Guest guest Posted February 21, 2004 Report Share Posted February 21, 2004 Dear Tiger, "ji" is used as a suffix to address the elders, respectablely.... Shri is short form of Shriman which translates to Gentleman, Mister, etc... this is the problem with Sanskrit.. one word has several interpretations and really it varies from person to person... the dictionary of Sanskrit is larger than Webster's Collegiate... due to explanations of words in different type of sentences.. JB Tigre <tigrevaliente wrote: Dear Syji, as people often use the word -ji - I've used it too cause I thought it means "dear". Can you tell what is the correct translation? And the word Sri that is often used too? Does Namaste mean Greetings? Please forgive my ignorance but I really like to know. Tiger To send an email to: Sponsor Click Here / Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2004 Report Share Posted February 21, 2004 Namaskara Tiger, "Ji" or 'Jee' means: ------------------- " Sir , Mister , Mr. "' (attached to names as a mark of respect). Sri, Shri or Shree means: ------------------------ 'Radiant, beautiful, majestic'; also an honorific prefix meaning 'sacred, holy' to names of deities, eminent or revered persons and scriptural works'. For example :Shree Yantra, Shree Ganesha, etc. Namaste means: ------------- (Loosely translated): 'I greet the Divine in You' or 'Reverent salutations to you' - a traditional verbal greeting. Similar to 'Namaskara'. Om Namah Shivaya Sy , "Tigre" <tigrevaliente> wrote: > Dear Syji, as people often use the word -ji - I've used it too cause > I thought it means "dear". Can you tell what is the correct > translation? And the word Sri that is often used too? Does Namaste > mean Greetings? Please forgive my ignorance but I really like to know. > > Tiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2004 Report Share Posted February 21, 2004 Hello Sy, There you are with more definations...thanks. In India it is quite common to find name prefixed with Shri or Shrimati.... a very senior person once told me to remove the "Mr" from my name while filling up a form. I think direct addressing is sensible as we are all human and equal. JB Simone <syzenith wrote: Namaskara Tiger, "Ji" or 'Jee' means: ------------------- " Sir , Mister , Mr. "' (attached to names as a mark of respect). Sri, Shri or Shree means: ------------------------ 'Radiant, beautiful, majestic'; also an honorific prefix meaning 'sacred, holy' to names of deities, eminent or revered persons and scriptural works'. For example :Shree Yantra, Shree Ganesha, etc. Namaste means: ------------- (Loosely translated): 'I greet the Divine in You' or 'Reverent salutations to you' - a traditional verbal greeting. Similar to 'Namaskara'. Om Namah Shivaya Sy , "Tigre" <tigrevaliente> wrote: > Dear Syji, as people often use the word -ji - I've used it too cause > I thought it means "dear". Can you tell what is the correct > translation? And the word Sri that is often used too? Does Namaste > mean Greetings? Please forgive my ignorance but I really like to know. > > Tiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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