Aksharaja, Akṣarāja, Aksha-raja: 5 definitions

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Aksharaja 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 Akṣarāja can be transliterated into English as Aksaraja or Aksharaja, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Akṣarāja (अक्षराज).—[akṣāṇāṃ rājeva] one addicted to gambling; also 'the die called Kali'.

Derivable forms: akṣarājaḥ (अक्षराजः).

Akṣarāja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms akṣa and rāja (राज).

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

Akṣarāja (अक्षराज):—[=akṣa-rāja] [from akṣa > akṣ] m. ‘king of dice’, the die called Kali, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā]

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

Akṣarāja (अक्षराज):—[tatpurusha compound] m.

(-jaḥ) The king of the dice, the die bearing the name of Kali. E. akṣa and rāja.

[Sanskrit to German]

Aksharaja 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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