Aksharakshara, Akṣarākṣara, Akshara-akshara: 3 definitions
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Aksharakshara 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 Akṣarākṣara can be transliterated into English as Aksaraksara or Aksharakshara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramAkṣarakṣara (अक्षरक्षर) refers to the “imperishable and the perishable”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly: “Kuleśvarī, the Wish-granting Gem is in the middle between the imperishable and the perishable [i.e., akṣarakṣara]. Merged in the Cavity of Brahmā she, the supreme energy, shines. She is the Shining One who, consuming (all things with her protruding) tongue (lelihā), is like a garland of flames. Her form is like a spark and (her) light (is as brilliant) as the (fully) risen sun. [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAkṣarākṣara (अक्षराक्षर).—a kind of religious meditation; Kāraṇḍavyūha (Metrical recension)
Derivable forms: akṣarākṣaraḥ (अक्षराक्षरः).
Akṣarākṣara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms akṣara and akṣara (अक्षर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAkṣarākṣara (अक्षराक्षर):—[from a-kṣara] m. a kind of religious meditation (samādhi), [Kāraṇḍa-vyūha]
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: Akshara.
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