करवट karvaṭ

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 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. · f.

Earlier definition

Definition

Lying on one side.
The position of lying or sleeping on the side.
Turning from one side to the other.

Usual translation

  1. side

Origin of the definition

H کروٿ करवट karwaṭ [Prk. कडिवट्टी; S. कटि+वृत्तिः], s.f. Lying on one side; the position of lying or sleeping on the side; turning from one side to the other: — karwaṭ (or karwaṭeṅ) badalnā, or karwaṭ karnā, or karwaṭ lenā, To change sides, to turn from one side on to the other (in sleep), to turn over; to go over to the other side, join the opposite (or the enemy's) side.

Usage in the murlis

Murlis of the day (and original sakar)

4 occurrences

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Avyakts

2 occurrences

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Mamma

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Saturday 6 June 2026
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