The Sanskrit term Paramākṣara can be transliterated into English as Paramaksara or Paramakshara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Paramākṣara (परमाक्षर).—the sacred syllable 'om' or Brahmā.

Derivable forms: paramākṣaram (परमाक्षरम्).

Paramākṣara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms parama and akṣara (अक्षर).

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

Paramākṣara (परमाक्षर).—[neuter] the highest syllable (i.e. Om) or Brahman.

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

Paramākṣara (परमाक्षर):—[from parama > para] n. the sacred syllable ‘Om’ or Brahmā, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa [Scholiast or Commentator]]

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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, Parama.

Full-text: Paksha, Grasana.

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Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)

Text 26 < [Chapter 1 - Prathama-yāma-sādhana (Niśānta-bhajana–śraddhā)]

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The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)

Chapter 86 - Mode of Purification of scriptural knowledge (vidyā-viśodhana)

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