस्फोट होना |
| action | ऐक्शन | कार्यवाही |
| speeding | स्पीडिंग | तेजी से |
| directly | डायरेक्ट्ली | सीधे |
| towards | टॉवर्ड्स | की ओर |
| like | लाइक | की तरह |
| bullet | बुलेट | गोली |
| from | फ्रॉम | से |
| gun | गन | बंदूक |
| nearly | नीअर्ली | लगभग |
| as | ऐस | के रूप में |
| fast | फास्ट | तेज |
The Sketch of Mount Kailash Rationalised 2023-24 SILK ROAD 61 dog would make chase for a hundred metres or so before easing off, having seen us off the property. It wasn’t difficult to understand why ferocious Tibetan mastiffs became popular in China’s imperial courts as hunting dogs, brought along the Silk Road in ancient times as tribute from Tibet.
| Word | Pronunciation (Hindi) | Hindi Meaning |
| Sketch | स्केच | रेखाचित्र |
| Mount | माउंट | पर्वत |
| Kailash | कैलाश | कैलाश पर्वत |
| Rationalised | रेशनलाइज्ड | युक्तियुक्त |
| SILK | सिल्क | रेशम |
| ROAD | रोड | सड़क |
| dog | डॉग | कुत्ता |
| make | मेक | बनाना |
| chase | चेस | पीछा करना |
| hundred | हंड्रेड | सौ |
| metres | मीटर्स | मीटर |
| easing | ईजिंग | कम करना |
| off | ऑफ | दूर |
| seen | सीन | देखा हुआ |
| property | प्रापर्टी | संपत्ति |
| difficult | डिफिकल्ट | कठिन |
| understand | अंडरस्टैंड | समझना |
| ferocious | फेरोशियस | दयालु |
| Tibetan | तिब्बती | तिब्बती |
| mastiffs | मैस्टिफ्स | मास्टिफ्स |
| became | बिकैम | बन गए |
| popular | पॉपुलर | प्रसिद्ध |
| China’s | चाइना की | चीन का |
| imperial | इम्पीरियल | साम्राज्यिक |
| courts | कोर्ट्स | अदालतें |
| hunting | हंटिंग | शिकार |
| brought | ब्रॉट | लाया गया |
| along | अलांग | साथ में |
| ancient | ऐंशियंट | प्राचीन |
| times | टाइम्स | समयों |
| tribute | ट्रिब्यूट | प्रतिष्ठा |
| Tibet | तिब्बत | तिब्बत |
By now we could see snow-capped mountains gathering on the horizon. We entered a valley where the river was wide and mostly clogged with ice, brilliant white and glinting in the sunshine. The trail hugged its bank, twisting with the meanders as we gradually gained height and the valley sides closed in
| Word | Pronunciation (Hindi) | Hindi Meaning |
| snow-capped | स्नो-कैप्ड | बर्फ से ढका हुआ |
| mountains | माउंटेन्स | पर्वत |
| horizon | होराइज़न | क्षितिज |
| valley | वैली | घाटी |
| river | रिवर | नदी |
| wide | वाइड | चौड़ा |
| mostly | मोस्ट्ली | अधिकांशतः |
| clogged | क्लॉग्ड | बंद |
| ice | आइस | बर्फ |
| brilliant | ब्रिलियंट | प्रतिभाशाली |
| white | वाइट | सफेद |
| glinting | ग्लिंटिंग | चमकती हुई |
| sunshine | संशाइन | सूरज की किरण |
| trail | ट्रेल | पथ |
| hugged | हग्ड | लगाए रखी |
| bank | बैंक | किनारा |
| twisting | ट्विस्टिंग | मोड़ता हुआ |
| meanders | मीएंडर्स | घूमना |
| gradually | ग्रेजुअली | धीरे-धीरे |
| gained | गेन्ड | प्राप्त की |
| height | हाइट | ऊंचाई |
| sides | साइड्स | पक्ष |
| closed | क्लोज़ | बंद हो गया |
The turns became sharper and the ride bumpier, Tsetan now in third gear as we continued to climb. The track moved away from the icy river, labouring through steeper slopes that sported big rocks daubed with patches of bright orange lichen.
| Word | Pronunciation (Hindi) | Hindi Meaning |
| turns | टर्न्स | मोड़ |
| sharper | शार्पर | तेज़ |
| ride | राइड | सवारी |
| bumpier | बंपियर | खड़बड़ाहट से भरपूर |
| Tsetan | त्सेतन | त्सेतन (नाम) |
| gear | गियर | गियर |
| continued | कंटिन्यूड | जारी रहना |
| climb | क्लाइम्ब | चढ़ाई |
| track | ट्रैक | रेल मार्ग |
| moved | मूव्ड | चला गया |
| away | अवे | दूर |
| icy | आइसी | बर्फीला |
| river | रिवर | नदी |
| labouring | लेबरिंग | मेहनती |
| through | थ्रू | के माध्यम से |
| steeper | स्टीपर | ढलान वाला |
| slopes | स्लोप्स | ढलानों |
| sported | स्पोर्टेड | पहन रखा था |
| big | बिग | बड़ा |
| rocks | रॉक्स | पत्थरों |
| daubed | डॉब्ड | लगाया गया |
| patches | पैचेस | पैच |
| bright | ब्राइट | चमकदार |
| orange | ऑरेंज | नारंगी |
| lichen | लाइकन | काईची |
Beneath the rocks, hunks of snow clung on in the nearpermanent shade. I felt the pressure building up in my ears, held my nose, snorted and cleared them. We struggled round another tight bend and Tsetan stopped. He had opened his door and jumped out of his seat before I realised what was going on. “Snow,” said Daniel as he too exited the vehicle, letting in a breath of cold air as he did so.
| Word | Pronunciation (Hindi) | Hindi Meaning |
| rocks | रॉक्स | पत्थर |
| hunks | हंक्स | बड़े टुकड़े |
| snow | स्नो | बर्फ |
| shade | शेड | छाया |
| pressure | प्रेशर | दबाव |
| building | बिल्डिंग | इमारत |
| ears | इयर्स | कान |
| nose | नोज़ | नाक |
| snorted | स्नोर्टेड | स्नोर्ट किया |
| cleared | क्लियर्ड | साफ किया |
| struggled | स्ट्रगल्ड | संघर्ष किया |
| round | राउंड | चारों ओर |
| tight | टाइट | कसा हुआ |
| bend | बेंड | मोड़ |
| stopped | स्टॉप्ड | रुक गया |
| opened | ओपेन्ड | खोला |
| door | डोर | दरवाजा |
| jumped | जंप्ड | छलांग लगाई |
| realised | रियलाइज़ड | समझा |
| going | गोइंग | हो रहा |
| Snow | स्नो | बर्फ |
| Daniel | डैनियल | डैनियल (नाम) |
| exited | एक्ज़िटेड | निकले |
| vehicle | वीहिकल | वाहन |
| letting | लेटिंग | चाहने देना |
| breath | ब्रेथ | साँस |
| cold | कोल्ड | ठंडा |
| air | एयर | हवा |
A swathe of the white stuff lay across the track in front of us, stretching for maybe fifteen metres before it petered out and the dirt trail reappeared. The snow continued on either side of us, smoothing the abrupt bank on the upslope side.
