प्राण prāṇ

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 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

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

Life.
Vital breath, vital air.
Vitality.
Soul, spirit.
Sweetheart.
(in Gram.) Aspiration in the articulation of letters.

Usual translation

  1. life

Origin of the definition

प्राण prāṇa prā:ṉ (nf) life; vital breath, vital air; vitality; soul, spirit; sweetheart; (in Gram.) aspiration in the articulation of letters. —बचाना to save somebody's life; to get rid of, to evade persecution/painful confrontation. ~प्यारा dear (to soul), beloved, sweetheart; hence ~प्यारी (nf).

Usage in the murlis

Murlis of the day (and original sakar)

157 occurrences

In 109 on 2386 murlis

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Avyakts

25 occurrences

In 23 on 1112 murlis

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Mamma

6 occurrences

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Thursday 11 February 2021
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