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अ First letter अक्षर से Roman or Devanagari — “laksh” finds Lakṣmī Meaning अर्थ से light, courage, wisdom — and their synonyms ॐ Deity देवता से Sahasranāma names, each scripture-cited Nakṣatra & Rāśi नक्षत्र से the customary syllables, with honest counts

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Kavi कवि

Meaning: a wise man, sage, or poet.

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आयुः आयुस्

“life, vital power, vigour, health, duration of life, long life” — Monier-Williams (1899)

Same word visarga sandhi · Aṣṭādhyāyī 8.3.15 — cited from the derivation