वध करना
vadh karna
The English verb 'slay' is translated into Hindi as वध करना (vadh karna).
वध करना is used to mean to kill or murder.
Meaning: to kill, murder (verb)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase consists of the noun वध (vadh), meaning slaughter or killing and the verb करना (karna), meaning to do.
Which one should you use?
While वध करना is formal and often carries a sense of ritualistic or heroic killing (like in epics), the common, everyday way to say 'to kill' or 'to murder' is मार डालना.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
वध करना is a formal or literary term often used in the context of mythology, epic poetry or historical accounts.
How does it change in a sentence?
The past tense of वध करना is वध किया, and the future tense is वध करेगा.
How do you pronounce it?
vadh karna
Did you know?
- Hindi possesses a highly specific vocabulary for killing based on the victim. There are distinct terms for slaying a king, a cow or a relative that differ from the general formal term वध करना.
- The Hindi verb करना is a distant cognate of the English 'do', both descending from the ancient Proto-Indo-European root *kʷer-.
- In some traditional contexts, वध is used to describe the 'slaying' of one's own ego. In these ceremonies, the act of killing is entirely symbolic rather than literal.
Examples in context
- उस राक्षस का वध करना कठिन था।Us rakshas ka vadh karna kathin tha.It was difficult to slay that demon.
Example conversation
Rahul and Pooja are discussing an ancient mythological story.
- राहुल Rahulपूजा, क्या भगवान ने उस असुर का वध करना शुरू किया?Pooja, kya bhagwan ne us asur ka vadh karna shuru kiya?Pooja, did the god start to slay that demon?
- पूजा Poojaहाँ राहुल, उन्होंने उसे खत्म कर दिया।Haan Rahul, unhone use khatm kar diya.Yes Rahul, they finished him off.
- राहुल Rahulवध करना बहुत कठिन काम था।Vadh karna bahut kathin kaam tha.Slaying him was a very difficult task.
- पूजा Poojaबिल्कुल, इसमें बहुत समय लगा।Bilkul, isme bahut samay laga.Exactly, it took a lot of time.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries करना, CC BY-SA 4.0.
