महापुरूष mahāpurūṣh
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
A great man, an eminent personage, a magnate, chief; one invested with official authority; a dignitary; a great saint or sage, a reverend or holy person; a great ascetic.
Usual translation
- great person
Origin of the definition
mahā-purush, s.m. (f. -ī), A great man, an eminent personage, a magnate, chief; one invested with official authority; a dignitary; a great saint or sage, a reverend or holy person; a great ascetic; — (ironic.) a consummate knave.
महान्, महा mahān, mahā (sanskrit)
(prefix) Great, illustrious.
Mighty, strong, big, large, ample, excessive, grievous.
Very, extremely, very much.
Man.
Soul.
Usage in the murlis
Murlis of the day (and original sakar)
2 occurrences
In 2 on 2386 murlis
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- Wednesday 26 June 2024
- Updated
- Wednesday 26 June 2024