Hindi

Noun

रहस्य • ‎(rahasya) m ‎(Urdu spelling رہسیہ)

1. secret, mystery

   उसके स्वास्थ्य का रहस्य क्या है?

   What is the secret to his health?

   थानेदार ने रहस्य झट से खोल दिया।

   The police inspector quickly solved the mystery.

Declension

Derived terms

• रहस्यपूर्ण ‎(rahasya-pūrṇ, “mysterious, secretive”)
• रहस्यमयता ‎(rahasya-mayatā, “mysteriousness”)

Synonyms

• राज़ ‎(rāz)
• भेद ‎(bhed)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “रहस्य”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
• रहस्य in Chaturvedi, Mahendra and Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), A practical Hindi-English dictionary (Delhi: National Publishing House)

Sanskrit

Adjective

रहस्य • ‎(rahasya)

1. secret, private, clandestine, concealed, mysterious Vas. MBh. &c. ( °स्यानि रोमाणि, hair on the private parts Mn. iv, 144)

Noun

रहस्य • ‎(rahasya) n

1. a secret, any secret doctrine or mystery, any subtle or recondite point, mystical or esoteric teaching Mn. MBh. &c.
2. an उपनिषद् (» स-र्°)
3. full or abridged N. of various works.

Descendants

• Telugu: రహస్యము ‎(rahasyamu)

References

• Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0871