समस्या samasyā

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. · f.

Earlier definition

Definition

Problem.

Usual translation

  1. problem

Origin of the definition

समस्या samasyā samassya: (nf) a problem; the last portion or line of a metrical composition which is meant for completion in the same metre by a competitor.

S سمسيا समस्या samasyā, corr. H. समसिया samsiyā, s.f. (in H. also m. = S. समस्यः), Part of a stanza given to another person (as a trial of skill) to be completed; the giving a person part of a stanza and requiring him to complete it.

Usage in the murlis

Murlis of the day (and original sakar)

404 occurrences

In 183 on 2386 murlis

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Avyakts

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In 204 on 1112 murlis

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Created
Sunday 6 June 2021
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Sunday 9 June 2024