Murli Dictionary
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.
About this dictionary
The construction of this dictionary is based on common definitions in Hindi and English. Many words or expressions are redefined or even created by Baba. Hence the importance of knowing these definitions specific to this knowledge. These redefinitions and new definitions can be found in the murli. It is easy to forget some of them. This is therefore a work in progress and subject to change at any time.
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Hindi words and expressions
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Deficiency, loss, drawback, lacuna, shortcoming.
(in Mathematics) A fraction.
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A township, small town.
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Attraction.
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Dwelling in Kāśhī (Benares now Vārāṇasī) especially to go there to die.
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(kaśmakaś) Struggle, divergent pulling, wrangling. (idea that everyone pulls from their side)
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Kashmir.
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Musk. A fragrant substance obtained from the gland of the musk deer. In Indian culture, Kasturi is also a symbol of purity and innocence.
A deer is enchanted by a captivating scent and embarks on a quest to find its source. After roaming far and wide, the deer finally discovers that the alluring aroma is emanating from its own self. In a moment of realization, the deer understands that it has been searching for its own essence all along. This story is often used as a metaphor for self-discovery and the idea that what we seek is often within us. Unaware that divine qualities such as wisdom, love, and bliss are inherent within the soul itself, we had been searching for them in the external world. Baba came and revealed to us that they reside within us. When Baba bestows a gift upon us—likened to Kasturi (musk)—He is gifting us a treasure of wisdom that is equally rare, pure, and fragrant; truly, it is an invaluable treasure.
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A small dagger, a dirk, a stiletto.
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Story, tale, fable, narrative, religious discourse.
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कथा वार्ता kathā vārtā (sanskrit)
Religious discourse and discussion.
Conversation on a variety of topics.
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The act of saying, or telling, narrating, informing.
A saying, narration, relation, account, explanation.
A composition.
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Difficult, arduous, tough.
Stiff, hard.
Severe.
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Difficulty.
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Kathmandu (a city, the capital city of Nepal).
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Hard, solid, stiff, violent, severe, sharp, loud, difficult, arduous, rough (of manners), harsh, callous, unfeeling, cruel, relentless, implacable.
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Puppet.
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To be cut, to be wounded (by a blade etc.), to die in battle, to be destroyed.
To pass away time.
To complete (a journey, etc.)
To be ashamed.
To be disconnected, to be deprived of, to be made to part with.
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To cut, to chip, to chop, to bite.
To trim, to prune, to shear, to fleece, to reap, to mow.
To interrupt.
To fell.
To while away.
To divide a number leaving no remainder.
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काटना-मारना kāṭnā-mārnā (hindi)
To bite and to beat.
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Bitter, vitriolic, unpleasant.
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कटु वचन kaṭu vachan (sanskrit)
Bitter utterance, unpleasant utterance.
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interrogative pronoun. Who
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Interrogative adjective and pronoun : which.
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(Hinduism) The descendants of king Kuru, representing the vanquished party amongst the belligerents in the great Indian war : the Mahābhārat.
Kauravas. characters from “Mahabharata”, a symbol of people who don’t have love for God, whose intellect is diverted away from God.
The Kauravas, those who claim to be religious but lead a vicious life Baba uses this word for body conscious residents of Bharat (in distinction from the Yadavas, Europeans or Westerners).
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A small shell (used as a coin), a 'cowrie,' Cyprœa moneta.
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Eager curiosity.
Any event arousing curiosity or interest; a show, spectacle; festive activity.
Trick, prank; wile (as of the love-god).
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Armour, mail, coat of mail, cuirass.
An amulet, a charm (part of a mantra, or a mystical verse or verses, usually written on birch-leaf, kept about the person as a charm).
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A poet.
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A physician, a king of poets.
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Poesy, poetry, the poetic art.
A poem.