छत्रछाया chhatrachhāyā

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.

Adaptations used on this site
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.

Hindi · n. · f.

Earlier definition

Definition

Protection, shelter, patronage.

Usual translation

canopy of protection

Origin of the definition

1छत्र chatr [ad. chattra-1], m. 1. a parasol, an umbrella (esp. as held over kings or their thrones, or over idols). 2. a mushroom. — छत्र-छाँह, f. = next. छत्र-छाया, f. protection, shelter; patronage. छत्रधर, m. = ˚-धारी; an attendant holding a royal parasol. ˚-धार, m. E.H. = next. ˚-धारी, m. holding a parasol: a king. छत्र-पति, m. a king dignified by the emblem of a parasol: a great king.

छाया chhāyā (sanskrit)

Shade, shadow, a shady place, reflected image, reflection.
An apparition, a spectre, a faint image or resemblance.