One word can change the meaning

This morning I received a message  - 

"Jo gaayan man ko shuddh karta hai vahi gaayan hai 

baaki sab agyaan hai " 

It seems that while typing the word 'Gyan', perhaps the 'a' got typed before and the word became from "Gyan to Gayan" - from knowledge to singing.

Many times just one word - and not only one word - even one Maatra - one letter or a dot can change the meaning. 

And many times, it can be disastrous. 

For example, while writing Shraddha, if by mistake, Aa's is placed first, then Shradha will become Shraadh - from respect or reverence to an obituary or a ritual performed at death anniversaries - totally opposite meaning and even upsetting.

There is a Sher (couplet) in Urdu:

    Hum Duaa likhtay rahay - Vo Dagaa padhtay rahay

    Ek nuqtay nay Mehram say Mujram kar diya 

If written in Urdu - Persian/Arabic script - Duaa and Dagaa - Mehram and Mujram - both have the difference of just one dot. 

دعا  -  دغا

 محرم - مجرم

Even one letter or a dot can make such a big difference in the meaning of a word. 

While thinking about it, quite a few more such words came to mind and I tried to pen them down........

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Bindu hataa to 'Chintaa - Chitaa ho gayi 

Bindu lagaa to 'Path - Panth ban gaya 

Mainay kahaa 'Upkaar - vo 'Apkaar samjhay 

Ek shabd nay 'Aadar say 'Anaadar kar daalaa 

Ek shabd ka hee to antar hai 'Gyaan aur Agyaan' mein 

Tript aur Atript mein - Shaant aur Ashaant mein 

Ek shabd hee Rakshak say Bhakshak - 

Sajan say Durjan -  Mitra say Amitra 

Aur 'Suputra say 'Kuputra bana deta hai 

Ayogya say Yogya aur Aksham say Saksham 

Dheer say Adheer aur Ashakt say Sashakt - 

Smarth say Asmarth - 

Sakriya say Nishkriya -  

Safal say Asafal kar deta hai bas ek shabd 

Shabdon kay peechhay 

chhupi hoti hain man kee bhaavnayen 

Kuchh kalpit aur aur kuchh sanchit dhaaranayen 

Bas ek shabd aur ek bhaav say hee badal jaati hai 

aqsar jeevan kee kaaya 

Bhaavnaaon aur dhaarnaon ka hee khel hai 

Jisay kehtay hain Maaya 

Vichaar aur bhaav hee 'Pavitra ko 'Apavitra 

Yogi ko Bhogi aur Sukhi ko Dukhi kar detay hain 

Pramaad - 'Safal ko 'Vifal banaa deta hai 

To Bhram - 'Gyaani ko Agyaani

Shankaa - 'Aastik ko 'Naastik bana deti hai 

Aur 'Sankalp - Vikalp' paida kar saktaa hai 

Abhimaan - 'Abhisht ko 'Anisht 

Krodh - 'Shisht ko 'Ashisht kar deta hai 

Aur ek 'Shraddha Sahit 'Pranaam - 

'Parinaam badal saktaa hai

Keval ek shabd - 'Hit say 'Ahit kar deta hai 

aur ek pal - 'Sanyog ko Viyog bana saktaa hai 

Ek 'Akshar say 'Shradha - 'Shraadh ho jaye 

Ek Akshar - 'Arth say 'Anarth' kar saktaa hai 

"Akshar aur 'Kshar mein ek 'a' ka hai antar 

Ek Akshar hee 'Raajan ko 'Saajan bana saktaa hai 

                 " Rajan Sachdeva "

Dua = Prayer, well-wishing 

Daga = Deception, cheating,  Disloyalty 

Bindu  = Dot

Chinta  = Worry

Chita    = Pyre

Path  = Way

Panth = Organization

Tript   = Satisfied

Atript = Unsatisfied

Rakshak = Protector

Bhakshak = Killer, 

Aksham     = Incapable, Unable 

Saksham  = Capable

Ashakt =  Weak, Frail 

Sashakt = Strong

Sakriya  =   Active 

Nishkriya = Inactive

Pramaad =  lethargy, laziness

Shisht   =  Civilized, courteous 

Ashisht = Arrogant 

Vikalp = Options 

Abhisht = Desirable, Wanted, Expected, Anticipated

Anisht = Bad, Unfavorable 

Pranaam = Prostration 

Prinaam   = Result, Outcome

Kshar = Perishable, Destructible

Akshar = Indestructible, Immortal