Caturvimshatyakshara, Caturviṃśatyakṣara, Caturvimshaty-akshara: 1 definition
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Caturvimshatyakshara 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 Caturviṃśatyakṣara can be transliterated into English as Caturvimsatyaksara or Caturvimshatyakshara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Chaturvimshatyakshara.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Caturviṃśatyakṣara (चतुर्विंशत्यक्षर):—[=catur-viṃśaty-akṣara] [from catur-viṃśati > catur > catasṛ] a mf(ā)n. (cat) having 24 syllables, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Ṛgveda-prātiśākhya]
2) [=catur-viṃśaty-akṣara] [from catur > catasṛ] b mfn. having 24 syllables, [Jaiminīya-upaniṣad]
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.
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