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Hindi term or phrase:	Swachhand
English translation:	self-willed
Entered by:	Quamrul Islam

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14:58 Aug 15, 2009

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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

Hindi term or phrase: Swachhand

Swatantra - Is a state of being, a noun

Swachand - Is the way one leads life with complete disregard to etiquette or social norms.

Nearest English equivalent could be LICENTIOUS or LIBERTINE But not so really
Or untramelled , or more than emancipated . Maybe uninhibited comes closest? Some have suggested closest word could be "bindaas" But thats not English.but of purer form not the jaggu dada type-someone who cares two hoots for rules and regulations governing so called politically correct behaviour-so yes free and liberated but something more -with an element of purity in it.
See what you can come up with -search for right word that captures the spirit of wild abandon in say "liberation" Finally another tip "A swachand one is like a bull (saand) roaming in the streets of Banaras. He can attack also. The behaviour of that bull can not be called bindas or emancipated. Hence the search is still on.

Manoj Pant

self-willed

Explanation:
स्वच्छंद means self-willed, having no respect for norms, acting according to one's own will, unrestrained, willful etc.

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Quamrul Islam
Bangladesh
Local time: 06:20

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Summary of answers provided

5 +2

self-willed

Quamrul Islam

5 +1

unrestrained

C.M. Rawal

4 +1

self-willed

Lalit Sati

Radical, Unconventional

keshab

"voluntary"

satish krishna itikela

मुक्त, स्व्तंत्र

Surendrababu Gummalla

Answers

6 mins confidence:

"voluntary"

Explanation:
I think this is the correct translation for the above term.

satish krishna itikela
India
Local time: 05:50
Native speaker of:

Telugu,

Hindi
PRO pts in category: 8

56 mins confidence:

मुक्त, स्व्तंत्र

Explanation:
As per the descriprion these words should are suitable.

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स्वतंत्र

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spelling may be read as स्वतंत्र

Surendrababu Gummalla
India
Local time: 05:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Telugu

2 hrs confidence:

Radical, Unconventional

Explanation:
On the given context these interpretations of "Swachhand" seems most appropriate.

keshab
India
Local time: 05:50
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Hindi,

Bengali
PRO pts in category: 20

11 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

unrestrained

Explanation:
स्वच्छंद उस व्यक्ति को कहते हैं जो किसी नियम या मर्यादा को न मानता हो। ऐसे व्यक्ति को उन्मुक्त या अलमस्त भी कहते हैं।

C.M. Rawal
India
Local time: 05:50
Native speaker of:

Hindi
PRO pts in category: 12

17 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

self-willed

Explanation:
समांतर कोश (अरविंद कुमार, कुसुम कुमार) में "स्वच्छंद"
-अलमस्त
-नियंत्रणहीन
-निरंकुश
-व्यभिचारी
-स्वेच्छाचारितापूर्ण
-स्वेच्छाचारी

मनोज जी, यह शब्द यहाँ पर मैंने इसलिए दिए कि स्वच्छंद का अंग्रेज़ी अनुवाद संदर्भ पर निर्भर करेगा। हिंदी में स्वच्छंद का प्रयोग किस संदर्भ में हो रहा है उसी अनुसार ही उसका अंग्रेज़ी शब्द ढूँढ़ा जा सकता है। आपने बनारसी सांड़ का जिक्र किया तो तत्काल औघड़, अलमस्त, मतवाला, मनमौजी जैसे शब्द जेहन में आ जाते हैं। LICENTIOUS or LIBERTINE का आपने ठीक ही उल्लेख किया है, ये स्वच्छंद का भाव संपूर्णता में प्रकट नहीं करते।

अब दार्शनिक शब्दावली में स्वच्छंदतावाद की अंग्रेज़ी देखें तो वह है - Romanticism

इसलिए संदर्भ और अधिक स्पष्ट करें तो बेहतर हो।

Lalit Sati
India
Local time: 05:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Hindi
PRO pts in category: 8