Means "joy"/"happiness" in a number of Indian languages. Originally from the Sanskrit language.
― Anonymous User 9/27/2006
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This is a unique word, it means "Extreme happiness" or "ecstasy". Uniqueness lies in the fact that it does not have any antonym and thus in English a close akin of this word can probably be "bliss". In india it is used with many Yogis names. It is a perfect word to depict a spiritual being be it of any religion.