Dharmakshara, Dharmākṣara, Dharma-akshara: 3 definitions
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Dharmakshara 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 Dharmākṣara can be transliterated into English as Dharmaksara or Dharmakshara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDharmākṣara (धर्माक्षर).—(pl.) holy mantras; a formula of faith; धर्माक्षराण्युदाहरामि (dharmākṣarāṇyudāharāmi) Mṛcchakaṭika 8.45-46.
Derivable forms: dharmākṣaram (धर्माक्षरम्).
Dharmākṣara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dharma and akṣara (अक्षर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDharmākṣara (धर्माक्षर).—[neuter] [plural] formula or confession of faith.*
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDharmākṣara (धर्माक्षर):—[from dharma > dhara] n. [plural] ‘letters of the law’, formula or confession of faith, [Mṛcchakaṭikā viii, 41/42]
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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