सती
immolation of a wife at the death of her husband
Synonyms :
सहमरण,
सती-प्रथा
feminine noun
Examples :
- Level C1
- इतिहास में सती प्रथा एक दुखद सामाजिक बुराई थी In history, the practice of Satī was a sad social scourge
- पौराणिक कथाओं में सती को शिव की पूर्व पत्नी कहा जाता है In the mythology the ex wife of Shiva is called Sita
- राजा राममोहन राय ने सती प्रथा के खिलाफ़ आवाज़ उठाई Raja Ram Mohan Roy has spoken out against the practice of sati
- कई विधवाओं को सती होने के लिए मजबूर किया गया था Many widows were forced to commit Satī
- सती होने वाली महिलाओं को कुछ समुदायों में सम्मान दिया जाता था Women who committed Satī were honoured in certain communities
- आधुनिक भारत में सती प्रथा पूरी तरह से गैरकानूनी है In modern India, the practice of Satī is completely illegal
- सती प्रथा एक पुरानी प्रथा थी जिसमें एक विधवा अपने पति की मृत्यु के बाद उसकी चिता पर खुद को जला लेती थी The practice of Satī was an ancient custom in which a widow immolated herself on her husband's funeral pyre after his death
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