| Word | Pronunciation (Hindi) | Hindi Meaning |
| swathe | स्वाथ | बड़ी पट्टी |
| white | वाइट | सफेद |
| stuff | स्टफ | सामग्री |
| track | ट्रैक | रेल मार्ग |
| front | फ्रंट | सामने |
| stretching | स्ट्रेचिंग | फैलाना |
| fifteen | फिफ्टीन | पंद्रह |
| metres | मीटर्स | मीटर |
| petered | पीटर्ड | कम हो गया |
| dirt | डर्ट | मिट्टी |
| trail | ट्रेल | पथ |
| reappeared | रिअपियर्ड | दुबारा प्रकट हुआ |
| snow | स्नो | बर्फ |
| continued | कंटिन्यूड | जारी रहा |
| side | साइड | पक्ष |
| smoothing | स्मूदिंग | समतल करना |
| abrupt | अब्रप्ट | अचानक |
| bank | बैंक | किनारा |
| upslope | अप्स्लोप | ऊपरी ढलान |
The bank was too steep for our vehicle to scale, so there was no way round the snow patch. I joined Daniel as Tsetan stepped on to the encrusted snow and began to slither and slide forward, stamping his foot from time to time to ascertain how sturdy it was. I looked at my wristwatch. We were at 5,210 metres above sea level
| Word | Pronunciation (Hindi) | Hindi Meaning |
| bank | बैंक | किनारा |
| steep | स्टीप | ढलान वाला |
| vehicle | वीहिकल | वाहन |
| scale | स्केल | चढ़ना |
| way | वे | रास्ता |
| round | राउंड | चारों ओर |
| snow | स्नो | बर्फ |
| patch | पैच | टुकड़ा |
| joined | जॉइन्ड | शामिल हुआ |
| stepped | स्टेप्ड | कदम रखा |
| encrusted | एंक्रस्टेड | संदर्भित |
| began | बेगन | शुरू हुआ |
| slither | स्लिथर | सरसराना |
| slide | स्लाइड | स्लाइड करना |
| forward | फॉरवर्ड | आगे |
| stamping | स्टैम्पिंग | ठोंकना |
| foot | फुट | पैर |
| time | टाइम | समय |
| ascertain | असर्टेन | निश्चित करना |
| sturdy | स्टर्डी | मजबूत |
| looked | लुक्ड | देखा |
| wristwatch | रिस्टवॉच | कलाई घड़ी |
| sea | सी | समुद्र |
| level | लेवल | स्तर |
The snow didn’t look too deep to me, but the danger wasn’t its depth, Daniel said, so much as its icy top layer. “If we slip off, the car could turn over,” he suggested, as we saw Tsetan grab handfuls of dirt and fling them across the frozen surface.
| Word | Pronunciation (Hindi) | Hindi Meaning |
| snow | स्नो | बर्फ |
| deep | डीप | गहरा |
| danger | डेंजर | खतरा |
| its | इट्स | इसका |
| depth | डेप्थ | गहराई |
| Daniel | डैनियल | डैनियल (नाम) |
| icy | आइसी | बर्फीला |
| top | टॉप | शीर्ष |
| layer | लेयर | परत |
| slip | स्लिप | फिसलना |
| car | कार | गाड़ी |
| turn | टर्न | मोड़ |
| over | ओवर | ऊपर |
| suggested | सग्जेस्टेड | सुझाव दिया |
| saw | सॉ | देखा |
| Tsetan | त्सेतान | त्सेतान (नाम) |
| grab | ग्रैब | पकड़ लेना |
| handfuls | हैंडफ़ुल्स | मुट्ठी भर |
| dirt | डर्ट | मिट्टी |
| fling | फ्लिंग | छोड़ना |
| across | अक्रॉस | द्वारा |
| frozen | फ़्रोज़न | जमी हुई |
| surface | सरफेस | सतह |
We both pitched in and, when the snow was spread with soil, Daniel and I stayed out of the vehicle to lighten Tsetan’s load. He backed up and drove towards the dirty sno, eased the car on to its icy surface and slowly drove its length without apparent difficulty
| Word | Pronunciation (Hindi) | Hindi Meaning |
| pitched | पिच्ड | योजना बनाना |
| snow | स्नो | बर्फ |
| spread | स्प्रेड | फैलाना |
| soil | सॉइल | मिट्टी |
| Daniel | डैनियल | डैनियल (नाम) |
| stayed | स्टेय्ड | रुका रहा |
| vehicle | वीहिकल | वाहन |
| lighten | लाइटन | हल्का करना |
| Tsetan | त्सेतान | त्सेतान (नाम) |
| load | लोड | भार |
| backed | बैक्ड | पीछे हटा |
| drove | ड्रोव | चलाया |
| towards | टॉवर्ड्स | की ओर |
| dirty | डर्टी | गंदा |
| eased | ईज्ड | धीरे से हटा दिया |
| car | कार | गाड़ी |
| icy | आइसी | बर्फीला |
| surface | सरफेस | सतह |
| slowly | स्लोली | धीरे-धीरे |
| apparent | अपैरेंट | स्पष्ट |
| difficulty | डिफिकल्टी | कठिनाई |
ten minutes later, we stopped at another blockage. “Not good, sir,” Tsetan announced as he jumped out again to survey the scene. This time he decided to try and drive round the snow. The slope was steep and studded with major rocks, but somehow Tsetan negotiated them,
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| Ten | टेन | दस |
| minutes | मिनट्स | मिनट |
| later | लेटर | बाद में |
| stopped | स्टॉप्ड | रुका |
| another | अनदर | एक और |
| blockage | ब्लॉकेज | रोक |
| good | गुड | अच्छा |
| sir | सर | सर |
| announced | अनाउंस्ड | घोषणा की |
| jumped | जंप्ड | कूद |
| out | आउट | बाहर |
| again | अगेन | फिर से |
| survey | सर्वे | सर्वेक्षण |
| scene | सीन | दृश्य |
| time | टाइम | समय |
| decided | डिसाइडेड | निर्णय किया |
| try | ट्राई | कोशिश |
| drive | ड्राइव | चलाना |
| round | राउंड | चारों ओर |
| snow | स्नो | बर्फ |
| slope | स्लोप | ढाल |
| steep | स्टीप | ढलवान |
| studded | स्टडिड | जड़ा हुआ |
| major | मेजर | प्रमुख |
| rocks | रॉक्स | पत्थर |
| somehow | समहाऊं | किसी न किसी तरह |
| negotiated | नेगोशीएटेड | समझौता किया |
his four-wheel drive vehicle lurching from one obstacle to the next. In so doing he cut off one of the hairpin bends,, regaining the trail further up where the snow had not drifted.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| vehicle | व्हीकल | वाहन |
| lurching | लर्चिंग | अचानक झटके |
| obstacle | ऑब्स्टेकल | बाधा |
| next | नेक्स्ट | अगला |
| doing | डूइंग | कर रहा है |
| cut | कट | काटना |
| hairpin | हेयरपिन | हेयरपिन |
| bends | बेंड्स | मोड़ |
| regaining | रिगेनिंग | पुनर्प्राप्ति |
| trail | ट्रेल | पथ |
| further | फर्थर | और भी |
| up | अप | ऊपर |
| snow | स्नो | बर्फ |
| drifted | ड्रिफ्टेड | ड्रिफ्ट हुआ |
I checked my watch again as we continued to climb in the bright sunshine. We crept past 5,400 metres and my head began to throb horribly. I took gulps from my water bottle, which is supposed to help a rapid ascent
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| watch | वॉच | घड़ी |
| climb | क्लाइम | चढ़ाई |
| bright | ब्राइट | चमकदार |
| sunshine | सनशाइन | सूरज की किरण |
| crept | क्रेप्ट | रेंगना |
| metres | मीटर्स | मीटर |
| head | हेड | सिर |
| began | बिगन | शुरू हुआ |
| throb | थ्रॉब | दर्द |
| horribly | हॉरिबली | भयंकर रूप से |
| took | टुक | लिया |
| gulps | गल्प्स | निगलना |
| water | वॉटर | पानी |
| bottle | बॉटल | बोतल |
| supposed | सपोज्ड | माना जाता है |
| help | हेल्प | मदद |
| rapid | रैपिड | तेज |
| ascent | असेंट | चढ़ाई |
We finally reached the top of the pass at 5,515 metres. It was marked by a large cairn of rocks festooned with white silk scarves and ragged prayer flags. We all took a turn round the cairn, in a clockwise direction as is the tradition, and Tsetan checked the tyres on his vehicle.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| top | टॉप | शीर्ष |
