स्वाहा svāhā
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
A word uttered while offering oblation to sacrificial fire. Burnt.
Usual translation
- sacrificed
Origin of the definition
स्वाहा svāhā swa:ha: (ind) a word uttered while offering oblation to sacrificial fire; burnt; —करना to ruin/destory, to burn to ashes, —होना to be burnt to ashes, to be ruined/destroyed.
S سواها स्वाहा svāhā, vulg. suʼāhā, An exclamation used on making an offering to a deity; — s.f. The personification of an offering or oblation as the wife of Agni (who presides over burnt-offerings): — suʼāhā karnā, v.t. To make a burnt-offering of; to give to the fire, to burn, to turn to ashes; to consume, to swallow or devour greedily or excessively; to make away with, to embezzle.
Usage in the murlis
Murlis of the day (and original sakar)
190 occurrences
In 117 on 2386 murlis
Avyakts
69 occurrences
In 32 on 1112 murlis
Mamma
1 occurrences
In 1 on 122 murlis
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