शीशमहल śhīśhmahal
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.
Saving…
This page is available offline on this device.
This page is available offline on this device.
Earlier definition
Definition
A palace fitted with mirrors all round.
An apartment or a cabinet adorned with mirrors.
A room or building of which the walls are inlaid with pieces of glass.
A glass house, a crystal-palace.
(Bābā) Madhuban seen as a palace where the souls residing there are the pieces of glass inlaid in the walls lit by the Supreme Soul the candle that illuminates the interior.
Usual translation
- palace of mirrors
Origin of the definition
A palace, palatial mansion.
shīsh-maḥal, s.m. A house or palace all hung with glass, an apartment or a cabinet adorned with mirrors; an apartment of which the walls are inlaid with pieces of glass; a glass house, a crystal-palace.
शीश śīśa shi:sh (nm) the head; an allomorph of शीशा used as the first member in compound words; -ए-दिल heart—as brittle as glass; ~फूल a head ornament; ~महल a palace fitted with mirrors all round; ॰में बंदर a bull in China shop; —झुकाना/नवाना to bow (in reverence/deference/obeisance).
शीश-महल, m. a room or building having walls inlaid with pieces of glass, or hung with mirrors.
Usage in the murlis
Murlis of the day (and original sakar)
1 occurrences
In 1 on 2386 murlis
Avyakts
2 occurrences
In 2 on 1112 murlis
Search on multiple words
- Search currently defined to:
- No search defined.
with this word.
this word to the search.
- Created
- Sunday 25 February 2024
- Updated
- Sunday 25 February 2024