आश्चर्यवत् āśhcharyavat
Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.
How to read the transliteration
This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.
| ISO 15919 | On this site |
|---|---|
| c | ch |
| ś | śh |
| ṣ | ṣh |
| r̥ | r̥i |
A few reading pointers:
- ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
- ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
- A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.
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Earlier definition
Definition
Astonishing, wonderful, extraordinary.
Astonished, amazed.
Usual translation
- amazed
Origin of the definition
S آشچريونت आश्चर्यवन्त āśćaryavant , = S آشچريمان आश्चर्यमान āśćaryamān, = S آشچريوان आश्चर्यवान āśćaryavān, adj. Astonishing, wonderful; extraordinary; — s.m. A wonderful person, a prodigy.
वान vāna va:n — a Sanskrit suffix ( वान् ) adopted in Hindi—meaning वाला.
S وان वान् vān or wān, suff. (f. -vatī), forming adjectives of possession from substantives; e.g. dhan-wān, 'possessing wealth, wealthy,' fr. dhan, 'wealth.'
S وت वत् vat , An indecl. affix joined to substantives to form adverbs implying resemblance or likeness; e.g. paśu-vat, 'like a brute beast.' S وت वत् vat , The base (and the nom. neut.) of the affix vān, q.v.
Usage in the murlis
Murlis of the day (and original sakar)
145 occurrences
In 130 on 2386 murlis
Avyakts
10 occurrences
In 8 on 1112 murlis
Mamma
1 occurrences
In 1 on 122 murlis
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- Friday 26 February 2021
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