As a deity name
Name 279 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
स्पष्टाक्षर · adj
जिसके अक्षर स्पष्ट हों · जिसका उच्चारण अक्षरशः स्पष्ट हो — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
‘containing distinct sounds or syllables’, distinctly pronounced or spoken
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Gender counterpart
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Dictionary citations
spaṣṭākṣara mfn. ‘containing distinct sounds or syllables’, distinctly pronounced or spoken, Ratnāv.
Alternative readings
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