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shantih

shantih is the alternative spelling of shanti.

Meaning of shanti

Interjection

  1. (Hinduism) A call for peace, often recited three times as a prayer for peace of the soul.
    • [lines 431–432, page 49] Datta. Dayadhvam. Damyata. / Shantih shantih shantih […] [page 64, note 433] Shantih. Repeated as here, a formal ending to a Upanishad. "The Peace which passeth understanding" is a feeble translation of the content of this word.1922 October, T[homas] S[tearns] Eliot, “Part V. What the Thunder Said.”, in The Waste Land, 1st book edition, New York, N.Y.: Boni and Liveright, published December 1922, →OCLC, pages 49 and 64

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What is shantih the alternative spelling of?
Shantih is the alternative spelling of shanti.

Words near shantih in the dictionary

  1. shantey
  2. shanteys
  3. shanti
  4. shantied
  5. shanties
  6. shantih
  7. Shantiniketan
  8. shanto
  9. Shantou
  10. shants
  11. shantung

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