| pass | पास | दर्रा |
| marked | मार्क्ड | चिह्नित |
| large | लार्ज | बड़ा |
| cairn | केयरन | पत्थरों का पुरजोर |
| rocks | रॉक्स | पत्थर |
| festooned | फेस्टून्ड | डेकोरेटेड |
| white | वाइट | सफेद |
| silk | सिल्क | रेशम |
| scarves | स्कार्व्स | स्कार्फ |
| ragged | रैग्ड | फटे हुए |
| prayer | प्रेयर | प्रार्थना |
| flags | फ्लैग्स | झंड़े |
| turn | टर्न | मोड़ |
| clockwise | क्लॉकवाइज | घड़ी की दिशा |
| direction | डायरेक्शन | दिशा |
| tradition | ट्रेडिशन | परंपरा |
| checked | चेक्ड | जांचा |
| tyres | टायर्स | टायर |
| vehicle | व्हीकल | वाहन |
He stopped at the petrol tank and partially unscrewed the top, which emitted a loud hiss. The lower atmospheric pressure was allowing the fuel to expand. It sounded dangerous to me. “Maybe, sir,” Tsetan laughed “but no smoking.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| petrol | पेट्रोल | पेट्रोल |
| tank | टैंक | टैंक |
| partially | पार्शली | आंशिक रूप से |
| unscrewed | अनस्क्रूड | खोल दिया |
| top | टॉप | शीर्ष |
| emitted | एमिटेड | उत्पन्न हुआ |
| loud | लाउड | अधिक शोर |
| hiss | हिस | सीटी |
| lower | लोअर | कम |
| atmospheric | एट्मोस्फेरिक | वायुमंडली |
| pressure | प्रेशर | दबाव |
| allowing | अलाउइंग | अनुमति देना |
| fuel | फ्यूल | ईंधन |
| expand | एक्स्पैंड | विस्तार |
| sounded | साउंडेड | सुनाई दिया |
| dangerous | डेंजरस | खतरनाक |
| maybe | मेबी | शायद |
| laughed | लाफ्ट | हंसी |
| smoking | स्मोकिंग | धूम्रपान |
My headache soon cleared as we careered down the other side of the pass. It was two o’clock by the time we stopped for lunch. We ate hot noodles inside a long canvas tent, part of a workcamp erected beside a dry salt lake.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| headache | हेडेक | सिरदर्द |
| cleared | क्लीयर्ड | स्पष्ट |
| careered | कैरियर्ड | गतिविधि करना |
| side | साइड | ओर |
| pass | पास | पार |
| o’clock | ओक्लाक | बजे |
| time | टाइम | समय |
| stopped | स्टॉप्ड | रुक गया |
| lunch | लंच | दोपहर का भोजन |
| ate | एट | खाया |
| hot | हॉट | गर्म |
| noodles | नूडल्स | नूडल्स |
| inside | इंसाइड | भीतर |
| long | लॉंग | लंबा |
| canvas | कैनवास | कैनवास |
| tent | टेंट | तम्बू |
| part | पार्ट | भाग |
| workcamp | वर्ककैम्प | कार्यशाला |
| erected | एरेक्टेड | स्थापित |
| dry | ड्राई | सूखा |
| salt | सॉल्ट | नमक |
| lake | लेक | झील |
The plateau is pockmarked with salt flats and brackish lakes, vestiges of the Tethys Ocean which bordered Tibet before the great continental collision that lifted it skyward. This one was a hive of activity, men with pickaxes and shovels trudging back and forth in their long sheepskin coats and salt-encrusted boots.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| plateau | प्लेटो | मेज़ान |
| salt | सॉल्ट | नमक |
| flats | फ्लैट्स | मिट्टी का मैदान |
| lakes | लेक्स | झीलें |
| vestiges | वेस्टिज़ | अवशेष |
| Tethys | टीथिस | टेथिस |
| Ocean | ओशन | सागर |
| bordered | बॉर्डर्ड | सीमा में |
| Tibet | तिब्बत | तिब्बत |
| great | ग्रेट | महान |
| continental | कॉन्टिनेंटल | महाद्वीपीय |
| collision | कॉलिशन | टक्कर |
| lifted | लिफ्टेड | ऊपर उठाया |
| skyward | स्कायवर्ड | आकाश की ओर |
| hive | हाइव | मधुमक्खी का छत्ता |
| activity | ऐक्टिविटी | गतिविधि |
| men | मेन | आदमी |
| pickaxes | पिकैक्स | पिकेक्स |
| shovels | शोवेल्स | कुदाल |
| trudging | ट्रजिंग | थके हुए चलना |
| back | बैक | पीछे |
| forth | फॉर्थ | आगे |
| long | लॉंग | लंबा |
| sheepskin | शीपस्किन | मेंढ़ी की चमड़ा |
| coats | कोट्स | कोट |
| salt-encrusted | सॉल्ट-एन्क्रस्टेड | नमक से चिढ़ा हुआ |
| boots | बूट्स | जूते |
All wore sunglasses against the glare as a steady stream of blue trucks emerged from the blindingly white lake laden with piles of salt By late afternoon we had reached the small town of Hor, back on the main east-west highway that followed the old trade route from Lhasa to Kashmir.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| sunglasses | सनग्लासेस | धूप के खिलाफ संध्या |
| glare | ग्लेयर | उज्ज्वलता |
| steady | स्टेडी | स्थिर |
| stream | स्ट्रीम | धारा |
| blue | ब्लू | नीला |
| trucks | ट्रक्स | ट्रक |
| emerged | एमर्ज्ड | सामने आया |
| blindingly | ब्लाइंडिंग्ली | चकाचौंध के रूप में |
| white | वाइट | सफेद |
| lake | लेक | झील |
| laden | लेडन | भरा हुआ |
| piles | पाइल्स | ढेर |
| salt | सॉल्ट | नमक |
| late | लेट | देर से |
| afternoon | आफ्टरनून | दोपहर |
| reached | रीच्ड | पहुंचे |
| small | स्मॉल | छोटा |
| town | टाउन | शहर |
| Hor | होर | होर |
| main | मेन | मुख्य |
| east-west | ईस्ट-वेस्ट | पूर्व-पश्चिम |
| highway | हाईवे | राजमार्ग |
| followed | फॉलोड | पीछा किया |
| old | ओल्ड | पुराना |
| trade | ट्रेड | व्यापार |
| route | रूट | मार्ग |
| Lhasa | ल्हासा | ल्हासा |
| Kashmir | कश्मीर | कश्मीर |
Daniel, who was returning to Lhasa, found a ride in a truck so Tsetan and I bade him farewell outside a tyre-repair shop. We had suffered two punctures in quick succession on the drive down from the salt lake and Tsetan was eager to have them fixed since they left him with no spares. Besides, the second tyre he’d changed had been replaced by one that was as smooth as my bald head.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| Daniel | डैनियल | डैनियल |
| returning | रिटर्निंग | वापस आ रहा है |
| Lhasa | ल्हासा | ल्हासा |
| found | फाउंड | मिल गया |
| ride | राइड | सवारी |
| truck | ट्रक | ट्रक |
| Tsetan | त्सेतान | त्सेतान |
| bade | बेड | अलविदा |
| farewell | फेयरवेल | विदाई |
| outside | आउटसाइड | बाहर |
| tyre-repair | टायर-रिपेयर | टायर रिपेयर |
| shop | शॉप | दुकान |
| suffered | सफर्ड | सहा |
| punctures | पंचर्स | छेद |
| quick | क्विक | तेज़ |
| succession | सक्सेशन | क्रमिकता |
| drive | ड्राइव | ड्राइव |
| down | डाउन | नीचे |
| salt | सॉल्ट | नमक |
| lake | लेक | झील |
| eager | ईगर | उत्सुक |
| fixed | फिक्स्ड | सुधारे गए |
| left | लेफ्ट | छोड़े |
| spares | स्पेयर्स | अतिरिक्त |
| second | सेकंड | दूसरा |
| changed | चेंज्ड | बदला गया |
| replaced | रिप्लेस्ड | प्रतिस्थापित |
| smooth | स्मूथ | चिकना |
| bald | बॉल्ड | गंजा |
| head | हेड | सिर |
Hor was a grim, miserable place. There was no vegetation whatsoever, just dust and rocks, liberally scattered with years of accumulated refuse, which was unfortunate given that the town sat on the shore of Lake Manasarovar,
