रूप-बसन्त rūp-basant
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
Rūp and Basant, when Basant speaks, jewels emerge from his lips; when Rūp smiles, flowers emerge from his lips.
(Bābā) Rūp and Basant. Rūp, the one who smiles, bringing forth from his lips the flowers of virtue. He is the embodiment of Yoga. Basant, the one who speaks, bringing forth from his lips jewels of knowledge. He is the embodiment of Knowledge.
Usual translation
- rup and basant
Origin of the definition
Basant, a character in the story Rūp and Basant, when he speaks, jewels emerge from his lips.
(Bābā) One who speaks by making jewels of knowledge emerge from his lips. He is the embodiment of Knowledge.
Rūp, the one who smiles while making the flowers of virtues emerge from his lips. He is the embodiment of Yoga.
Form, shape, appearance, aspect, image, beauty, good looks, mould, type.
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- Saturday 29 August 2020
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