रावण rāvaṇ
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 king of ancient Ceylon (Laṅkā) who kidnapped Rām's queen consort Sītā and later fought him and was killed, villain of the great epic Rāmāyaṇ.
A demonic person.
(Bābā) Ravan, a ten-headed demon-king, the ruler of Lanka. Symbolic of five vices in males and five vices in females.
Usual translation
- Ravan
Origin of the definition
Ravan. 1) a character from “Ramayana”, a devilish king with ten heads (satan, demon); 2) personification of five vices in woman and five vices in man.
रावण rāvaṇ. Ravan, a ten-headed demon-king, the ruler of Lanka Symbolic of five vices in males and five vices in females.
रावण rāvaṇa ra:vāṉ (nm) the king of ancient Ceylon who kidnapped Ra:m's queen consort Si:ta: and later fought him and was killed, villain of the great epic Ra:ma:yāṉ; a demonic person.
Usage in the murlis
Murlis of the day (and original sakar)
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In 1204 on 2386 murlis
Avyakts
163 occurrences
In 73 on 1112 murlis
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68 occurrences
In 17 on 122 murlis
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