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What does the word 'Ashoka‘ literally mean?

One with pleasing appearance

beloved of gods

Slayer of foes

Bereft of sadness

Bereft of sadness

He was famous for the battle of Kalinga, fought in 261 BC. Ashoka is a Sanskrit word that literally means "without sorrow".