वर्जित (varjit)
adjective
A formal, Sanskrit-derived adjective meaning 'forbidden' or 'prohibited' -- used mainly in signage, rules, and formal announcements rather than casual speech.
Sense
1
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forbidden, prohibited
adjective Common in the fixed public-notice frame X वर्जित है (X varjit hai, 'X is forbidden'), as seen on signs.
Synonyms: मना (manaa), निषिद्ध (nishiddh, formal/literary), प्रतिबंधित (pratibandhit, formal, used for official bans)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will see वर्जित (varjit) everywhere on signs in Delhi -- धूम्रपान वर्जित है (dhoomrpaan varjit hai, 'smoking is forbidden') outside offices and hospitals, or प्रवेश वर्जित (pravesh varjit, 'entry forbidden') on gates. In spoken Hindi among friends or family, people almost always switch to मना (manaa) instead -- यहाँ धूम्रपान मना है (yahaan dhoomrpaan manaa hai, 'smoking is not allowed here') -- so think of वर्जित (varjit) as the word you read, not the word you say.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for मना (manaa) in speech and वर्जित (varjit) in writing without realizing the difference is register, not meaning -- वर्जित (varjit) sounds stiff if used in casual conversation, like saying 'prohibited' instead of 'not allowed' to a friend. 2) It is an invariant adjective and does not agree in gender/number with the noun it describes, unlike many other Hindi adjectives.
Sample Sentences:
धूम्रपान वर्जित है।
Smoking is forbidden.
(dhoomrpaan varjit hai।)
यहाँ प्रवेश वर्जित है।
Entry is forbidden here.
(yahaan pravesh varjit hai।)
इस मंदिर में मांस और मदिरा वर्जित हैं।
Meat and alcohol are forbidden in this temple.
(is mandir men maans aur madiraa varjit hain।)
पुराने ज़माने में विधवाओं का दोबारा विवाह वर्जित माना जाता था।
In earlier times, remarriage of widows was considered forbidden.
(puraane zamaane men vidhvaaon kaa dobaaraa vivaah varjit maanaa jaataa thaa।)
इस क्षेत्र में शिकार करना वर्जित घोषित किया गया है।
Hunting has been declared forbidden in this area.
(is kshetr men shikaar karnaa varjit ghoshit kiyaa gayaa hai।)
कृपया ध्यान दें, इस परिसर में फोटोग्राफी वर्जित है।
Please note, photography is forbidden on this premises.
(kripyaa dhyaan den, is parisar men photograaphii varjit hai।)
यदि यह वस्तु वर्जित होती, तो सीमा शुल्क विभाग इसे रोक लेता।
If this item were forbidden, the customs department would have stopped it.
(yadi yah vastu varjit hotii, to siimaa shulk vibhaag ise rok letaa।)
अस्पताल परिसर के भीतर वाहनों का हॉर्न बजाना वर्जित है।
Honking vehicle horns is forbidden inside the hospital premises.
(asptaal parisar ke bhiitar vaahnon kaa horn bajaanaa varjit hai।)
क्या यहाँ मोबाइल फोन का इस्तेमाल वर्जित है?
Is the use of mobile phones forbidden here?
(kyaa yahaan mobaail phon kaa istemaal varjit hai?)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
वर्जित
(varjit)