Anekakshara, Anekākṣara, Aneka-akshara: 6 definitions

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Anekakshara 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 Anekākṣara can be transliterated into English as Anekaksara or Anekakshara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

[«previous next»] — Anekakshara in Vyakarana glossary
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Anekākṣara (अनेकाक्षर).—Having many syllables in it; cf. अनेकाक्षरयोस्त्वसंयोगाद्यवौ (anekākṣarayostvasaṃyogādyavau) Kāt. II.2.59.

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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Anekākṣara (अनेकाक्षर).—[-ac] a. having more than one vowel or syllable; polysyllabic.

Anekākṣara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aneka and akṣara (अक्षर).

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

Anekākṣara (अनेकाक्षर):—[from an-eka] mfn. polysyllabic, having more than one syllable.

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

Anekākṣara (अनेकाक्षर):—[bahuvrihi compound] m. f. n.

(-raḥ-rā-ram) Consisting of more than one syllable (as a word). E. aneka and akṣara.

[Sanskrit to German]

Anekakshara 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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Anekakshara in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Anēkākṣara (ಅನೇಕಾಕ್ಷರ):—

1) [noun] a many-lettered foot of a stanza in a poem.

2) [noun] (masc.) one who has masterly ability in several branches of knowledge.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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