Mantrakshara, Mantrākṣara, Mantra-akshara, Mamtrakshara: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Mantrākṣara can be transliterated into English as Mantraksara or Mantrakshara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (mantra)Mantrākṣara (मन्त्राक्षर) refers to the “syllables of mantras”, as discussed in chapter 2 of the Śeṣasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 2800 Sanskrit verses narrated by Śeṣa (=Ananta) to Nārada and dealing primarily with the use of the appropriate mantras for various occasions such as jayantī celebrations.—[Description of the chapter mantrākṣaravarṇane svaravarṇana]: Nārada asks to know about the praṇava and other mantras, especially in regard to their sāttvika and other, different categories, and their devatās, ṛṣis, etc. (1-7a). [...]
Mantrashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, mantraśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of mantras—chants, incantations, spells, magical hymns, etc. Mantra Sastra literature includes many ancient books dealing with the methods reciting mantras, identifying and purifying its defects and the science behind uttering or chanting syllables.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMantrākṣara (मन्त्राक्षर).—a syllable in a spell.
Derivable forms: mantrākṣaram (मन्त्राक्षरम्).
Mantrākṣara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mantra and akṣara (अक्षर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMantrākṣara (मन्त्राक्षर):—[from mantra > man] n. a syllable in a spell, [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]
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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 corpusMaṃtrākṣara (ಮಂತ್ರಾಕ್ಷರ):—[noun] the syllables of a hymn.
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, Mantra.
Starts with: Mantraksharamala.
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