Aksara
Sign in to saveAn akshara () is a consonant letter together with any vowel diacritics in a Brahmic script. It is a term used in the traditional grammar of the Sanskrit language and in the Vedanta school of Indian philosophy.
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- Etymology
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- Vedanta
- Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
- Mandukya Upanishad
- Bhagavad Gita
- References
An akshara () is a consonant letter together with any vowel diacritics in a Brahmic script. It is a term used in the traditional grammar of the Sanskrit language and in the Vedanta school of Indian philosophy.
== Etymology == The term derives from अ, a- "not" and क्षर्, kṣar- "melt away, perish." While its use in the mystical view of language (shabda) denotes the syllable as an immutable substance—most prominently in the mystical syllable Aum (ekākṣara)—the term also evolved into a specific technical metaphysical designation for "the Immutable" or "the abode".
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