अशंख aśhaṅkh

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 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

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.

pa · adj.

Earlier definition

Definition

Countless, innumerable.

Usual translation

  1. many

Origin of the definition

अशंख मूरख अंध घोर अशंख चोर हराम खोर असंख अमर कार जाहि जोर ... There are countless fools and stark blind groping in dark, Countless are the thieves and plunderes devouring others earnings, Countless are the tyrants and opppressors who rule by brutal force sucking the blood out of those under them - These are the words of Guru Nanak which are found in the Sri Guru Granth Sahib - The Incorporeal God Father Shiva incarnates onto this vicious earth and eradicates all the grief, sorrow, illness and creates a deity society which is full of Health, Wealth and Happiness.

ASAṆKH ਅਸੰਖ a. Corrupted from the Sanskrit word Asaṇkhyá. Countless, innumerable.

Created
Saturday 9 November 2024
Updated
Saturday 9 November 2024