Akshitara, Akṣitārā, Akṣitara, Akshi-tara: 6 definitions

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Akshitara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 terms Akṣitārā and Akṣitara can be transliterated into English as Aksitara or Akshitara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Akshitara in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

akṣitārā (अक्षितारा).—f S The pupil of the eye.

context information

Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Akshitara in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Akṣitara (अक्षितर).—[akṣīva tarati; tṛ-ac Tv.] Water (nirmalatvānnetratulyatvam).

Derivable forms: akṣitaram (अक्षितरम्).

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Akṣitārā (अक्षितारा).—[ṣa. ta.] the eyeball, pupil of the eye.

Akṣitārā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms akṣi and tārā (तारा). See also (synonyms): akṣikūṭa, akṣikūṭaka, akṣigola.

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

Akṣitārā (अक्षितारा).—f.

(-rā) The pupil of the eye. E. akṣi and tārā a star.

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

Akṣitārā (अक्षितारा):—[=akṣi-tārā] [from akṣi] f. the pupil of the eye.

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

Akṣitārā (अक्षितारा):—[tatpurusha compound] f.

(-rā) The pupil of the eye. E. akṣi and tārā.

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

Akṣitārā (अक्षितारा):—[akṣi-tārā] (rā) 1. f. Pupil of the eye.

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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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