नारायण nārāyaṇ

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

(Hinduism) God, Lord Vishṉu. A name of Vishṇu (considered as the first of living beings, and the dwelling-place of mortals; or as the being who existed before all worlds, and moved on the waters of creation).
(Bābā) The first emperor of the golden age (perfect man).

Usual translation

Narayan

Origin of the definition

Narayan. The first emperor of the golden age (perfect man).

नारायण nārāyaṇa na:ra:yāṉ (nm) God, Lord Vishṉu.

नारायण nārāyaṇ [S.], m. var. /nərayən/. hind. a title of the primeval being; title of Viṣṇu/Kr̥ṣṇa. — सत ~, m. the true Nārāyaṇ, the true God.

S ناراين नारायण nārāyaṇa, vulg. nārāyaṇ (nara, 'man,' or nāra, 'water'+ayana, 'abode'), s.m. A name of Vishṇu (considered as the first of living beings, and the dwelling-place of mortals; or as the being who existed before all worlds, and moved on the waters of creation).