National anthem “Jana Gana Mana”, meaning of the words explained

We all know our national anthem is “Jana Gana Mana” but do you know the meaning of all the words? Here’s more about India’s national anthem.

The original national anthem song was written by Rabindranath Tagore in Bengali, which was then translated into Hindi and Urdu by Abid Ali. It was again translated to the English version by Tagore. The orchestral/choral adaptation of the anthem was done by English composer, Herbert Murrill on request of Jawaharlal Nehru).

Here’s the meaning of all the words in our national anthem:

Word by word meaning..

🎵Jana = People
🎵Gana = Group
🎵Mana = Mind
🎵Adhinayaka= Leader
🎵Jaya He = Victory
🎵Bharata = India
🎵Bhagya = Destiny
🎵Vidhata = Disposer
🎵Punjaba = Punjab
🎵Sindhu = Indus
🎵Gujarata = Gujarat
🎵Maratha = Marathi Maharashtra
🎵Dravida = South
🎵Utkala = Orissa
🎵Banga = Bengal
🎵Vindhya =Vindhyas
🎵Himachal =Himalay
🎵Yamuna = Yamuna
🎵Ganga = Ganges
🎵Uchchhala = Moving
🎵Jaladhi = Ocean
🎵Taranga = Waves
🎵Tava = Your
🎵Shubh =Auspicious
🎵Naame = name
🎵Jage = Awaken
🎵Tava = Your
🎵Shubha = Auspicious
🎵Aashisha = Blessings
🎵Maage = Ask
🎵Gaahe = Sing
🎵Tava = Your
🎵Jaya = Victory
🎵Gatha = Song
🎵Jana = People
🎵Gana = Group
🎵Mangala = Fortune
🎵Dayaka = Giver
🎵Jay He = Victory Be
🎵Bharata = India
🎵Bhagya = Destiny
🎵Vidhata = Dispenser
🌸Jay He, Jay He, Jay He, Jay Jay Jay Jay He = Victory, Victory, Victory, Victory Forever…

So the next time someone asks you about the meaning of the words, be confident it to explain to them.

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