Dasãy Wishes in Santali : ᱫᱟᱥᱟᱸᱭ ᱯᱟᱨᱚᱵ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱟᱜᱩᱱ ᱡᱚᱦᱟᱨ

Cultural note: In the Dussehra season Santal communities celebrate Dasãy, with its own songs and the Dasãy dance, and it carries a distinct Santal meaning. These wishes stay with themes of joy, community, light and the season rather than the mainstream Durga/Ravana story.

Review note: This is a draft. Please have a native Santali speaker check both the wording and the Ol Chiki spelling before publishing. Roman transliteration and English meanings are given for each wish.

ᱦᱩᱰᱤᱧ ᱡᱚᱦᱟᱨ (Short wishes)

1. ᱫᱟᱥᱟᱸᱭ ᱯᱟᱨᱚᱵ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱟᱜᱩᱱ ᱡᱚᱦᱟᱨ! Dasãy parob reak' sagun johar! : Auspicious greetings of the Dasãy festival!Copy wish
2. ᱢᱤᱫ ᱢᱟᱨᱥᱟᱞ, ᱢᱤᱫ ᱨᱟᱥᱠᱟ : ᱫᱟᱥᱟᱸᱭ ᱡᱚᱦᱟᱨ! Mit' marsal, mit' raska : Dasãy johar! : One light, one joy : Dasãy greetings!Copy wish
3. ᱫᱤᱥᱚᱢ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱨᱟᱥᱠᱟ, ᱦᱚᱲ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱨᱟᱥᱠᱟ : ᱥᱟᱜᱩᱱ ᱫᱟᱥᱟᱸᱭ! Disom reak' raska, hoṛ reak' raska : sagun Dasãy! : Joy of the land, joy of the people : auspicious Dasãy!Copy wish

ᱵᱚᱠᱷᱟᱞ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ (Heartfelt)

4. ᱟᱯᱮ ᱟᱨ ᱟᱯᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱜᱩᱥᱴᱤ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱴᱷᱮᱱ ᱫᱟᱥᱟᱸᱭ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱨᱟᱥᱠᱟ ᱡᱚᱦᱟᱨ ᱾ Ape ar apeak' gusṭi hoṛ ṭhen Dasãy reak' raska johar. : Joyful Dasãy greetings to you and your family.Copy wish
5. ᱵᱮᱥ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱢᱟ, ᱟᱯᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱤᱣᱤ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱟᱨᱥᱟᱞ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱢᱟ ᱾ Bes reak' jitkar huyuk' ma, apeak' jivi re marsal huyuk' ma. : May good win, and may there be light in your life.Copy wish
6. ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱵᱩᱨᱩ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱟᱥᱤᱥ ᱟᱯᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱢᱟ ᱾ Maraṅ Buru reak' asis apeak' oṛak' re tahẽn ma. : May Maraṅ Buru's blessing stay in your home.Copy wish
7. ᱫᱟᱥᱟᱸᱭ ᱮᱱᱮᱡ, ᱫᱟᱥᱟᱸᱭ ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱧ : ᱨᱟᱥᱠᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱯᱮᱨᱮᱡ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱢᱟ! Dasãy enec', Dasãy seren' : raska te perec' huyuk' ma! : Dasãy dance, Dasãy song : may all be full of joy!Copy wish
8. ᱟᱛᱳ ᱟᱛᱳ ᱨᱮ ᱫᱟᱥᱟᱸᱭ, ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ ᱨᱟᱥᱠᱟ ᱾ Ato ato re Dasãy, oṛak' oṛak' re raska. : Dasãy in every village, joy in every home.Copy wish

ᱜᱩᱥᱴᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱜᱟᱛᱮ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ (Family & friends)

9. ᱟᱭᱳ, ᱵᱟᱵᱟ : ᱟᱯᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱟᱥᱤᱥ ᱜᱮ ᱤᱧᱟᱜ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱥᱚᱢᱯᱚᱛᱤ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ Ayo, baba : apeak' asis ge iñak' maraṅ sompoti kana. : Mother, father : your blessing is my greatest wealth.Copy wish
10. ᱜᱟᱛᱮ, ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱥᱟᱱᱟᱢ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱢᱟ! Gate, noa serma re amak' sanam kạmi jitkar huyuk' ma! : Friend, may all your work succeed this year!Copy wish

ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱜᱟᱛᱮ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ (Colleagues)

11. ᱟᱯᱮ ᱟᱨ ᱟᱯᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱫᱟᱞ ᱴᱷᱮᱱ ᱵᱤᱡᱚᱭᱟ ᱫᱚᱥᱢᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱟᱜᱩᱱ ᱡᱚᱦᱟᱨ ᱾ Ape ar apeak' dal ṭhen Bijoya Dosmi reak' sagun johar. : Auspicious Bijoya Dashami greetings to you and your team.Copy wish
12. ᱟᱯᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱟᱱᱟᱢ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱨᱮ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱢᱟ ᱾ Apeak' sanam kạmi re jitkar huyuk' ma. : May there be success in all your work.Copy wish