Brahmakshara, Brahmākṣara, Brahman-akshara: 7 definitions
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Brahmakshara 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 term Brahmākṣara can be transliterated into English as Brahmaksara or Brahmakshara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybrahmākṣara (ब्रह्माक्षर).—n (S) The sacred and mystic name of the Hindu triad-form Deity. See under ōm.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBrahmākṣara (ब्रह्माक्षर).—the sacred syllable om.
Derivable forms: brahmākṣaram (ब्रह्माक्षरम्).
Brahmākṣara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brahman and akṣara (अक्षर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrahmākṣara (ब्रह्माक्षर).—m.
(-raḥ) The sacred and mysterious name of the deity. E. brahma God, akṣara a letter, the Omkara.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrahmākṣara (ब्रह्माक्षर):—[from brahma > brahman] n. the sacred syllable om, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrahmākṣara (ब्रह्माक्षर):—[brahmā+kṣara] (raḥ) 1. m. The sacred name of the trinity or om.
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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: Akshara, Brahman.
Starts with: Brahmaksharamaya.
Full-text: Brahmaksharamaya, Piramatcaram.
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