Type Word Usage Sanskrit Scripts शोका(Sanskrit) Meaning & History Sanskrit word meaning "sorrow, grief" [1]. Related ItemsDetails Given Name DescendantsAshok(Bengali) Ashok(Gujarati) Ashok(Hindi) Ashok(Kannada) Ashok(Marathi) Ashok(Nepali) Ashoka(Sanskrit) Ashok(Tamil) Ashok(Telugu) Sources & References Monier-Williams, Monier. Sanskrit-English Dictionary, available from https://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/scans/MWScan/2014/web/index.php.