Adjective same for males and females

Can you give example of same adjectives used "same" for males as well as females. 

सुन्दर राजा, सुन्दर रानी

मंदबुद्धि लड़का, मंदबुद्धि लड़की 

साफ कपडा, साफ कंघी

Spirit of the law

What is the equivalent term for "Spirit of the law" in Hindi?

कानून की भावना

No Entry. Please use the other door.

How do you translate this in Hindi: "No Entry. Please use the other door."

In Hindi, we can write it as:

प्रवेश वर्जित. कृपया दूसरे दरवाजे का उपयोग करें.

Jhanjhanahat झनझनाहट

What does Jhanjhanahat (झनझनाहट) mean in Hindi?

Jhanjhanahat झनझनाहट is the word to describe something which is a sensation or sounds "jhan jhan". For example, when someone slaps one on the ears, one can say that "मेरा कान झनझना गया |"

Or see application else here: कहीं आपके हाथों में झनझनाहट तो नहीं

Or here: पैरों में झनझनाहट या एनीमिया जैसे लक्षण

मिट्टी पलीद कर देना

I came across this idiom मिटटी पलीद कर देना in a story.. What is the meaning of this idiom and also the literal meaning for every word?

It is "मिट्टी पलीद कर देना", meaning "to spoil something".

मिट्टी => Soil
पलीद => Spoil
कर देना=> To do (something)

Diaspora in Hindi

What would be good word for "diaspora" in Hindi?

"Pravaasi" प्रवासी can mean the same. Depending on the usage, you can use "Samaaj" समाज also for the same.

Ashram

I want to undestand what people in India understand by the term "ashram". In a novel I am reading, there is a talk about an ashram in Mumbai; it is however not a place for espiritual retreat or something like that, but a care center for girls that have been trafficked and rescued. On the other side, it is not related with Hinduism since the managers of this ashram are Christian Nuns. 

My question is if this author (an american one) has used the word as a literary licence or it is indeed used as such for this charitable organizations.

In general Christian organizations choose to use "center" for such a place and not "aashram" because aashram has connotations with Hindu organizations (not religious necessarily; it can be social also). But people differ in opinion and if someone has used this term for a christian organisation or a social one supported by them, then I don't think many will raise any objections...

If you wonder if "Ashram" should mean "a place of refuge" and hence could be used by all, "a place of refuge" is best represented in the word "ashray" rather than in "ashram".

From ancient times, sages and rishis used to establish ashrams to impart education to their disciples. I don't know if there was any other term for their establishment.

"Ashray" best means a house, but it is closer to being a "refuge". The term "aashrit" would come close to it, meaning one who is seeking or got a refuge.

The terms like vriddhashram perhaps came up because old people spend their remaining years of life remembering God or practicing piousness.

For terms like Sudhar Grih (for jail) or for many other related terms, "grih" or "ashray" are used and not "ashram"..

Even the right term is "grihastha ashram", for married life, and brahmcharya ashram for unmarried student life. Because the four phases of life are seen as in connected with ideal life as prescribed in the Hindu scriptures. So I think the word ashram has a connection (and hence connotation) of association with Hinduism...

Here are the dictionary meanings of "ashram":
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ash·ram    [ahsh-ruhm]
noun
1. a secluded building, often the residence of a guru, used for religious retreat or instruction in Hinduism.
2. the persons instructed there.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ashram

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Definition of ASHRAM

1 : a secluded dwelling of a Hindu sage; also : the group of disciples instructed there
2 : a religious retreat

Origin of ASHRAM

Sanskrit āśrama, from śrama religious exercise
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ashram

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ashram [ˈæʃrəm ˈɑːʃ-]
n

1. (Non-Christian Religions / Hinduism) a religious retreat or community where a Hindu holy man lives

2. a house that provides accommodation for destitute people
[from Sanskrit āśrama, from ā- near + śrama religious exertion]
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ashram

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ASHRAM<===> प्रार्थना स्थल (pr. \\prarthana sthal \\ )[Noun]

Example:The saint had an ashram on teh hill top.
http://dict.hinkhoj.com/words/meanin...-in-hindi.html

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The dictionaries make it very clear that ashram is connected to Hinduism. There is no penalty to use it in literal terms for "a house", but in its original and apt meaning, it is only connected to Hinduism.

Sleepwalking (somnambulism)

Is there any Hindi term for "sleepwalking" or "somnambulism"?

You can use the simple term "nind me chalna". नींद में चलना. I can invent a term nidra-vihaar "निद्रा-विहार", which literally means the same, but I am not sure if there was a word for this phenomenon or disease in Hindi.

jooTa

I believe jooTa means "used," but I feel the way I hear it being used connotes some kind of meaning of ritual purity as well. Can someone kindly explain this? eg.Yeh doodh mat piyo, jooTa hai.

In Hindi:

jhootha झूठा - one who tells lies, or a liar

jootha जूठा - a food or an item which has been partially eaten or touched by mouth by someone else.

Both words are very different. At times people misspell "jootha" with "jhootha" (or any word with "J" as starting with "Jh") and it is wrong to do so.

You will not find this concept of "jootha" in many other cultures and this is unique to the culture of Hindus. Hindus avoid eating someone else's "jootha" making it a point of hygiene. (this concept may also be applicable to even those who are not exactly Hindus in India; because of culture impacts society and is not exactly binding on a religion alone). But in general this concept came from Hindu culture and Hinduism.

In fact there is no exact translation available for this word in many languages, because in their culture it was not considered wrong to eat from someone else's partially-taken food and hence they never had such a word.

tujhse baat nahi hoti nga re.. tu online hai jab mai nahi hu

I read this sentence in my friend's subnick (tujhse baat nahi hoti nga re.. tu online hai jab mai nahi hu.. mai hu tab tu nahi hai...)and he is from India but he lives in arabia. I know he is Sad, so I'd like you help me to understand what it means please.

He is saying that "I don't get to talk to you... When you are online, I happen not to be online; and when I am online, you are not online...

In general it appears that the person wants to talk to / chat with you and has been missing you... He wishes that you both come online on the same time. May I suggest to give him a time at which you would be online, so that he can also be and you people can talk....