Aksharajanani, Akṣarajananī, Akshara-janani: 7 definitions

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Aksharajanani 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 Akṣarajananī can be transliterated into English as Aksarajanani or Aksharajanani, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Akṣarajananī (अक्षरजननी).—[akṣarāṇāṃ jananīva; tallipilekhānāṃ tūlikeva vā sādhanatvāt] a reed or pen. -जीवकः (jīvakaḥ) or -जीविन् (jīvin) m. 'One who lives by writing', a scribe.

Akṣarajananī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms akṣara and jananī (जननी). See also (synonyms): akṣaratūlikā.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Akṣarajananī (अक्षरजननी).—f. (-nī) A pen. E. akṣara a letter, and jananī a mother.

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

Akṣarajananī (अक्षरजननी):—[=a-kṣara-jananī] [from a-kṣara] f. ‘letter producer’, a reed or pen.

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

Akṣarajananī (अक्षरजननी):—[tatpurusha compound] f.

(-nī) A reed for writing with. See kalama. E. akṣara (a letter) and jananī.

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

Akṣarajananī (अक्षरजननी):—[akṣara-jananī] (nī) 3. f. A pen.

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Aksharajanani 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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