हृष्ट-पुष्ट (hrisht-pusht)
adjective
A single descriptive sense: someone (or an animal) who is healthy, well-fed, and physically robust -- the word people reach for when praising a chubby, thriving baby or a sturdy, well-nourished animal.
Sense
1
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healthy and well-built, robust/plump in a good way
adjective
Synonyms: तंदुरुस्त (tandurust), मोटा-ताज़ा (motaa-taazaa, informal, used of people/animals), सेहतमंद (sehatmand)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This is the classic compliment for a baby at a family gathering or a buffalo at a village fair -- दादी कहती हैं, 'बच्चा तो हृष्ट-पुष्ट है' (bachchaa to hrisht-pusht hai, 'the child is so healthy and sturdy') with real pride, since a plump, well-fed look is traditionally read as a sign of good care and prosperity rather than a figure flaw. The two halves, हृष्ट (hrisht, 'delighted/thriving') and पुष्ट (pusht, 'nourished/strong'), are a fused Sanskritic pair that Hindi speakers no longer split apart -- you always hear them together.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use this for a sick person who has just 'recovered' -- हृष्ट-पुष्ट (hrisht-pusht) is about robust build and nourishment, not recovery from illness; ठीक हो गया (thiik ho gayaa) is the word for that. 2) It is almost always positive and slightly admiring in tone -- it doesn't carry the negative 'overweight' connotation that 'fat' can have in English.
Sample Sentences:
दादी कहती हैं कि बच्चा तो हृष्ट-पुष्ट है।
Grandma says the child is so hale and hearty.
(daadii kahtii hain ki bachchaa to hrisht-pusht hai।)
गाँव के मेले में वह भैंस सबसे हृष्ट-पुष्ट लग रही थी।
At the village fair, that buffalo looked the sturdiest and best-fed of all.
(gaanv ke mele men vah bhains sabse hrisht-pusht lag rahii thii।)
अच्छी खुराक मिलने से बच्चा हृष्ट-पुष्ट हो गया है।
With good nourishment, the child has become healthy and well-built.
(achchhii khuraak milne se bachchaa hrisht-pusht ho gayaa hai।)
डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मरीज़ अब हृष्ट-पुष्ट दिखने लगा है।
The doctor said the patient has now started to look hale and hearty.
(doktar ne kahaa ki mariiz ab hrisht-pusht dikhne lagaa hai।)
काश हमारा बछड़ा भी इतना हृष्ट-पुष्ट होता।
If only our calf were also this sturdy and well-fed.
(kaash hamaaraa bachhdaa bhii itnaa hrisht-pusht hotaa।)
बच्चे को हृष्ट-पुष्ट बनाने के लिए रोज़ दूध पिलाओ।
Give the child milk every day to make him healthy and well-built.
(bachche ko hrisht-pusht banaane ke lie roz doodh pilaao।)
उस परिवार में हर बच्चा हृष्ट-पुष्ट ही होता है।
In that family, every child is always hale and hearty.
(us parivaar men har bachchaa hrisht-pusht hii hotaa hai।)
शायद पौष्टिक भोजन से ही मवेशी इतने हृष्ट-पुष्ट रहते हैं।
Perhaps it is only because of nutritious feed that the cattle stay this sturdy.
(shaayad paushtik bhojan se hii maveshii itne hrisht-pusht rahte hain।)
उसके सारे पालतू पशु हृष्ट-पुष्ट रखे जाते हैं।
All his pets are kept healthy and well-built.
(uske saare paaltoo pashu hrisht-pusht rakhe jaate hain।)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
हृष्ट-पुष्ट
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