Akshar

Akshar meaning

Akshar (अक्षर) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, अ, it is a Mesh rashi name (Krittika nakshatra) in the North Indian table.

Imperishable, unalterable; a syllable or letter; the syllable om

Also used to mean: eternal

Akshar (अक्षर) is the Sanskrit akṣara, from a-, "not", and kṣara, "perishing, melting away". Monier-Williams gives it first as "imperishable" or "unalterable". Because a spoken sound was thought of as the smallest unit that cannot be divided, the same word means a syllable or letter, and above all the sacred syllable om. Monier-Williams also gives it as Brahman, final liberation, and a name of Śiva and Viṣṇu; the Bhagavad Gītā calls the supreme Brahman akṣara. Name lists give Akshar as "imperishable", "eternal" or "letter", all dictionary senses. It is used in Gujarat.

In Hindu tradition this is a name of Vishnu.

Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 3 · entry a-kṣara · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Monier-Williams, a-kṣara, p. 3 · Wikipedia, Axar Patel

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First sound अ

Krittika nakshatra, pada 1 · Mesh rashi

North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.

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