Ashoka
English
/əˈʃoʊkə/, /əˈʃəʊkə/
proper noun
Definitions
- (historical) An ancient Indian emperor of the who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to 232 .
- (Hinduism) The charioteer of Bhima in the epic Mahabharata.
Etymology
Derived from Sanskrit अशोक (without grief, the plant taxlink, unsorrowful, sorrowless, Saraca asoca, not sad, without sadness).
Origin
Sanskrit
अशोक
Gloss
without grief, the plant taxlink, unsorrowful, sorrowless, Saraca asoca, not sad, without sadness