दीपावली dīpāvalī
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
The Sanskrit word for Dīvālī. Synonym Dīp mālā.
Usual translation
- Deepawali
Origin of the definition
A row of lamps.
The dīvālī festival.
(Bābā) Symbolic of the light of the soul that gets ignited at the Confluence.
(lit. 'A row of lamps'), A Hindū festival celebrated on the day of the new moon of Kārttik in honour of Kārttikeya, the god of war. (At this festival, the Hindūs, after bathing in some river, put on their best attire, and perform a śrāddh; and at night they worship Lakshmī; their houses and streets are illuminated, and the night is spent in gambling; the lit lamps symbolize the conquest of light over darkness and good over evil).
Times of merriment.
Usage in the murlis
Murlis of the day (and original sakar)
77 occurrences
In 35 on 2386 murlis
Avyakts
70 occurrences
In 28 on 1112 murlis
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- Saturday 24 October 2020
- Updated
- Wednesday 28 August 2024