पदम padam
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 lotus-flower and its plant.
A particular high number, ten trillions (according to the Śāstras), or one thousand trillions (according to the Dasturuʼl-ʻamal or royal ordinances of Akbar).
Usual translation
- multimillion
Origin of the definition
पद्म padma padm (nm) a lotus-flower and its plant; -पत्र a lotus-leaf; -कोश a lotus-cell; ~नाभि an epithet of Lord Vishṉū (from whose navel the primordial lotus is said to have shot forth. Mythologically, it was this lotus on which ब्रह्मा is supposed to have come into being); -नाल a lotus stalk; ~नेत्र (having) lotus-like eyes.
S پدم पद्म padma, and H. पदम padam, s.m. The lotus-flower, Nelumbium speciosum (often confounded with the water-lily or Nymphæa alba); a lotus-like ornament; a particular mark or mole on the human body; a spot; red or coloured marks on the face and trunk of an elephant; an army arrayed in the form of a lotus; a particular posture of the body in religious meditation; one of the personified treasures of Kuvera; name of a Nāga; a species of fragrant plant; a particular high number, ten billions (according to the Śāstras), or one thousand billions (according to the Dasturuʼl-ʻamal or royal ordinances of Akbar).
Usage in the murlis
Murlis of the day (and original sakar)
310 occurrences
In 176 on 2386 murlis
Avyakts
398 occurrences
In 197 on 1112 murlis
Mamma
9 occurrences
In 2 on 122 murlis
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