Caturakshara, Caturakṣara, Catur-akshara: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Caturakṣara can be transliterated into English as Caturaksara or Caturakshara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Chaturakshara.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryCaturakṣara (चतुरक्षर).—n. four syllables. Tryakṣara, i. e.
Caturakṣara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms catur and akṣara (अक्षर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryCaturakṣara (चतुरक्षर).—[adjective] consisting of four syllables.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Caturakṣara (चतुरक्षर):—[=catur-akṣara] [from catur > catasṛ] mfn. (cat) consisting of 4 syllables, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā ix, 31; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa iv, 1 and 3]
2) [v.s. ...] n. a combination of 4 syllables, [Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Lāṭyāyana; Ṛgveda-prātiśākhya; Bhāgavata-purāṇa vi, 2, 8]
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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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Partial matches: Akshara, Catur.
Starts with: Caturaksharamantra, Caturaksharashas.
Full-text: Caturaksharashas, Diksa, Abhinishtana.
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