भंवर bhãvar

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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.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

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.

Hindi · n. · m.

Earlier definition

Definition

Whirlpool, eddy, vortex.

Usual translation

  1. ocean

Origin of the definition

भँवर bham̐vara bhāvar (nm) a whirlpool, swirl; eddy; ~जाल the whirlpool of mundane bonds, the net of worldly affairs; —में पड़ना to be caught up in a whirlpool; —से निकलना to get out of a whirlpool.

H بهنور भंवर bhaṅwar [S. भ्रम+रः; Prk. भंवरु], s.m. Revolution, gyration, whirl; whirlpool, eddy, vortex (syn. gird-āb); a large black bee, the humble bee; creeping plant, creeper: — bhaṅwar-jāl, s.m. (Met.), The world and its snares: — bhaṅwar-kalī (S. bhramara+kaṭa+ikā), s.f. A turning or movable ring attached to a rope (for confining an animal or thing); collar or halter (for a dog, goat, &c.); a swivel: — bhaṅwar-gīt, s.m.f. The songs which the cowherdesses of Mathurā addressed to the bees: — bhaṅwar-meṅ paṛnā, v.n. To whirl round, revolve; to get into a whirl, &c.

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Murlis of the day (and original sakar)

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Avyakts

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Mamma

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Thursday 15 May 2025
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