Definitions

1. noun

A symbol (:) in the Devanagari script used to indicate the end of a word, and a diacritic in other scripts used to indicate a final, soft, or aspirated sound in Sanskrit.

“In Sanskrit, the visarga is often used at the end of words to indicate a specific sound or pronunciation.”

2. verb

To pronounce or utter (a sound or word) with a visarga.

“The Sanskrit teacher instructed her students to visarga the final sound in the word ‘om’.”