What is the English meaning of Hindi word 'hemant'?

Answer 1

Actually Hemant means autumn and also Gold as well as a name of Lord Vishnu one of the important deities of Hindu Mythology.

In Sanskrit it is mentioned that an year has 6 seasons or rithus. They are as follows. Greeshmam, Varsham,Vasantham,Sharath, Hemantham and Shishiram. It typically respresents the climatic feature of an year in Indian Sub-continent.

Greeshmam is the summer or hot weather season

Varsham is the time of continuous rains during south-west monsoon

Vasantham is the spring time

Sharath is the raining season during retreating monsoon typical feature of it is thunderstorm.

Hemantham is the autumn or leaf falling season.. all the decidious trees of India like rosewood, mahagony, teak shed their leaves during this time.

Shishiram is the winter or cold weather season.