लव-कुश lav-kuśh

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.

sa · g.n. · m.

Earlier definition

Definition

(Ramayana) Lav and Kuśh : the two children of Rama and Sita.

Usual translation

  1. Luv and Kush

Origin of the definition

कुश kuśh (sanskrit)

Name of a son of Rām.

लव lav (sanskrit)

Name of a son of Rāmcandra and Sītā.

Created
Tuesday 25 August 2026
Updated
Tuesday 25 August 2026