An Ahimsa Crisis: You Decide: Meanings of Some Hindi & Prakrit Words Used Here @ HereNow4U

Acaranga	a Jain holy scripture/book
Ahimsa/Ahiñsa	non-violence
Acharya	the head of an order of monks and nuns
Aatmaa	soul
Anootanbandhi	a severe form of himsa and binding of karmas, nearly permanent, which cannot be altered or erased easily.
Ahimsak	refers to a non-violent person
Ahimsatmak	non-violent
Anekantavada	multiple view points
Asrava	inflow/influx of karmas
Ajiva/ ajiv	a non-living being
Anuvratas	small vows (practical non-violence, truth, non-stealing, limited celibacy and limited possessions)
Aprigraha	limited or non-possessions/non-attachments
Bandh	binding of karmas
Boli or Ghee boli	a practice of bidding to raise funds for holy causes
Bharat Kshetra	refers to India
Bhai	"brother" or a show of respect
Bhagwan	LORD, a perfect being/omniscient
Digambra	a sect of Jainism
Dhanyavaad	"Thank you"
Das Laxan or Das Lakshan	a Jain holy festival of 10 days
Goondas	criminal people or people with bad character
Gotra	a sub-caste
Himsa /hinsa	violence
Himsatmak	violent
Jai Jinendra	a Jain salutation. (meaning "victory to those who have conquered their inner enemies, passions")
Jambu Dweep	part of Jain cosmology (a very large continent). of which India is just one country
Jiva/jiv	living being
Karmas	Deeds, actions
Lathi Charge	beating the crowds with sticks
Milni Muni	a tradition of giving money and presents a monk
Mahavratas	the great vows (non-violence, truth, non-stealing, celibacy and non-possessions)
Nirjara	a process of shedding karmas/deeds or destroying /annihilation of karmas
Naan	Indian bread
Pinjrapole or panjrapole	a protected animal shelter/sanctuary
Pooja Pranas	prayers and other rituals life force
Prashad	offering of food or snacks in a temple
Pranatipata	sin of killing or harming
Pravachan	religious discourses/lecture
Paryushana	Jains' holy festival, celebrations of eight days
Pratikraman	a methodical system in Jainism to ask for atonement and forgiveness for all acts of himsa (violence) that have been committed.
Paneer	Indian cheese
Pratima	Jain idols/deity, statues
Prigraha	accumulation of wealth and possessions
Panch Kalyanaks	a Jain celebration to celebrate the five most important events in the life of a Jain tirthankar (LORD)
Papas	bad deeds
Punya	good deeds
Roti	bread
Roomali Roti	Indian bread
Sangh	community
Samvar	stoppage of inflow of karmas
Sadhu	monk
Sadhvi	nun
Samsara	universe
Saman	a category of a male renuniciate
Samani	a category of female renuniciate
Shiksha Vratas	guiding vows
Sharavak	male householder
Shravika	female householder
Sangh	a community consisting of monks, nuns, householders (male and female)
Samyaktava Bhava	staying in equanimity
Saman Suttam	a holy book of Jains
Sutra	holy book or holy verses
Shakahari Tandoori	vegetarian
Roti	Type of Indian bread
Thali	a food plate or items that we eat from
Tirtha	Object of worship
Tirthasathan	a holy place
Tirtha Yatra	Pilgrimage to place of worship
Uttradhayan	a Jain holy book
Veg	vegetarian food
Vanaspati Ghee	Hydrogenated oil for cooking
Vratas	vows of restraint