The Sanskrit term Saṃdhyakṣara can be transliterated into English as Samdhyaksara or Samdhyakshara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Saṃdhyakṣara (संध्यक्षर).—Diphthong, a vowel resulting from a combination of two vowels, but which is to be looked upon as one single vowel by reason of only a single effort being required for its pronunciation; the letters ए, ऐ, ओ (e, ai, o) and औ (au) are termed as संध्यक्षर (saṃdhyakṣara) as contrasted with समानाक्षर (samānākṣara); cf. अष्टौ समानाक्षराण्यादितस्ततश्चत्वारि संध्यक्षरा-ण्युत्तराणि (aṣṭau samānākṣarāṇyāditastataścatvāri saṃdhyakṣarā-ṇyuttarāṇi) R. Pr. I. 10; cf. also T. Pr. II. 13, R. T. 111 ; cf. also संध्यक्षराणा-मिदुतौ ह्रस्वादेशे (saṃdhyakṣarāṇā-midutau hrasvādeśe) Kat. Pari. 43

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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Saṃdhyakṣara (संध्यक्षर).—a diphthong.

Derivable forms: saṃdhyakṣaram (संध्यक्षरम्).

Saṃdhyakṣara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms saṃdhi and akṣara (अक्षर).

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

Saṃdhyakṣara (संध्यक्षर).—[neuter] compound vowel, diphthong.

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

Saṃdhyakṣara (संध्यक्षर):—[=saṃdhy-akṣara] [from saṃdhy > saṃ-dhā] n. a compound vowel, diphthong, [???; Ṛgveda-prātiśākhya etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Samdhyakshara in German

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Saṃdhyakṣara (ಸಂಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರ):—[noun] = ಸಂಧಿಸ್ವರ [samdhisvara].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Akshara, Samdhy, Samdhi, Sandhi.

Full-text: Samanakshara, Sandhyakshar, Ekara, Adviyoni, Akshara, Aksharasamamnaya.

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