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| Hor | होर | होर |
| place | प्लेस | स्थान |
| grim | ग्रिम | निराशाजनक |
| miserable | मिसरेबल | दुखी |
| vegetation | वेजिटेशन | वनस्पति |
| whatsoever | वटसोएवर | चाहे जैसा भी |
| dust | डस्ट | धूल |
| rocks | रॉक्स | पत्थर |
| liberally | लिबरली | उदारता से |
| scattered | स्कैटर्ड | बिखरे हुए |
| years | यीयर्स | सालों |
| accumulated | अक्यूम्युलेटेड | जमा हुआ |
| refuse | रिफ़्यूज़ | कचरा |
| unfortunate | अनफ़ॉर्चुनेट | दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण |
| given | गिवन | दिया गया |
| town | टाउन | शहर |
| sat | सैट | बैठा था |
| shore | शोर | किनारा |
| Lake | लेक | झील |
| Manasarovar | मानसरोवर | मानसरोवर |
Actually only the Sutlej flows from the lake, but the headwaters of the others all rise nearby on the flanks of Mount Kailash. We were within striking distance of the great mountain and I was eager to forge ahead.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| Sutlej | सुत्लेज | सुत्लेज |
| flows | फ्लोज | बहता है |
| lake | लेक | झील |
| headwaters | हेडवाटर्स | मुख्य स्रोत |
| others | अद्वेर्स | अन्य |
| rise | राइज | उठता है |
| nearby | नियरबाय | पास में |
| flanks | फ्लैंक्स | पहाड़ी तलवारों के आसपास |
| Mount Kailash | माउंट कैलाश | माउंट कैलाश |
| striking | स्ट्राइकिंग | प्रभावशाली |
| distance | डिस्टेंस | दूरी |
| great | ग्रेट | महान |
| mountain | माउंटन | पहाड़ |
| eager | ईगर | उत्सुक |
| forge | फोर्ज | आगे बढ़ना |
| ahead | अहेड | आगे |
But I had to wait. Tsetan told me to go and drink some tea in Hor’s only cafe which, like all the other buildings in town, was constructed from badly painted concrete and had three broken window
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| wait | वेट | प्रतीक्षा करना |
| Tsetan | त्सेतान | त्सेतान |
| told | टोल्ड | बताया |
| go | गो | जाओ |
| drink | ड्रिंक | पिएं |
| tea | टी | चाय |
| Hor | होर | होर |
| only | ओनली | केवल |
| cafe | कैफ़े | कैफे |
| like | लाइक | जैसा कि |
| buildings | बिल्डिंग्स | इमारतें |
| town | टाउन | शहर |
| constructed | कन्स्ट्रक्टेड | निर्मित |
| badly | बैडली | बुरे तरीके से |
| painted | पेंटेड | पेंट की गई |
| concrete | कॉन्क्रीट | कॉन्क्रीट |
| broken | ब्रोकन | टूटा हुआ |
| windows | विंडोज़ | खिड़की |
The good view of the lake through one of them helped to compensate for the draught. I was served by a Chinese youth in military uniform who spread the grease around on my table with a filthy rag before bringing me a glass and a thermos of tea
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| view | व्यू | दृश्य |
| lake | लेक | झील |
| compensate | कॉम्पेंसेट | मुआवजा देना |
| draught | ड्राफ्ट | हवाक्षेप |
| served | सर्व्ड | सेवा की |
| Chinese | चाइनीज | चीनी |
| youth | यूथ | युवा |
| military | मिलिट्री | सैन्य |
| uniform | यूनिफ़ॉर्म | वर्दी |
| spread | स्प्रेड | फैलाना |
| grease | ग्रीस | ग्रीस |
| table | टेबल | मेज़ |
| filthy | फिल्थी | गंदा |
| rag | रैग | कपड़ा |
| bringing | ब्रिंगिंग | लाना |
| glass | ग्लास | गिलास |
| thermos | थर्मॉस | थर्मॉस |
| tea | टी | चाय |
Half an hour later, Tsetan relieved me from my solitary confinement and we drove past a lot more rocks and rubbish westwards out of town towards Mount Kailash. My experience in Hor came as a stark contrast to accounts I’d read of earlier travellers’ first encounters with Lake Manasarovar. Ekai Kawaguchi,
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| hour | आवर | घंटा |
| later | लेटर | बाद में |
| relieved | रिलीव्ड | राहत मिली |
| solitary | सोलिटरी | अकेलापन |
| confinement | कन्फाइनमेंट | हड़ताल |
| drove | ड्रोव | चले |
| rocks | रॉक्स | पत्थर |
| rubbish | रबिश | कचरा |
| westwards | वेस्टवर्ड्स | पश्चिम की ओर |
| town | टाउन | शहर |
| Mount Kailash | माउंट कैलाश | माउंट कैलाश |
| experience | एक्स्पीरियंस | अनुभव |
| Hor | होर | होर |
| stark | स्टार्क | बहुत स्पष्ट |
| contrast | कॉन्ट्रास्ट | विषमता |
| accounts | अकाउंट्स | खाते |
| read | रीड | पढ़ा |
| earlier | ईर्लियर | पहले |
| travellers | ट्रैवेलर्स | यात्री |
| encounters | एन्काउंटर्स | मुलाक़ातें |
| Lake | लेक | झील |
| Manasarovar | मानसरोवर | मानसरोवर |
| Ekai Kawaguchi | इकै कावागुची | इकै कावागुची |
a Japanese monk who had arrived there in 1900, was so moved by the sanctity of the lake that he burst into tears. A couple of years later, the hallowed waters had a similar effect on Sven Hedin, a Swede who wasn’t prone to sentimental outbursts.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| Japanese | जापानीज़ | जापानी |
| monk | मंक | संन्यासी |
| arrived | अराइव्ड | पहुँचे |
| sanctity | सैंक्टिटी | पवित्रता |
| lake | लेक | झील |
| burst | बर्स्ट | फटना |
| tears | टियर्स | आंसू |
| couple | कपल | जोड़ा |
| years | यीयर्स | सालों |
| hallowed | हैलोडेड | पवित्र |
| waters | वाटर्स | पानी |
| effect | इफेक्ट | प्रभाव |
| Swede | स्वीड | स्वीडिश |
| prone | प्रोन | प्रवृत्त |
| sentimental | सेंटीमेंटल | भावुक |
| outbursts | आउटबर्स्टस | उछलकाव |
“It was dark by the time we finally left again and after 10.30 p.m. we drew up outside a guest house in Darchen for what turned out to be another troubled night. Kicking around in the open-air rubbish dump that passed for the town of Hor had set off my cold once more,
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| time | टाइम | समय |
| left | लेफ्ट | छोड़ा |
| finally | फ़ाइनली | अंत में |
| again | अगेन | फिर से |
| p.m. | पी.एम. | अपराह्न |
| drew | ड्रू | आकर रुकना |
| up | अप | सम्मुख आना |
| outside | आउटसाइड | बाहर |
| guest | गेस्ट | अतिथि |
| house | हाउस | घर |
| Darchen | डार्चेन | डार्चेन |
| troubled | ट्रबल्ड | परेशान |
| night | नाइट | रात |
| kicking | किकिंग | किक मारना |
| open-air | ओपन-एयर | खुले आकाशी |
| rubbish | रबिश | कचरा |
| dump | डंप | गड्ढा |
| passed | पास्ड | गुजर गया |
| town | टाउन | शहर |
| Hor | होर | होर |
| set | सेट | प्रारंभ हो जाना |
| cold | कोल्ड | सर्दी |
| once | वन्स | एक बार |
| more | मोर | अधिक |
though if truth be told it had never quite disappeared with my herbal tea. One of my nostrils was blocked again and as I lay down to sleep, I wasn’t convinced that the other would provide me with sufficient oxygen. My watch told me I was at 4,760 metres.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| truth | ट्रूथ | सच |
