Aksharacana, Akṣaracaṇa: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Akṣaracaṇa can be transliterated into English as Aksaracana or Aksharacana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Aksharachana.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAkṣaracaṇa (अक्षरचण).—m.
(-ṇaḥ) A scribe. E. akṣara a letter, and caṇa affix.
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Akṣaracana (अक्षरचन).—m.
(-naḥ) A scribe. E. See the last word.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Akṣaracaṇa (अक्षरचण):—[=a-kṣara-caṇa] [from a-kṣara] m. ‘clever in writing’, a scribe, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Akṣaracana (अक्षरचन):—[=a-kṣara-cana] [from a-kṣara] m. ‘clever in writing’, a scribe, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAkṣaracaṇa (अक्षरचण):—m.
(-ṇaḥ) A scribe. E. akṣara, taddh. aff. caṇa.
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Akṣaracana (अक्षरचन):—m.
(-naḥ) A scribe. E. See the last word, of which it is given as a various reading.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Akṣaracaṇa (अक्षरचण):—[akṣara-caṇa] (ṇaḥ) 1. m. A scribe.
2) Akṣaracana (अक्षरचन):—[akṣara-cana] (naḥ) 1. m. A scribe.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAkṣaracaṇa (ಅಕ್ಷರಚಣ):—[noun] one who is literate; a writer, scribe or copyist.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Akshara, Cana.
Ends with: Paksharacana.
Full-text: Aksharacuncu, Cana, Aksharacancu.
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