root meanings of Sanskrit alphabet

[Marble]

Does someone here know about the root meanings of each sylable in Sanskrit alphabet?

 

[Onkara]

Hello Marble
Do you mean spiritual/philosophical meaning of the alaphabet or something else?

 

[Marble]

Hello Marble
Do you mean spiritual/philosophical meaning of the alaphabet

Yes, exactly.

 

[Onkara]

Malinivijayottara Tantram might explain it, as for it's content I have not found a copy in English to confirm, please let me know if you do. I have not seen a table or quick overview, perhaps because it is tantric in nature it is also esoteric.

 

[Marble]

This is an example for what I seek:

a: The first sound, Vishnu, Krishna, Shiva, Brahma, Indra,
Soma, Vayu, Agni, Sun, Yarna, the life breath,the formless God,
absolute existence, beginningless, a symbol of knowledge and
energy, Kala,Vasanta, Pranava, a happy man, a tortoise, a battle,
the female quarters in a palace, Uma, sacrifice, negation.

a (with an accent over it (-)): Used for comparison, recollection,
root word for maya; it removes depression, brings hope,fulfillment
of materialistic desires, names and fames, sharpens the intellect
and talent.

i: Relative existence, one hundred, a symbol of movement, the
seed syllable (bija) for Agni.

i (with an accent over it (-)): Kamadeva, Lakshmi, to go, to
pervade, to wish, to eat, to beg, gives success in life, the
seedsyllable (bija) for the nectar of immortality (amrita), giver of
energy (shakti dayaka).

U: Pervasive, contained or progressive existence, to sound, to
make noise, to roar, Shiva, Brahma, the seed syllable (bija) for
marana uchhatana (a tantric spell), gives strength.
U(with an accent over it (-)): Shiva, Moon, Protector, has
hypnotic power.
r (with a.under it ): Calling, ridicule, to give, to move, to
go, to rise, to gain, to display, to attack, a symbol of prosperity,
the seed syllable (bija) for riddhi (material achievement), it gives
quick evolution and prosperity.

r ( with a.under it,and an accent over it (-)): Terror, reproach,
censorship, compassion, protection, pride, the seed syllable (bija)
of Bliairava (another name for Lord Shiva).

l (with a.under it ): Earth, mountain, mother of gods, helpful
for self knowledge, makes introvert, gives experience of Truth.

l l (with a.under each letter ): A mother, a divine woman.

e: To come, to approach, to submit, Vishnu; a symbol of stillness,
or can also indicate movement (in other contexts); the seed syllable
(bija) that gives strength, health, and removes obstacles.

ai: Shiva, the seed syllable (bija) for Saraswati (goddess of
knowledge), gives success.

0: Brahma, a sacred syllable, gives fulfillment to desires,
prosperity, beauty and youthfulness.

au: Sound, Ananta, or Sesha, the earth, the seed syllable (bija)
for marana and ucchatana (tantric spells).
am: Tolerance, soft form of energy.
ah (with a . under `h' ): The seed syllable ( bija for peace.)

I found it here.
Regrettably the url http://www.storytellingmonk.org seems to be down.

 

[Onkara]

Good find, Marble, thanks

 

[Valjean]

Sanskrit's been written in several different "alphabets" over the centuries. Are you referring to the Devanagari, (AKA Nagari) alphabet (an abugida, actually) we commonly write it in today, or maybe the Brahmi or Indus scripts that preceded it?

I'm not a big believer in magic, complex secret codes in writing, &c. Sure the individual letters might correspond to actual words, as a = an interrogative, b = an insect and c = a large body of water.
We don't impute any mystical meanings to these correspondences, and I doubt the ancients imputed any cryptic meanings to their scripts either.

 

[bhaktajan]

Does someone here know about the root meanings of each sylable in Sanskrit alphabet?

For the meanings behind each root letter of Sanskrit, esp the mystic esoteric theistic meanings ---see: Hari-Nama-amrita-Vyakarana;

For the meanings behind each root letter of Sanskrit –See:
Amara-kosha Dictionary;
Shabda-kosa Dictionary;
Nirukti Dictionary;
Kaumudi Dictionry.

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If you do find a link ---please let us know

 

[Marble]

Sanskrit's been written in several different "alphabets" over the centuries. Are you referring to the Devanagari, (AKA Nagari) alphabet (an abugida, actually) we commonly write it in today, or maybe the Brahmi or Indus scripts that preceded it?

I'm not sure, I do not understand that much of Indian scripts.
I think I'm interested in the sounds.

For the meanings behind each root letter of Sanskrit, esp the mystic esoteric theistic meanings ---see: Hari-Nama-amrita-Vyakarana;

For the meanings behind each root letter of Sanskrit –See:
Amara-kosha Dictionary;
Shabda-kosa Dictionary;
Nirukti Dictionary;
Kaumudi Dictionry.

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If you do find a link ---please let us know

Sanskrit Documents List: Miscellaneous
The Nâmalingânusâsana (Amarakosha) of Amarasimha ; with the commentary (Amarakoshodghâtana) of Kshîrasvâmin

siddhanta kaumudi « Sanskrit Ebooks

 

[bhaktajan]

Sanskrit Documents List: Miscellaneous
The Nâmalingânusâsana (Amarakosha) of Amarasimha ; with the commentary (Amarakoshodghâtana) of Kshîrasvâmin

siddhanta kaumudi « Sanskrit Ebooks

Great, I will check out the links.

btw, "Hari-Nama-amrita-Vyakarana" is by Jiva Gosvami


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CC adi 13.29 Purport:
Jiva Gosvami compiled a grammar in two parts, named Laghu-hari-namamrta-vyakarana and Brhad-dhari-namamrta-vyakarana. If someone studies these two texts in vyakarana, or grammar, he learns the grammatical rules of the Sanskrit language and simultaneously learns how to become a great devotee of Lord Krsna.

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CC adi 17.7 Purport:
Caitanya Mahaprabhu began to explain the grammar of verbs through Krishna consciousness. Explaining everything in grammar in relationship to Krishna . . . On these grounds, Jiva Gosvami later compiled the grammar entitled Hari-namamrta-vyakarana.