Page 1 of Damned and Broken Gods (Labyrinth of Gods #2)
Words and Phrases
Aadha Rakht : (AH-tha RAA-cut) half-blood. Sometimes used as a derogatory term.
Chaturanga : (chut-u-rung-a) chess
Dharti : (DHAR-tee) earth
Ghar : (gur) house
Guru : (GOO-roo) teacher
Ilaaka : (ILL-ah-car) territories
Jadu : (jaa-doo) magic
Jodi : (JAW-ree) a mystical bond between demigod and drohi
Kshetra : (SHAY-tra) domain
Pareekshan : (Par-eek-shun) tests
Prashikshan : (PRA- shik-shun) training
Raees: (RAI-ees) noble
Nawab : (Nu -WAH-b) duke
Tantrik : (Taan-trik) mage
Thakur : (TAR-kur) lord
Creatures and Supernatural Beings
Ankh : (aan-k) invisible watchers that monitor the demigods
Asura : (AH- soor- a) children of Diti
Danava : (Da–na-va) children of Danu
Demigods : humans with the blood of gods in their veins
Deva : (DAY-va) children of Aditi; they no longer inhabit this world
Asura, Deva, and Danava are all gods, their bloodlines related as Danu, Diti, and Aditi, the mother of the gods, were sisters.
Drohi : (DRAW-hee) the offspring of Danava and djinn
Pavan Savar : (POW-one SUH-Vaar) wind riders; the thunderbirds that are mounts for the drohi
Kaalmukha: (Kaal – MOOK – a) ancient Turtle
Pishacha: (PEE-sha-cha) feed on flesh and use their victims’ souls as batteries
Rakshasa : (RAAK–shusa) shapeshifters
Revenants : were once gods and are now infected by the devouring force
Shakti : (SHUCK-tee) the trinity of power that the gods defer to
Shattiraksha: (Shuti – Ruk- SHA) battle turtles
Stolen gods : gods who have been infected by the devouring force
The devouring force : belongs to the primordial evil and does its bidding
The primordial evil : the first evil; it has been locked away in a mystical prison whose walls are slowly crumbling
Yaksha : (YUCK–sha) nature spirits
Weapons and Objects
Astra : (AARS-tra) specialized weaponry such as guided missiles of mass destruction
Chakra : (CHUCK–ra) discs
Dhanush and shara : (DHAN–oosh and SHA-ra ) bows and launchers
Gada : (GER-da) mace
Khadga : (CUD-ghee) sword
Parashu : (PAR-shoo) two-headed axe
Shula: (SHOOL-a) spear
Shastra : (SHAY-tra) conventional armament like bows, shields, swords, etc.
Vajra : (VAJ-ra) divine weapon once wielded by Indra; it was destroyed
Vayujaari : (Vay-YOU-jaah–ri ) the wind elementals
Places
Aakaash Sansaar : (AH-carsh SUN-saar) sky world
Danava Kshetra : (DAH–nuv SHAY-tra) Danava domain; now ruled by the Asura
Dharti Ghar : (DHAR- tee Gur) House of Earth
Paani Ghar : (PA-nee Gur) House of Water
Patala : (PUTT-la) realm of the naga
Pavan Ghar : (POW-one Gur) House of Air
Phavvara : (phav-VAH-rah) means fountain and it’s where the throne sits
Prakaash Maarg : (Pra-KAASH-maa-g) light passage in the Shahee Kshetra
Shahee Kshetra : (SHY-he SHAY-tra) royal Asura domain consists of the following houses: Dharti Ghar, Pani Ghar, and Pavan Ghar
Vidya Tower : (VID-ya Tower) the library