वैर (vair)
noun
A literary/formal noun meaning enmity or hostility, most alive today inside the fixed phrase वैर रखना (vair rakhnaa) and in devotional or moral contexts contrasting वैर (vair) with प्रेम (prem).
Sense
1
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enmity, hostility, animosity
noun, masculine Commonly appears with रखना (rakhnaa) 'to hold/bear' or करना (karnaa) 'to do/commit', as in वैर रखना (vair rakhnaa, 'to bear a grudge/enmity').
Synonyms: दुश्मनी (dushmnii), शत्रुता (shatrutaa), बदला (badlaa, meaning scope: revenge/grudge, not pure enmity)
Frequency: low
Cultural Note: This word carries a formal, almost moral weight -- it shows up in proverbs, religious teaching, and moralizing speech (parents, teachers, saints) warning against harboring वैर (vair) rather than in casual chat about a squabble with a friend, where दुश्मनी (dushmnii) or झगड़ा (jhagdaa) would be far more natural.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for वैर (vair) as a casual synonym for anger or annoyance, but it denotes a deep, often lasting hostility or feud, not a passing irritation -- दुश्मनी (dushmnii) is the more everyday word for that. 2) वैर (vair) is a noun and needs a verb like रखना (rakhnaa) or करना (karnaa) to be used in a sentence; it does not function as a verb by itself.
Sample Sentences:
किसी से वैर मत रखो।
Don't harbor enmity toward anyone.
(kisii se vair mat rakho।)
गुरु जी कहते थे कि वैर पालने से मन अशांत हो जाता है।
The guru used to say that nurturing enmity disturbs the mind.
(guru jii kahte the ki vair paalne se man ashaant ho jaataa hai।)
दोनों परिवारों के बीच पुराना वैर था।
There was an old enmity between the two families.
(donon parivaaron ke biich puraanaa vair thaa।)
अगर हम वैर भुला दें, तो शायद सब कुछ ठीक हो जाए।
If we were to forget the enmity, perhaps everything would be all right.
(agar ham vair bhulaa den, to shaayad sab kuchh thiik ho jaae।)
अगर उसके मन में वैर न होता, तो वह ऐसा कभी न कहता।
If there had been no enmity in his heart, he would never have said such a thing.
(agar uske man men vair n hotaa, to vah aisaa kabhii n kahtaa।)
शास्त्रों में कहा गया है कि वैर से केवल दुख उत्पन्न होता है।
It is said in the scriptures that enmity only produces sorrow.
(shaastron men kahaa gayaa hai ki vair se keval dukh utpann hotaa hai।)
साधु ने उपदेश दिया कि किसी से वैर न रखा जाए।
The sage preached that one should not harbor enmity toward anyone.
(saadhu ne updesh diyaa ki kisii se vair n rakhaa jaae।)
उनका वैर पीढ़ियों से चला आ रहा है।
Their enmity has been continuing for generations.
(unkaa vair piidhiyon se chalaa aa rahaa hai।)
क्या यह वैर कभी समाप्त होगा?
Will this enmity ever end?
(kyaa yah vair kabhii samaapt hogaa?)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
वैर
(vair)
(sg.m.oblique):
वैर
(vair)
(pl.m.direct):
वैर
(vair)
(pl.m.oblique):
वैरों
(vairon)