HINDI PROVERBS
Changing perception of Hindi famous locoktiyan: an insight
‘A proverb is an expression, condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people. In hindi they are called locoktiyan. This article as an insight to presents the validity of some of the famous Proverbs in Hindi. They can be broadly classified into two categories: one whose relevance is changing and depends upon the perception of modern world and the other category whose relevance cannot be questioned now and even in the future. We’ll call them first kind and second kind respectively.
For examples:
‘Dusman ko kabhi kamjor nahi samajhana chahiye’ is still valid as to win you got to know the weaknesses of the enemy in question. The enemy can be anything you want to get rid of that. Otherwise you will be overconfident and in that case you might miss the issue which could be seen seriously. So assessing your power and weak areas is the prime more importance and at the same time you got to figure out the weak areas of your enemy or any menace.
‘jidher chah udher rah’ where there is a will there is way. In another words as we know if you understand the problem well there is a solution inherent in that. Simply put each problem has an associated solution. So the first thing is that we got to ask ourselves whether we understood the problem.
Darna jaroori hai AND Jo dar gya vo mar gya literally both are contrasting Proverbs. So this can be interpreted as ‘darna jaroori hai’ because by this one will able figure out the possibilities of going things wrong and one should envision the worst possible scenarios. This always helps to plan in a better manner to tackle the situation and this is the essence of the second phrase ‘Jo dar gya vo mar gya’. That means the however worst the conditions are, one should not be situation driven in contrast one should control the situation by the fighting instinct.
‘Chinta chita ke saman hoti hai’ in dynamic world things changes with time. Because as we all know the cycle of time will bring phases of Joy and grief. One should be prepared to face this with all grit. Unnecessary without needed corrective action will only deteriorate the condition. So this is the negative part of this phrase. Other interpretation is that if someone worries for something, he thrive to achieve that and then we call the same phrase with modification as Chinta chita nahi Saphalta ki kuinji hoti hai’ meaning sometime worries is the key to success under certain conditions.
Padegen likenge to honge nababa, khelenge kugende to honge kharab this has certainly lost its relevance. Although there is a general feeling of ‘let the child do whatever he likes’ in western country since later half of the last century, the same thought has broaden in this century to third world countries. One should be doing that what he likes to do. Then one day he becomes the ‘Lord of the Ring’.
To conclude there are two points which are considered for emphasis. Firstly, some of the Hindi proverbs or English per se can be interpreted in a context entirely different from what it meant in past. Secondly some of them has lost there relevance as explained above. But in essence it is seen that they are still used by us to reinforce our statement with a pinch of humour or seriousness as and when required. They are something we learn by interactions, readings articles instead of books of high school.
‘A proverb is an expression, condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people. In hindi they are called locoktiyan. This article as an insight to presents the validity of some of the famous Proverbs in Hindi. They can be broadly classified into two categories: one whose relevance is changing and depends upon the perception of modern world and the other category whose relevance cannot be questioned now and even in the future. We’ll call them first kind and second kind respectively.
For examples:
‘Dusman ko kabhi kamjor nahi samajhana chahiye’ is still valid as to win you got to know the weaknesses of the enemy in question. The enemy can be anything you want to get rid of that. Otherwise you will be overconfident and in that case you might miss the issue which could be seen seriously. So assessing your power and weak areas is the prime more importance and at the same time you got to figure out the weak areas of your enemy or any menace.
‘jidher chah udher rah’ where there is a will there is way. In another words as we know if you understand the problem well there is a solution inherent in that. Simply put each problem has an associated solution. So the first thing is that we got to ask ourselves whether we understood the problem.
Darna jaroori hai AND Jo dar gya vo mar gya literally both are contrasting Proverbs. So this can be interpreted as ‘darna jaroori hai’ because by this one will able figure out the possibilities of going things wrong and one should envision the worst possible scenarios. This always helps to plan in a better manner to tackle the situation and this is the essence of the second phrase ‘Jo dar gya vo mar gya’. That means the however worst the conditions are, one should not be situation driven in contrast one should control the situation by the fighting instinct.
‘Chinta chita ke saman hoti hai’ in dynamic world things changes with time. Because as we all know the cycle of time will bring phases of Joy and grief. One should be prepared to face this with all grit. Unnecessary without needed corrective action will only deteriorate the condition. So this is the negative part of this phrase. Other interpretation is that if someone worries for something, he thrive to achieve that and then we call the same phrase with modification as Chinta chita nahi Saphalta ki kuinji hoti hai’ meaning sometime worries is the key to success under certain conditions.
Padegen likenge to honge nababa, khelenge kugende to honge kharab this has certainly lost its relevance. Although there is a general feeling of ‘let the child do whatever he likes’ in western country since later half of the last century, the same thought has broaden in this century to third world countries. One should be doing that what he likes to do. Then one day he becomes the ‘Lord of the Ring’.
To conclude there are two points which are considered for emphasis. Firstly, some of the Hindi proverbs or English per se can be interpreted in a context entirely different from what it meant in past. Secondly some of them has lost there relevance as explained above. But in essence it is seen that they are still used by us to reinforce our statement with a pinch of humour or seriousness as and when required. They are something we learn by interactions, readings articles instead of books of high school.