प्रवृत्ति मार्ग pravr̥itti mārg

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 · g.n. · m.

Earlier definition

Definition

The path of active association with mundane affairs and interest in mundane affairs, the active life.
(Bābā) The household path.

Usual translation

family path

Origin of the definition

मार्ग mārg (sanskrit)

Way, path, route, course, road, track, passage, outlet.

प्रवृत्ति pravr̥itti (sanskrit)

Mentality.
Trend, tendency.
inclination, disposition.
Instinct.
Activity.
(Bābā) Household.

प्रवृत्ति pravṛtti pravritti (nf) mentality; trend, tendency; (mental) inclination/disposition; instinct; activity; ~गत pertainiṉg to or on the basis of trends/tendencies; —मार्ग (the path of) active association with and interest in mundane affairs; ~वाद the philosophy of active association with mundane existence; hence ~वादी (a and nm).

प्रवृत्ति मार्ग. The household path.