नास्तिक nāstik

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 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.

sa · adj.

Earlier definition

Definition

'Saying (or one who says) nāsti, "it is notʼ"; denying, atheistical, unbelieving.
One who denies the authority of the Vedas, or who expresses doubts as to the authenticity of the Purāṇas.
One who denies a future state.
An atheist, unbeliever, infidel.
(Bābā) Not having the religious disposition taught by God in the murlī: human beings in the copper and iron ages.

Usual translation

atheist

Origin of the definition

नास्तिक nāstika nā:stik (nm) an atheist, unbeliever; ~ता atheism, disbelief (in the existence of God); —दर्शन atheistic philosophy.

S ناستك नास्तिक nāstik, adj. & s.m. (f. -ī), 'Saying (or one who says) nāsti, "it is notʼ"; denying, atheistical, unbelieving; — one who denies the authority of the Vedas, or who expresses doubts as to the authenticity of the Purāṇas; — one who denies a future state; — an atheist, unbeliever, infidel: — nāstik-mat, s.m. An atheistical opinion; atheism.

An atheist; One who doesnot realised the Unlimited Father accurately.