Akshavid, Akṣavid: 4 definitions
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Akshavid 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 Akṣavid can be transliterated into English as Aksavid or Akshavid, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAkṣavid (अक्षविद्).—mfn. (-vit) Versed in law, or in play. E. akṣa law or dice, and vid who knows.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Akṣavid (अक्षविद्):—[=akṣa-vid] [from akṣa > akṣ] a mfn. skilful in gambling.
2) [=akṣa-vid] [from akṣa > akṣ] b mfn. versed in law, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAkṣavid (अक्षविद्):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n. (-vit)
1) Versed in law.
2) Versed in play. E. akṣa and vid.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAkṣavid (अक्षविद्):—[akṣa-vid] (d-t) a. Versed in play, skilled in law, &c.
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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