पतित पावन patit pāvan
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
The Saviour of the fallen, the One who purify the sinful (epithet of the supreme being).
Usual translation
- Purifier
Origin of the definition
पतित patita patit (a) fallen, depraved; hence पतिता (fem. form); ~पावन a saviour of the fallen; hence ~पावनी (fem. form).
पतित patit [S.], adj. & m. 1. adj. fallen. 2. fig. degraded; abject. 3. lapsed (from religion); sinful. 4. outcast. 5. m. a fallen person, &c. — पतित-पावन, adj. purifying the sinful: a title of the supreme being.
S پتت पतित patit, part. adj. & s.m. (f. ā), Fallen, abject, degraded, abandoned, outcast, guilty, wicked; fallow (land); — abject or degraded person, outcast; guilty person, sinner: — patit-pāvan, adj. Purifying the guilty, an epithet of the Deity.
Holy, sacred, immaculate, pure.
A suffix denoting one who or that which purifies.
पावन pāvana pa:vān (a) holy, sacred; immaculate; pure; a suffix denoting one who or that which purifies (as पतितपावन); ~ता holiness, sanctity; immaculation; purification, purity.
Usage in the murlis
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