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.
| 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
Serpent, snake.
Usual translation
- 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
Avyakts
1 occurrences
In 1 on 1112 murlis
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