नर nar

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 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.

sa · n. · m.

Earlier definition

Definition

A man, mâle.
(Hinduism) The original or eternal Man, the divine imperishable spirit pervading the universe. Often associated with his twin Nārāyaṇ; Arjun is his incarnation on Earth.
(Bābā) An ordinary man.

Usual translation

human being

Origin of the definition

Nar. ordinary man.

नर nara nar (nm) a man; male; (a) male.

H نر नर nar [Prk. णरो, or नरो, Mg. Prk. नले, नलि; S. नरः], s.m. A man, a male; — man, mankind; men, people; — the original or eternal Man, the divine imperishable spirit pervading the universe; — one of a class of mythical beings (allied to the Gandharvas and Kinnaras; thought by some to be a kind of centaur).