मांगने से मरना भला māṅgnē sē marnā bhalā

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 · prop.

Earlier definition

Definition

'Better to die than to ask''. It is better to die rather than asking for anything.

Usual translation

  1. it is better to die than to ask for anything

Origin of the definition

भला bhalā (hindi)

Gentle, noble, good.
Well-being; good.

माँगने से मरना भला. It is better to die rather than asking for anything.

माँगना mā̃gnā (hindi)

To demand, to ask, to call for, to claim, to invite, to solicit.

मरना marnā (hindi)

To die, to pass away, to wither away, to become ineffective, to vanish, to disappear, to discontinue, to be absorbed, to fall for. Death, post-death rites.

से sē (hindi)

से is used for denoting :

  • The Subject of a Verb in the passive and impersonal voices.
  • The indirect Objects (which are usually persons) of the Verbs meaning 'to tell, say, ask, ask for, beg, demand, claim, request’.
  • Means, instrument or agency.
  • Manner.
  • Cause, reason, origin.
  • Association, antagonism.
  • Separation or keeping away from.
  • Starting point (place or time).
  • Duration (with reference to a continuous 'action' of present or past).
  • Difference and comparison between two persons or things.
    (A Basic Grammar of Modern Hindi)

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Murlis of the day (and original sakar)

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Created
Thursday 18 April 2024
Updated
Thursday 18 April 2024