कंस kaṅs
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
Kansa was a Chandravanshi Yadav king for Madhura kingdom. He was the maternal uncle of Śhrī Kr̥iṣhṇa. Out of fear of death, he kept his own sister, Devaki in prison and kept killing their children. The eighth child was Śhrī Kr̥iṣhṇa.
Usual translation
- Kans
Origin of the definition
S کنس कंस kaṅs , s.m. A Rājā of Mathura (he was the cousin and implacable enemy of Krishṇa, by whom he was slain; as the foe of the deity, he is identified with the Asur Kālanemī).
कंस. Kansa was a Chandravanshi Yadav king for Madhura kingdom. He was the maternal uncle of Shri Krishna. Out of fear of death, he kept his own sister, Devaki in prison and kept killing their children. The eighth child was Shri Krishna.
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