अगिया बैताल

Hindi edit

Alternative forms edit

अगिया बेताल (agiyā betāl)

Pronunciation edit

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ə.ɡɪ.jɑː bɛː.t̪ɑːl/, [ɐ.ɡi.jäː‿bɛː.t̪äːl]

Noun edit

अगिया बैताल • (agiyā baitāl) m

a demon that rules over fire, also mentioned in Betaal Pachisi
- 1992, Devendra Satyārthī, Brahmaputra:
  ...जैसे कोई अगिया बैताल आग उगल रहा हो ।
  ...jaise koī agiyā baitāl āg ugal rahā ho .
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- 1995, सूर्यबाला, सूर्यबाला की बारह श्रेष्ठ कहानियाँ, INDIA NETBOOKS, →ISBN:
  ... अगिया - बैताल का डरावना सपना देखकर उनकी बाँहों में दुबक जाता था ।
  ... agiyā - baitāl kā ḍarāvnā sapnā dekhkar unkī bā̃hõ mẽ dubak jātā thā .
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will o' the wisp, ignis fatuus
- 1985, Sunil Gangopadhyaya, Bītā kāla:
  गाँव-देश के मैदान में अगिया बैताल देखकर रास्ता भूल जाने पर इसी तरह कदम गिन-गिन कर चलना पड़ता है।
  gā̃v-deś ke maidān mẽ agiyā baitāl dekhkar rāstā bhūl jāne par isī tarah kadam gin-gin kar calnā paṛtā hai.
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(figuratively) fiery, rageful person
- 1996 January 1, Giriraja Sara?a, Dalita jivana ki kahaniyam: Bestseller Book by Giriraja Sara?a: Dalita jivana ki kahaniyam, Prabhat Prakashan, →ISBN, page 53:
  भगलू का गुस्सा चढ़ता है तो एकदम अगिया - बैताल बन जाता है ।
  bhaglū kā gussā caṛhtā hai to ekdam agiyā - baitāl ban jātā hai .
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(figuratively) fierce or masterful person
- 1982, Sārikā:
  हे भगवान , एक अगिया बैताल और दूसरी इतनी दब्बू
  he bhagvān , ek agiyā baitāl aur dūsrī itnī dabbū
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(figuratively) wicked or mischievous person
- 1963, Mishri Mal Jain, Ulaṭī Gaṅgā: Pandraha śishṭa-hāsya vyaṅgyāpūrṇa, mārmika mananaśīla, nijī nibandha:
  ... ऐसा कौन अगिया बैताल था जो दाल भात में मूसरचंद रक्खा , जिसे चाहा निकाला ।
  ... aisā kaun agiyā baitāl thā jo dāl bhāt mẽ mūsarcand rakkhā , jise cāhā nikālā .
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(figuratively) very quick or active person; clever person
(figuratively) something or someone best in, effective, strong, in extremes &c.
- 1965, Manmath Nath Gupta, Mānava dānava:
  ... पर इससे यह न समझो कि मेरा मन शान्त हो गया है या मैं बिना कारण रोमांस के अगिया बैताल को पछियाता फिर रहा हूं ।
  ... par isse yah na samjho ki merā man śānt ho gayā hai yā ma͠i binā kāraṇ romāns ke agiyā baitāl ko pachiyātā phir rahā hū̃ .
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- 1975, Lalita Śukla, Nayā kāvya, naye mūlya:
  ... भारत आकर यहां के युवा वर्ग में चमत्कार का अगिया बैताल दिखाते थे ।
  ... bhārat ākar yahā̃ ke yuvā varg mẽ camatkār kā agiyā baitāl dikhāte the .
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Adjective edit

अगिया बैताल • (agiyā baitāl)

fierce, fiery; rageful, angry; wicked, mischievous
- 1994, Yogendra, Guru kumhāra śisha kumbha:
  ... अगिया बैताल सूरज , पांव के नीचे तवे - सी जमीन और पूरी देह को सिहराता हवा का झोंका ।
  ... agiyā baitāl sūraj , pāmv ke nīce tave - sī jamīn aur pūrī deh ko sihrātā havā kā jhõkā .
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quick; sharp; clever
of something or someone best in, effective, strong, in extremes &c.

Derived terms edit

References edit

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अगिया”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Platts, John T. (1884) “अगिया”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.