| herbal | हर्बल | जड़ी बूटीयों से संबंधित |
| tea | टी | चाय |
| nostrils | नास्ट्रिल्स | नाक की नालियाँ |
| lay | ले | लेटना |
| sleep | स्लीप | सोना |
| convinced | कन्विंस्ड | प्रबल विश्वासी |
| other | अद्यतन | दूसरा |
| provide | प्रोवाइड | प्रदान करना |
| sufficient | सफ़ी | पर्याप्त |
| oxygen | ऑक्सीजन | ऑक्सीजन |
| watch | वॉच | घड़ी |
| metres | मीटर्स | मीटर |
It wasn’t much higher than Ravu, and there I’d been gasping for oxygen several times every night. I’d grown accustomed to these nocturnal disturbances by now, but they still scared me
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| higher | हायर | ऊंचा |
| gasping | गास्पिंग | सांस फूलना |
| oxygen | ऑक्सीजन | ऑक्सीजन |
| several | सेवरल | कई |
| times | टाइम्स | बार |
| night | नाइट | रात |
| grown | ग्रोन | बढ़ा हुआ |
| accustomed | अकस्टम्ड | अदात्य |
| nocturnal | नॉक्टर्नल | रात्रिक |
| disturbances | डिस्टर्बेंसिज़ | बाधाएँ |
| now | नाउ | अब |
| scared | स्केर्ड | डरा हुआ |
Tired and hungry, I started breathing through my mouth. After a while, I switched to single-nostril power which seemed to be admitting enough oxygen but, just as I was drifting off, I woke up abruptly. Something was wrong.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| tired | टायर्ड | थका हुआ |
| hungry | हंग्री | भूखा |
| started | स्टार्टेड | शुरू हुआ |
| breathing | ब्रीथिंग | सांस लेना |
| mouth | माउथ | मुँह |
| while | वाइल | कुछ समय |
| switched | स्विच्ड | बदला |
| single | सिंगल | एकल |
| nostril | नॉस्ट्रिल | नाक की नाली |
| power | पावर | शक्ति |
| admitting | ऐडमिटिंग | स्वीकार करना |
| enough | इनाफ | पर्याप्त |
| oxygen | ऑक्सीजन | ऑक्सीजन |
| just | जस्ट | बस |
| drifting | ड्रिफ्टिंग | तैरना |
| woke | वोक | जाग गया |
| abruptly | अब्रप्टली | अचानक |
| something | समथिंग | कुछ |
| wrong | रॉंग | गलत |
My chest felt Rationalised 2023-24 64 HORNBILL strangely heavy and I sat up, a movement that cleared my nasal passages almost instantly and relieved the feeling in my chest. Curious, I thought
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| chest | चेस्ट | छाती |
| felt | फेल्ट | महसूस हुआ |
| strangely | स्ट्रेंजली | अजीब तरह से |
| heavy | हैवी | भारी |
| sat | सैट | बैठा |
| movement | मूवमेंट | गति |
| cleared | क्लीयर्ड | स्पष्ट |
| nasal | नेजल | नाकी |
| passages | पासेजेस | गुजर गाह |
| instantly | इन्स्टेंट्ली | तत्काल |
| relieved | रिलीव्ड | राहत मिली |
| feeling | फीलिंग | भावना |
| curious | क्यूरिअस | जिज्ञासु |
| thought | थॉट | सोचा |
I lay back down and tried again. Same result. I was on the point of disappearing into the land of nod when something told me not to. It must have been those emergency electrical impulses again, but this was not the same as on previous occasions. This time, I wasn’t gasping for breath, I was simply not allowed to go to sleep
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| lay | ले | लेटना |
| back | बैक | पीठ के पीछे |
| down | डाउन | नीचे |
| tried | ट्राइड | कोशिश की |
| result | रिज़ल्ट | परिणाम |
| point | पॉइंट | बिंदु |
| disappearing | डिसपियरिंग | गायब हो रहा |
| land | लैंड | भूमि |
| nod | नॉड | सिर हिलाना |
| something | समथिंग | कुछ |
| told | टोल्ड | बताया गया |
| not | नॉट | नहीं |
| allowed | अलाउड | अनुमति प्राप्त |
| go | गो | जाना |
| sleep | स्लीप | सोना |
Sitting up once more immediately made me feel better. I could breathe freely and my chest felt fine. But as soon as I lay down, my sinuses filled and my chest was odd. I tried propping myself upright against the wall,
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| sitting | सिटिंग | बैठे हुए |
| up | अप | ऊपर |
| once | वन्स | एक बार |
| more | मोर | अधिक |
| immediately | इमीडिएटली | तत्काल |
| made | मेड | बनाया गया |
| feel | फील | महसूस करना |
| better | बेटर | बेहतर |
| could | कूड | सकते थे |
| breathe | ब्रीथ | सांस लेना |
| freely | फ्रीली | स्वतंत्रता से |
| chest | चेस्ट | छाती |
| felt | फेल्ट | महसूस हुआ |
| fine | फाइन | ठीक |
| lay | ले | लेटना |
| sinuses | साइनसेस | साइनस |
| filled | फिल्ड | भरा हुआ |
| odd | आड | अजीब |
| tried | ट्राइड | कोशिश की |
| propping | प्रॉपिंग | सहारा |
| myself | मायसेल्फ | खुद को |
| upright | अपराइट | खड़ा |
| against | अगेंस्ट | के खिलाफ |
| wall | वॉल | दीवार |
but now I couldn’t manage to relax enough to drop off. I couldn’t put my finger on the reason, but I was afraid to go to sleep. A little voice inside me was saying that if I did I might never wake up again. So I stayed awake all night.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| relax | रिलैक्स | ढीला करना |
| drop | ड्रॉप | गिराना |
| off | ऑफ | बंद |
| put | पुट | रखना |
| finger | फिंगर | उंगली |
| reason | रीजन | कारण |
| afraid | अफ्रेड | डरा हुआ |
| go | गो | जाना |
| sleep | स्लीप | सोना |
| little | लिटिल | थोड़ा |
| voice | वॉइस | आवाज़ |
| inside | इंसाइड | अंदर |
| saying | सेइंग | कह रही है |
| wake | वेक | जागना |
| stay | स्टे | रहना |
| awake | अवेक | जागरूक |
| night | नाइट | रात |
Tsetan took me to the Darchen medical college the following morning. The medical college at Darchen was new and looked like a monastery from the outside with a very solid door that led into a large courtyard.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| Tsetan | त्सेतान | त्सेतान (नाम) |
| Darchen | दार्चेन | दार्चेन (स्थान का नाम) |
| medical | मेडिकल | चिकित्सा |
| college | कॉलेज | महाविद्यालय |
| morning | मॉर्निंग | सुबह |
| new | न्यू | नया |
| looked | लुक्ड | देखा |
| monastery | मॉनेस्ट्री | मठ, विहार |
| outside | आउटसाइड | बाहर |
| solid | सॉलिड | ठोस |
| door | डोर | दरवाज़ा |
| led | लेड | ले जाता है |
| large | लार्ज | बड़ा |
| courtyard | कोर्टयार्ड | आंगन |
We found the consulting room which was dark and cold and occupied by a Tibetan doctor who wore none of the paraphernalia that I’d been expecting. No white coat, he looked like any other Tibetan with a thick pullover and a woolly hat. When I explained my sleepless symptoms and my sudden aversion to lying down, he shot me a few questions while feeling the veins in my wrist.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| consulting | कंसल्टिंग | परामर्श |
| room | रूम | कक्ष |
| dark | डार्क | अंधेरा |
