Adhyaksharam, Adhyakṣaram: 5 definitions

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Adhyaksharam means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Adhyakṣaram can be transliterated into English as Adhyaksaram or Adhyaksharam, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Adhyakṣaram (अध्यक्षरम्).—ind. On the subject of syllables; above all syllables.

-ram The mystic syllable ओम् (om).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Adhyakṣaram (अध्यक्षरम्):—[=adhy-akṣaram] ind. on the subject of syllables

2) [v.s. ...] above all syllables (as the mystic om).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Adhyakṣaram (अध्यक्षरम्):—Avyayībh. Above all other letters (in importance or in place; being often put at the head of various writings, as the mysterious syllable om). E. adhi and akṣara.

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Adhyaksharam in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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