क्षमा kṣhamā
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
Forgiveness, pardon, condonation, remission, absolution, dispensation.
Usual translation
- forgiveness
Origin of the definition
क्षमा kṣamā kshamā: (nf) condonation; remission; forgiveness, pardon; —याचना begging pardon, seeking forgiveness; ~शील tolerant, readily forgiving; hence ~शीलता (nf).
S کشما क्षमा kshamā, and H. क्षिमा kshimā, s.f. Patience, forbearance, indulgence; forgiveness, pardon, absolution, dispensation; — the earth; night ( = kshapā): — kshamā-rahit, adj. Devoid of patience, &c.; impatient; unforgiving: — kshamā-sāgar, s.m. 'The ocean of forgiveness or forbearance,' an epithet of the Deity: — kshamā-śīl, adj. & s.m. (f. -ā), Of a patient or a forgiving disposition; — a person of a forgiving disposition, &c.: — kshamā karnā (with acc. -ko), To pardon, forgive, excuse; (with abl. -se) to practise forbearance (towards), to bear (with), to forbear, abstain, withhold: — kshamā-vān, or kshamā-vant (f. -vatī) = kshamā-yukt, vulg. kshimā-jukt (f. -ā), adj. Endowed with patience, patient, enduring, forbearing: — kshamā-yogya, vulg. kshimā-jog, adj. Pardonable, forgivable, venial.
Usage in the murlis
Murlis of the day (and original sakar)
178 occurrences
In 81 on 2386 murlis
Avyakts
65 occurrences
In 29 on 1112 murlis
Mamma
1 occurrences
In 1 on 122 murlis
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