पाताल pātāl
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
(Hinduism) One of the seven regions under the earth and the abode of the Nāgas or serpents and demons.
(Hinduism) Hell, the infernal regions.
Usual translation
- hell
Origin of the definition
पाताल pātāl [S.], m. mythol. 1. one of the seven subterranean regions; the underworld; hell. 2. fig. chasm; deep hole.
S پاتال पाताल pātāl , s.m. One of the seven regions under the earth and the abode of the Nāgas or serpents and demons; hell, the infernal regions; — hole, chasm, excavation; submarine fire; — a sort of apparatus for calcining and subliming metals (formed of two earthen pots, the upper one inverted over the lower, and the two joined together by their necks with cement and placed in a hole containing fire): — pātāl-gangā, s.f. The Ganges of the infernal regions.
Usage in the murlis
Murlis of the day (and original sakar)
23 occurrences
In 16 on 2386 murlis
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- Monday 30 August 2021
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