Akshadhurta, Akṣadhūrta, Aksha-dhurta: 7 definitions

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Akshadhurta 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 Akṣadhūrta can be transliterated into English as Aksadhurta or Akshadhurta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Akshadhurta in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Akṣadhūrta (अक्षधूर्त).—[akṣe taddevane dhūrtaḥ] 'dice-rogue,' a gamester, a gambler.

Derivable forms: akṣadhūrtaḥ (अक्षधूर्तः).

Akṣadhūrta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms akṣa and dhūrta (धूर्त).

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

Akṣadhūrta (अक्षधूर्त).—m. A dice-player, Da- śak. in Chr. 185, 17; 196, 5.

Akṣadhūrta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms akṣa and dhūrta (धूर्त).

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

Akṣadhūrta (अक्षधूर्त):—[=akṣa-dhūrta] [from akṣa > akṣ] m. ‘dice-rogue’, gambler, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Akṣadhūrta (अक्षधूर्त):—[tatpurusha compound] m.

(-rtaḥ) A gamester, a gambler. E. akṣa (die) and dhūrta.

[Sanskrit to German]

Akshadhurta in German

context information

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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Akshadhurta in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Akṣadhūrta (ಅಕ್ಷಧೂರ್ತ):—[noun] a man who cheats in playing dice.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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