रास लीला rās līlā
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 game of the circle (name of a circle dance performed by Krishna).
(Hinduism) The amorous pastimes of Krishna (esp. on a certain night) with the cowherdesses of Mathurā; the play or work which describes these sports.
Usual translation
- the dancing with gopes and gopis
Origin of the definition
Play, sport.
The acts of a deity as performed at pleasure (esp. those of the avatār Rām and Kr̥iṣhṇa) ; the ways of God in the world.
A wonder, an exploit.
A dramatic representation, esp. of the acts of a deity.
Poet. Symbolic gestures or actions on the part of a heroine.
Name of a circle dance or chain dance, especially that danced by Kṛiṣhṇa and the gopī.
A Hindū festival including songs and dances celebrated in the month Kārttik, the circular dance practised by cowherds in commemoration of the dance in which Kṛiṣhṇa and the gopī engaged.
rās-līlā, n.f. The amorous pastimes of Krishṇ (esp. on a certain night) with the cowherdesses of Mathurā; the play or work which describes these sports.
Usage in the murlis
Murlis of the day (and original sakar)
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- Monday 15 May 2023
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