| cold | कोल्ड | ठंडा |
| Tibetan | टिबेटन | तिब्बती |
| doctor | डॉक्टर | चिकित्सक |
| paraphernalia | पैराफर्नेलिया | सामग्री |
| white | व्हाइट | सफेद |
| coat | कोट | कोट |
| other | अद्यतन | दूसरा |
| thick | थिक | मोटा |
| pullover | पुलोवर | पुलोवर |
| woolly | वूली | ऊनी |
| hat | हैट | टोपी |
| explained | एक्सप्लेन्ड | समझाया |
| sleepless | स्लीपलेस | बिना नींद के |
| symptoms | सिम्पटम्स | लक्षण |
| sudden | सड़क | अचानक |
| aversion | एवर्शन | घृणा |
| lying | लाइंग | झूलना |
| shot | शॉट | सवालों का विचार करना |
| questions | क्वेश्चंस | प्रश्न |
| feeling | फीलिंग | महसूस करना |
| veins | वेन्स | नस |
| wrist | रिस्ट | कलाई |
It’s a cold,” he said finally through Tsetan. “A cold and the effects of altitude. I’ll give you something for it.” I asked him if he thought I’d recover enough to be able to do the kora. “Oh yes,” he said, “you’ll be fine.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| cold | कोल्ड | जुकाम |
| effects | इफेक्ट्स | प्रभाव |
| altitude | एल्टिट्यूड | ऊचाई |
| give | गिव | देना |
| something | समथिंग | कुछ |
| recover | रिकवर | सुधार |
| able | एबल | सक्षम |
| do | डू | करना |
| kora | कोरा | कोरा |
| fine | फाइन | ठीक |
I walked out of the medical college clutching a brown envelope stuffed with fifteen screws of paper. I had a five-day course of Tibetan medicine which I started right away. I opened an afterbreakfast package and found it contained a brown powder that I had to take with hot water. It tasted just like cinnamon.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| walked | वॉक्ड | चला |
| medical | मेडिकल | चिकित्सा संबंधी |
| college | कॉलेज | कॉलेज |
| clutching | क्लचिंग | पकड़कर |
| brown | ब्राउन | भूरा |
| envelope | एनवेलोप | लिफाफा |
| stuffed | स्टफ्ड | भरा हुआ |
| fifteen | फिफ़टीन | पंद्रह |
| screws | स्क्रूज़ | स्क्रू |
| paper | पेपर | कागज |
| course | कोर्स | कोर्स |
| Tibetan | तिब्बती | तिब्बती |
| started | स्टार्टेड | शुरू हुआ |
| right | राइट | सही |
| away | अवे | दूर |
| opened | ओपन्ड | खोला |
| afterbreakfast | आफ्टरब्रेकफास्ट | नाश्ते के बाद |
| package | पैकेज | पैकेज |
| found | फाउंड | पाया |
| contained | कंटेन्ड | शामिल था |
| powder | पाउडर | पाउडर |
| hot | हॉट | गर्म |
| water | वॉटर | पानी |
| tasted | टेस्टेड | स्वादिष्ट |
| just | जस्ट | बस |
| like | लाइक | जैसा |
| cinnamon | सिनमन | दालचीनी |
The contents of lunch time and bedtime packages were less obviously identifiable. Both contained small, spherical brown pellets. They looked suspiciously like sheep dung, but of course I took them. That night, after my first full day’s course, I slept very soundly. Like a log, not a dead man.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| contents | कॉन्टेंट्स | सामग्री |
| lunch | लंच | दोपहर का भोजन |
| time | टाइम | समय |
| bedtime | बेडटाइम | सोने का समय |
| packages | पैकेजेस | पैकेज |
| obviously | ऑबवियस्ली | स्पष्ट रूप से |
| identifiable | आईडेंटिफायबल | पहचान योग्य |
| contained | कंटेन्ड | शामिल था |
| small | स्मॉल | छोटा |
| spherical | स्फेरिकल | गोल |
| brown | ब्राउन | भूरा |
| pellets | पेलेट्स | गोलियाँ |
| looked | लुक्ड | देखा |
| suspiciously | स्पिशस्ली | संदेहपूर्ण रूप से |
| sheep | शीप | भेड़ |
| dung | डंग | मल |
| took | टूक | लिया |
| night | नाइट | रात |
| first | फर्स्ट | पहला |
| full | फुल | पूरा |
| day’s | डेज | दिन का |
| slept | स्लेप्ट | सो गया |
| very | वेरी | बहुत |
| soundly | साउंडली | गहरी नींद से |
| like | लाइक | जैसा |
| log | लॉग | लकड़ी का टुकड़ा |
| dead | डेड | मरा हुआ |
| man | मैन | आदमी |
Once he saw that I was going to live Tsetan left me, to return to Lhasa. As a Buddhist, he told me, he knew that it didn’t really matter if I passed away, but he thought it would be bad for business
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| saw | सॉ | देखा |
| going | गोइंग | जा रहा है |
| live | लाइव | जीना |
| left | लेफ्ट | छोड़ दिया |
| return | रिटर्न | लौटना |
| told | टोल्ड | बताया |
| knew | न्यू | जानता था |
| really | रियली | वास्तव में |
| matter | मैटर | मायने रखना |
| passed | पास्ड | गुजर गया |
| away | अवे | दूर |
| thought | थॉट | सोचा |
| bad | बैड | बुरा |
| business | बिजनेस | व्यापार |
Darchen didn’t look so horrible after a good night’s sleep. It was still dusty, partially derelict and punctuated by heaps of rubble and refuse, but the sun shone brilliantly in a clear blue sky and the outlook across
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| Darchen | डारचेन | डारचेन |
| sleep | स्लीप | नींद |
| dusty | डस्टी | धूलभरा |
| partially | पार्शल्ली | आंशिक रूप से |
| derelict | डेरेलिक्ट | त्याग दिया हुआ |
| punctuated | पंक्चुएटेड | विराम चिन्हित |
| heaps | हीप्स | ढेर |
| rubble | रबल | ढेर |
| refuse | रिफ्यूज | अस्वीकार करना |
| sun | सन | सूरज |
| shone | शोन | चमका |
| brilliantly | ब्रिलियंटली | उज्ज्वलता से |
| clear | क्लियर | स्पष्ट |
| blue | ब्लू | नीला |
| sky | स्काय | आकाश |
| outlook | आउटलुक | दृष्टिकोण |
the plain to the south gave me a vision of the Himalayas, commanded by a huge, snow-capped mountain, Gurla Mandhata, with just a wisp of cloud suspended over its summit.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| plain | प्लेन | मैदान |
| south | साउथ | दक्षिण |
| vision | विजन | दृष्टि |
| Himalayas | हिमालयस | हिमालय |
| commanded | कमांडेड | आदेश दिया |
| huge | ह्यूज | बड़ा |
| snow-capped | स्नो-कैप्ड | हिमाच्छदित |
| mountain | माउंटेन | पहाड़ |
| Gurla | गुर्ला | गुर्ला |
| Mandhata | मंदाता | मंदहाता |
| wisp | विस्प | छोटी सी धुंधली |
| cloud | क्लाउड | बादल |
| suspended | ससपेंडेड | अटका हुआ |
| summit | समिट | शिखर |
The town had a couple of rudimentary general stores selling Chinese cigarettes, soap and other basic provisions, as well as the usual strings of prayer flags. In front of one, men gathered in the afternoon for a game of pool,
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| town | टाउन | शहर |
| couple | कपल | जोड़ा |
| rudimentary | रूडीमेंटरी | प्राथमिक |
| general | जनरल | सामान्य |
| stores | स्टोर्स | दुकानें |
| Chinese | चाइनीज | चीनी |
| cigarettes | सिगरेट्स | सिगरेट |
| soap | सोप | साबुन |
| basic | बेसिक | मूल |
| provisions | प्रोविशन्स | आपूर्ति |
| usual | यूजुअल | सामान्य |
| strings | स्ट्रिंग्स | धागें |
| prayer | प्रेयर | प्रार्थना |
