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The Student Posted 9 years ago
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What is the meaning of "Sensual Gratification" in this sentence?

Hi, I'm studying English translation, and this text our teacher gave us to translate, but there are certain words that there is no equivalent in the target language that I am trying to translate, I think English is so rich in words and expressing feelings, colors, smells that the target language stays behind in many cases, what is one word in English, it could be 2 lines in this other language! So can you please help me to understand what "Sensual Gratification" means in this paragraph, for me to at least try to explain it, many thanks in advance.


The bride and groom are considered wed when the groom ties a mangalsutram/thali which is a sacred thread that symbolizes his promise to take care of the bride as long as he lives. The groom ties three knots when he ties the sacred thread, symbolizing the gods Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara. The entire wedding is done around an Agni Homam (sacred fire). Agni (fire god) is considered as the main witness to the marriage. The bride and the groom then circle the fire seven times, in a clockwise direction, called Saat Phere which signifies seven goals of married life which include religious and moral duties, prosperity, spiritual welfare, salvation, liberation, and sensual ratification. The bride leads the Pheres first and then the groom leads them, signifying equality of the two partners and their determination to stand beside each other through happiness and sorrow.

  

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It presumably should be "gratification" as you wrote in your question, rather than "ratification" as actually appears in the text. It seems to be talking about enjoying ***.

  • It presumably should be "gratification" as you wrote in your question, rather than "ratification" as actually appears in the text.
  • It seems to be talking about enjoying ***.
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It presumably should be "gratification" as you wrote in your question, rather than "ratification" as actually appears in the text. It seems to be talking about enjoying ***.

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