Akshobhyakavaca, Akṣobhyakavaca, Akshobhya-kavaca: 1 definition

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Akshobhyakavaca means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Akṣobhyakavaca can be transliterated into English as Aksobhyakavaca or Akshobhyakavaca, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Akshobhyakavacha.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Akṣobhyakavaca (अक्षोभ्यकवच).—[akṣobhāya hitaṃ akṣobhyam] a sort of कवच (kavaca) or armour referred to in Tantras.

Derivable forms: akṣobhyakavacam (अक्षोभ्यकवचम्).

Akṣobhyakavaca is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms akṣobhya and kavaca (कवच).

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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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