सेवा sēvā

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 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.

sa · n. · f.

Earlier definition

Definition

Service.
(Bābā) Selfless use of our mind, body and wealth for the benefit of the world.

Usual translation

service

Origin of the definition

सेवा sēvā. Service. Selfless use of our mind, body and wealth for the benefit of the world.

सेवा sevā [S.], f. 1. service. 2. attendance (on); care (of or for a person or an animal); tending. 3. employment, post. 4. worship (as of the feet of a deity); homage. 5. care (of an object: as plants, or the hair). 6. a church service. 7. an administrative or similar service. 8. resort (to): following or taking (a course of medicine, or a drug).