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I’ve drawn upon the Hindi language for a lot of the words in Lost and Stolen Gods as the world is loosely based on Hindu mythology, so here is a glossary to make things a little easier. I’ve added pronunciation where I’m able. I’ll be adding to the glossary as needed with each book in the series. I hope it helps.

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

Prakshikshan : (Pra- shik- shun) training

Tantrik : (Th-ahn-trick) mage

Creatures and supernatural beings

Ankh : (aan-k) invisible watchers that monitor the demigods

Asura : (Ah- soor- a) children of Diti

Danava : (dah–nuv) 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.

Pishacha (Pee-sha-cha) feed on flesh and use their victims’ souls as batteries

Rakshasa : (Raak– shus) 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

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–shh) 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 Sahara ) 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.

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

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