मूसलाधार mūslādhār
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
Heavy (rain), torrential.
Usual translation
- torrential
Origin of the definition
A pestle; a long heavy wooden pestle used for husking rice, etc.
A club.
A missile. (perhaps from the English word 'missile') In the Mahabharata, it is said that the Yadavs known for their powerful army were destroyed by their own weapon: a mace. Baba interprets this legend by saying that the Yadavs are the westerners who invented missiles.
mūslā-dhār, s.m. 'Club-stream'; heavy, or pelting, rain; — mūslā-dhār barasnā, To rain very heavily, or in torrents.
मूसलाधार mūsalādhāra mu:sla:dha:r (a) heavy (rain), torrential; —वर्षा heavy rain, heavy downpour.
Usage in the murlis
Murlis of the day (and original sakar)
23 occurrences
In 23 on 2386 murlis
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- Wednesday 24 November 2021
- Updated
- Monday 9 February 2026