सर्प sarp

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. · m.

Earlier definition

Definition

Serpent, snake.

Usual translation

  1. snake

Origin of the definition

S سرپ सर्प sarp, and H. सरप sarap , s.m. (f. -ī), Serpent, snake (com. sāṅp); — a sliding serpentine motion: — sarpa-phaṇa-ja, vulg. sarp-phaṇaj, s.m. lit. 'Produced in a snake's hood'; the snake-stone or carbuncle (a gem said to be found in a snake's head and to resemble the berry of the Abrus precatorius, and to possess alexipharmic properties): — sarp-ćhatr, s.m. lit. 'Serpent-umbrella'; a mushroom; toadstool: — sarp-rāj, s.m. 'Serpent-king,' epithet of Vāsuki (sovereign of the serpent race inhabiting Pātāla): — sarp-gandhā, s.f. Name of a plant, Ophioxylon? — sarpa-ghna, s.m. = sarp-han, q.v.: — sarp-maṇī, s.m.f. Snake-gem ( = sarpa-phaṇaj, q.v.): — sarp-nagarī, s.f. Dwelling-place of serpents or reptiles; (in Myth.) name of several places on earth and in hell: — sarp-han, s.m. (f. -ī), 'The snake-killer,' an ichneumon, mungoose.

Usage in the murlis

Murlis of the day (and original sakar)

173 occurrences

In 135 on 2386 murlis

Search for the murlis where this word is used.

Avyakts

1 occurrences

In 1 on 1112 murlis

Search for the avyakts where this word is used.

Search on multiple words
    Search currently defined to:
    No search defined.

with this word.

this word to the search.

Created
Wednesday 5 May 2021
Updated
Friday 1 November 2024