Hindi (romanized): sanskrit sahitya main mul shabd kaa saamaanya arth he kisi paudhe yaa vriksh kii jad, kintu lakshanik rup main, yah kisi bhi vastu kaa nichalaa hissaa yaa tal ho saktaa he.
English: The usual meaning of the word mula in Sanskrit literature is the root of a plant or tree, but figuratively, the foot or lowest part or bottom of anything.