| flags | फ्लैग्स | झंडे |
| front | फ्रंट | सामने |
| men | मेन | आदमी |
| gathered | गैदर्ड | इकट्ठा हुआ |
| afternoon | आफ्टरनून | दोपहर |
| game | गेम | खेल |
| pool | पूल | पूल |
the battered table looking supremely incongruous in the open air, while nearby women washed their long hair in the icy water of a narrow brook that babbled down past my guest house. Darchen felt relaxed and unhurried but, for me, it came with a significant drawback. There were no pilgrims.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| table | टेबल | मेज |
| open | ओपन | खुला |
| air | एयर | हवा |
| women | विमेन | महिलाएं |
| hair | हेयर | बाल |
| water | वाटर | पानी |
| narrow | नैरो | संकीर्ण |
| brook | ब्रूक | छोटी नदी |
| babbled | बैबल्ड | बहना |
| past | पास्ट | गुजरना |
| guest | गेस्ट | मेहमान |
| house | हाउस | घर |
| relaxed | रिलैक्स्ड | आराम से |
| unhurried | अनहर्रीड | धीरे-धीरे |
| significant | सिग्निफिकन्ट | महत्वपूर्ण |
| drawback | ड्रॉबैक | कमी |
| pilgrims | पिलग्रिम्स | तीर्थयात्री |
I’d been told that at the height of the pilgrimage season, the town was bustling with visitors. Many brought their own accommodation, enlarging the settlement round its edges as they set up their tents which spilled down on to the plain. I’d timed my arrival for the beginning of the season, but it seemed I was too earl”
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| height | हाइट | ऊचाई |
| pilgrimage | पिलग्रिमेज | तीर्थयात्रा |
| season | सीजन | मौसम |
| town | टाउन | शहर |
| visitors | विजिटर्स | आगंतुकों |
| accommodation | अकॉमोडेशन | आवास |
| settlement | सेटलमेंट | बसेरा |
| edges | एजेज | किनारे |
| tents | टेंट्स | तंबू |
| spilled | स्पिल्ड | बहना |
| plain | प्लेन | सादा |
| arrival | अराइवल | आगमन |
| beginning | बिगिनिंग | शुरुआत |
| early | ईर्ली | जल्दी |
One afternoon I sat pondering my options over a glass of tea in Darchen’s only cafe. After a little consideration, I concluded they were severely limited. Clearly I hadn’t made much progress with my self-help programme on positive thinking.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| afternoon | आफ्टरनून | दोपहर |
| options | ऑप्शन्स | विकल्प |
| glass | ग्लास | गिलास |
| tea | टी | चाय |
| cafe | कैफे | कैफे |
| consideration | कंसिडरेशन | विचार |
| conclusion | कन्क्लूजन | निष्कर्ष |
| progress | प्रोग्रेस | प्रगति |
| programme | प्रोग्राम | कार्यक्रम |
| thinking | थिंकिंग | सोच |
| self-help | सेल्फ-हेल्प | आत्म-सहायता |
| positive | पॉजिटिव | सकारात्मक |
In my defence, it hadn’t been easy with all my sleeping difficulties, but however I looked at it, I could only wait. The pilgrimage trail was well-trodden, but I didn’t fancy doing it alone. The kora was seasonal because parts of the route were liable to blockage by snow.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| defence | डिफेंस | संरक्षण |
| sleeping | स्लीपिंग | सोते हुए |
| difficulties | डिफिकल्टीज | कठिनाइयाँ |
| wait | वेट | प्रतीक्षा |
| pilgrimage | पिलग्रिमेज | तीर्थयात्रा |
| trail | ट्रेल | रास्ता |
| kora | कोरा | प्रदक्षिणा |
| seasonal | सीजनल | मौसमिक |
| parts | पार्ट्स | भाग |
| route | रूट | मार्ग |
| blockage | ब्लॉकेज | रुकावट |
| snow | स्नो | बर्फ़ |
I had no idea whether or not the snow had cleared, but I wasn’t encouraged by the chunks of dirty ice that still clung to the banks of Darchen’s brook. Since Tsetan had left, I hadn’t come across anyone in Darchen with enough English to answer even this most basic question
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| idea | आइडिया | विचार |
| snow | स्नो | बर्फ़ |
| chunks | चंक्स | टुकड़े |
| dirty | डर्टी | गंदा |
| ice | आइस | बर्फ़ |
| banks | बैंक्स | किनारे |
| brook | ब्रुक | छोटी नदी |
| Tsetan | त्सेटान | त्सेटान |
| English | इंग्लिश | अंग्रेज़ी |
| answer | आंसर | जवाब |
| basic | बेसिक | मूल |
| question | क्वेश्चन | प्रश्न |
Until, that is, I met Norbu. The cafe was small, dark and cavernous, with a long metal stove that ran down the middle. The walls and ceiling were wreathed in sheets of multi-coloured Rationalised 2023-24 66 HORNBILL plastic, of the striped variety— broad blue, red and white—that is made into stout,
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| Norbu | नोर्बू | नोर्बू |
| cafe | कैफ़े | कैफ़े |
| small | स्मॉल | छोटा |
| dark | डार्क | अंधेरा |
| cavernous | कैवर्नस | गुफाओं की तरह |
| long | लॉंग | लंबा |
| metal | मेटल | धातु |
| stove | स्टोव | चूल्हा |
| middle | मिड्डल | मध्य |
| walls | वॉल्स | दीवारें |
| ceiling | सीलिंग | छत |
| wreathed | रीथ्ड | घुमाया हुआ |
| sheets | शीट्स | शीटें |
| multi-coloured | मल्टी-कलर्ड | बहुरंगी |
| plastic | प्लास्टिक | प्लास्टिक |
| striped | स्ट्राइप्ड | पट्टियों वाला |
| variety | वेरायटी | प्रकार |
| broad | ब्रॉड | चौड़ा |
| blue | ब्लू | नीला |
| red | रेड | लाल |
| white | वाइट | सफेद |
| made | मेड | बनाया हुआ |
| stout | स्टाउट | मजबूत |
“voluminous shopping bags sold all over China, and in many other countries of Asia as well as Europe. As such, plastic must rate as one of China’s most successful exports along the Silk Road today.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| voluminous | वोल्यूमिनस | बहुत बड़ा |
| shopping | शॉपिंग | खरीदारी |
| bags | बैग्स | थैले |
| sold | सोल्ड | बेचे जाते हैं |
| China | चाइना | चीन |
| countries | कन्ट्रीज़ | देशों |
| Asia | एशिया | एशिया |
| Europe | यूरोप | यूरोप |
| plastic | प्लास्टिक | प्लास्टिक |
| must | मस्ट | अवश्यमेव |
| rate | रेट | दर |
| China’s | चाइना की | चीन का |
| successful | सक्सेस्फुल | सफल |
| exports | एक्सपोर्ट्स | निर्यात |
| Silk | सिल्क | रेशम |
| Road | रोड | सड़क |
| today | टुडे | आज |
The cafe had a single window beside which I’d taken up position so that I could see the pages of my notebook. I’d also brought a novel with me to help pass the time. Norbu saw my book when he came in and asked with a gesture if he could sit opposite me at my rickety table. “You English?” he enquired, after he’d ordered tea. I told him I was, and we struck up a conversation
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| cafe | कैफे | कैफे |
| window | विंडो | खिड़की |
| position | पोजीशन | स्थिति |
| pages | पेज़ | पृष्ठ |
| notebook | नोटबुक | नोटबुक |
| novel | नॉवल | उपन्यास |
| help | हेल्प | मदद |
