Akshabha, Akṣabhā: 3 definitions
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Akshabha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Akṣabhā can be transliterated into English as Aksabha or Akshabha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
akṣabhā (अक्षभा).—f S The same with palabhā q. v.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Akṣabhā (अक्षभा):—[=akṣa-bhā] [from akṣa > akṣ] f. shadow of latitude.
Akṣabhā (अक्षभा):—f. shadow of latitude [Journal of the American Oriental Society 6,250.]
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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Partial matches (+0): Aksha, Bha.
Starts with (+0): Akshabhaga, Akshabhanga, Akshabhara, Akshabharika.
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