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'''Akshar''' may refer to: |
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* [[Sanskrit alphabet]] |
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* [[Akshar (Hinduism)]], a Sanskrit term referring to "undestroyable," "beyond maya," |
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* [[Akshara]] |
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* [[Brahman]], called Aksharbrahman within [[Akshar-Purushottam Darshan|Akshar Purushottam Darshan]] |
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[[Category:Swaminarayan Sampradaya]] |
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'''Akshar or Akshara or Aksharam (अक्षर)''' in Sanskrit means letter or Alphabet. It also refers to the basic unit of sound, that is syllable. It derives its name from the fact that the first letter of this varnamala (alphabet) is अ ('a') and the last is क्ष ('ksha'). Combined, (अ + क्ष = अक्षर ) , one gets the term Akshar (Akshara / Aksharam) which is used to denote the all letters in entire varnamala, this includes both vowels and consonants. |
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[[Category:Sanskrit]] |
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Latest revision as of 22:50, 21 February 2024
Look up akṣār in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Akshar may refer to:
- Sanskrit alphabet
- Akshar (Hinduism), a Sanskrit term referring to "undestroyable," "beyond maya,"
- Akshara
- Brahman, called Aksharbrahman within Akshar Purushottam Darshan