The Sanskrit term Akṣavāṭa can be transliterated into English as Aksavata or Akshavata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: academia.edu: Rare Sanskrit Words from the Commentary on the Bṛhat-kalpa-bhāṣya

Akṣavāṭa (अक्षवाट) refers to a “fighting arena” or “wrestling ground”.— In his publication for the Journal of Jaina Studies, Yutaka Kawasaki collected in a non-definite list several rare Sanskrit words from Malayagiri’s and Kṣemakīrti’s commentaries on the Bṛhatkalpabhāṣya: a 6th century commentary on monastic discipline authored by Svetambara Jain exegete Saṅghadāsa. Akṣavāṭa is mentioned in Kṣemakīrti’s commentary on gāthā 1107 (v. 2 p. 346 l. 32).—(Cf. Akṣapāṭa)

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Akṣavāṭa (अक्षवाट).—[akṣāṇāṃ pāśakakrīḍānāṃ bāṭaḥ vāsasthānam]

1) a gambling house; the gambling table.

2) [akṣasya rathacakrasya kṣuṇṇasthānasya iva vāṭaḥ] a place of contest, arena, wrestling ground (tatra hi rathacakrakṣuṇṇapāṃśusadṛśapāṃśuma- ttvāt tatsadṛśatvam Tv.)

Derivable forms: akṣavāṭaḥ (अक्षवाटः).

Akṣavāṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms akṣa and vāṭa (वाट).

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

Akṣavāṭa (अक्षवाट).—m.

(-ṭaḥ) An amphitheatre for wrestling, the arena of a gymnasium. E. akṣa contest, and vāṭa an enclosure, an area.

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

Akṣavāṭa (अक्षवाट):—[=akṣa-vāṭa] [from akṣa > akṣ] [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] = -pāṭa.

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

Akṣavāṭa (अक्षवाट):—[tatpurusha compound] m.

(-ṭaḥ) An amphitheatre for wrestling, the arena of a gymnasium. Also read akṣapāṭa. E. akṣa and vāṭa.

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

Akṣavāṭa (अक्षवाट):—[akṣa-vāṭa] (ṭaḥ) 2. m. Arena, gymnasium.

[Sanskrit to German]

Akshavata 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Aksha, Vata.

Starts with: Akshavataka.

Ends with: Pakshavata, Yakshavata.

Full-text: Akshapata, Akshauhini, Vata, Pat.

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