| pass | पास | गुज़रना |
| time | टाइम | समय |
| book | बुक | पुस्तक |
| gesture | जेस्चर | इशारा |
| sit | सिट | बैठना |
| opposite | ऑपोजिट | विपरीत |
| table | टेबल | मेज़ |
| English | इंग्लिश | अंग्रेज़ी |
| enquired | इन्क्वायर्ड | पूछना |
| ordered | आर्डर्ड | आदेश दिया |
| tea | टी | चाय |
| struck | स्ट्रक | मिलना |
| conversation | कॉन्वर्सेशन | बातचीत |
I didn’t think he was from those parts because he was wearing a windcheater and metal-rimmed spectacles of a Western style. He was Tibetan, he told me, but worked in Beijing at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, in the Institute of Ethnic Literature. I assumed he was on some sort of fieldwork.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| parts | पार्ट्स | भाग |
| windcheater | विंडचीटर | हवा से बचाने वाली जैकेट |
| metal-rimmed | मेटल-रिम्ड | धातु रेखायुक्त |
| spectacles | स्पेक्टेकल्स | चश्मा |
| style | स्टाइल | शैली |
| Tibetan | टिबेटन | तिब्बती |
| told | टोल्ड | बताया |
| Beijing | बेइजिंग | बीजिंग |
| Chinese | चाइनीज | चीनी |
| Academy | एकेडेमी | अकादमी |
| Social | सोशल | सामाजिक |
| Sciences | सायंसेज | विज्ञान |
| Institute | इंस्टीट्यूट | संस्थान |
| Ethnic | एथ्निक | जाति |
| Literature | लिटरेचर | साहित्य |
| assumed | असूम्ड | माना |
| sort | सॉर्ट | प्रकार |
| fieldwork | फ़ील्डवर्क | मैदानी कार्य |
Yes and no,” he said. “I have come to do the kora.” My heart jumped. Norbu had been writing academic papers about the Kailash kora and its importance in various works of Buddhist literature for many years, he told me, but he had never actually done it himself.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| yes | येस | हाँ |
| no | नो | नहीं |
| said | सेड | कहा |
| come | कम | आना |
| do | डू | करना |
| kora | कोरा | तीर्थयात्रा, चक्रवट्ट यात्रा |
| heart | हार्ट | दिल |
| jumped | जंप्ड | उछाल लिया |
| writing | राइटिंग | लिखना |
| academic | एकैडेमिक | शैक्षणिक |
| papers | पेपर्स | पत्रिकाएं, कागजात, लेख |
| Kailash | कैलाश | कैलाश पर्वत, कैलाश मानसरोवर, भगवान शिव की पवित्र स्थान |
| importance | इम्पोर्टन्स | महत्व |
| various | वेरिअस | विभिन्न |
| works | वर्क्स | कार्य, ग्रंथ, पुस्तक |
| Buddhist | बुद्धिस्ट | बौद्ध |
| literature | लिटरेचर | साहित्य |
| years | यीयर्स | साल |
| never | नेवर | कभी नहीं |
| actually | अक्चुअल्ली | वास्तव में |
| done | डन | किया है |
| himself | हिमसेल्फ | खुद |
When the time came for me to tell him what brought me to Darchen, his eyes lit up. “We could be a team,” he said excitedly. “Two academics who have escaped from the library.” Perhaps my positive-thinking strategy was working after all.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| time | टाइम | समय |
| came | केम | आया |
| tell | टेल | बताना |
| brought | ब्रॉट | लाया |
| eyes | आइज़ | आंखें |
| lit | लिट | जला दी |
| up | अप | ऊपर, उठाना |
| team | टीम | टीम, समूह |
| said | सेड | कहा |
| excitedly | एक्साइटेड्ली | उत्साहित ढंग से, उत्साह से |
| two | टू | दो |
| academics | अकैडेमिक्स | शिक्षाविदों, विद्यार्थियों या शिक्षा संबंधित व्यक्ति |
| escaped | एस्केप्ट | बच गया |
| library | लाइब्रेरी | पुस्तकालय |
| positive-thinking | पॉजिटिव-थिंकिंग | सकारात्मक सोच |
| strategy | स्ट्रैटेजी | रणनीति |
| working | वर्किंग | काम कर रहा है |
| after | आफ्टर | के बाद |
| all | ऑल | सब |
My initial relief at meeting Norbu, who was also staying in the guest house, was tempered by the realisation that he was almost as ill-equipped as I was for the pilgrimage. He kept telling me how fat he was and how hard it was going to be. “Very high up,” he kept reminding me, “so tiresome to walk.” He wasn’t really a practising Buddhist, it transpired, but he had enthusiasm and he was, of course, Tibetan.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| relief | रिलीफ | राहत, छूट |
| meeting | मीटिंग | मुलाकात |
| Norbu | नोर्बू | नोर्बू (नाम) |
| staying | स्टेइयिंग | ठहरना, रहना |
| guest house | गेस्ट हाउस | मेहमानखाना |
| tempered | टेम्पर्ड | मेज़ाज में बदलाव हुआ |
| realisation | रियलाइज़ेशन | अनुभूति, समझ |
| ill-equipped | इल-इक्विप्ट | खराब तैयारी |
| pilgrimage | पिलग्रिमेज़ | तीर्थयात्रा |
| telling | टेलिंग | कहते हुए |
| fat | फैट | मोटा, गोलू |
| hard | हार्ड | कठिन |
| going | गोइंग | जाना |
| high up | हाई अप | ऊँचा |
| reminding | रिमाइंडिंग | याद दिलाते हुए |
| tiresome | टायरसम | थकानेवाला, ऊबाऊ |
| walk | वॉक | चलना |
| practising | प्रैक्टिसिंग | अभ्यास करना, अभ्यास करने वाला |
| enthusiasm | एन्थूज़ियाज़म | उत्साह, जोश |
| course | कोर्स | पाठ्यक्रम, योग्यता |
| Tibetan | टिबेटन | तिब्बती, तिब्बती व्यक्ति या संबंधित वस्त्रादि |
Although I’d originally envisaged making the trek in the company of devout believers, on reflection I decided that perhaps Norbu would turn out to be the ideal companion. He suggested we hire some yaks to carry our luggage,
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| trek | ट्रेक | ट्रेक, यात्रा |
| company | कंपनी | साथी, संगठन, कंपनी |
| devout | दिवोट | धार्मिक, निष्ठावान |
| believers | बिलीवर्स | विश्वासी, धार्मिक लोग |
| reflection | रिफ्लेक्शन | विचार, परावलोंचना |
| decided | डिसाइडेड | निर्णय लिया |
| perhaps | परहैप्स | शायद, हो सकता है |
| ideal | आईडियल | आदर्श, सही |
| companion | कम्पैनियन | साथी, मित्र |
| suggested | सग्जेस्टेड | सुझाव दिया |
| hire | हायर | किराये पर लेना, किराये पर लेने का प्रस्ताव |
| yaks | यैक्स | याक, हिमों में पाया जाने वाला जानवर |
| carry | कैरी | ले जाना, उठाना |
| luggage | लगेज | सामान, बैग, संग्रहीत सामग्री |
which I interpreted as a good sign, and he had no intention of prostrating himself all round the mountain. “Not possible,” he cried, collapsing across the table in hysterical laughter. It wasn’t his style, and anyway his tummy was too big
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| sign | साइन | संकेत, चिन्ह |
| intention | इंटेन्शन | इरादा, मंशा, नियत |
| prostrating | प्रोस्ट्रेटिंग | शिर झुकाना, धरती पर लेट जाना |
| mountain | माउंटेन | पर्वत, हिमालय |
| possible | पॉसिबल | संभव, मुमकिन |
| cried | क्रायड | चिल्लाना, रोना |
| collapsing | कलैप्सिंग | गिरना, ढहना, टूटना |
| table | टेबल | मेज, टेबल |
| hysterical | हिस्टेरिकल | हिस्टेरिक, हंसी में भरपूर |
| laughter | लाफ्टर | हंसी, हस्य |
| style | स्टाइल | शैली, अंदाज, तरीका |
| tummy | टमी | पेट, उदर, तोंद |
| big | बिग | बड़ा, मोटा |