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Bhoot pisach nikat nahin aavai: meaning

Chaupai 24 of the Hanuman Chalisa

भूत पिसाच निकट नहिं आवै

महाबीर जब नाम सुनावै

bhūt pisāc nikaṭ nahiṃ āvai / Mahābīr jab nām sunāvai

The hymn says ghosts and evil spirits stay away when the great hero's name is spoken.

Words

भूत bhūtghosts
पिसाच pisācflesh-eating spiritsAwadhi form of Sanskrit piśāca.
निकट nikaṭnear
नहिं nahiṃnot
आवै āvaicome
महाबीर Mahābīrthe great hero
जब jabwhen
नाम nāmname
सुनावै sunāvaispeaks aloud