Ekakshara, 贰办腻办峁谤腻, Eka-akshara: 17 definitions
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Ekakshara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term 贰办腻办峁谤腻 can be transliterated into English as Ekaksara or Ekakshara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Wisdom Library: Var膩ha-pur膩峁嘺贰办腻办峁谤腻 (啶忇啶距啷嵿し啶班ぞ, 鈥渙ne syllable鈥�) is another name for Br膩hm墨, the form of Trikal膩 having a white body representing the energy of Brahm膩, according to the 痴补谤腻丑补辫耻谤腻峁嘺 chapter 91. Trikal膩 (啶む啶班た啶曕げ啶�) is the name of a Goddess born from the combined looks of Brahm膩, Vi峁ａ箛u and Mahe艣vara (艢iva).
The 痴补谤腻丑补辫耻谤腻峁嘺 is categorised as a Mah膩pur膩峁嘺, and was originally composed of 24,000 metrical verses, possibly originating from before the 10th century. It is composed of two parts and S奴ta is the main narrator.
: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places贰办腻办峁谤腻 (啶忇啶距啷嵿し啶班ぞ) refers to the name of a Lady mentioned in the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (cf. IX.45.24). Note: The 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (mentioning 贰办腻办峁谤腻) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 艣濒辞办补蝉 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar贰办腻办峁谤补 (啶忇啶距啷嵿し啶�).鈥擟onsisting of one single syllable ; e.g. 啶膏啶�, 啶, 啶掂ぞ啶氞 (sva, 产丑奴, 惫腻肠) etc. cf. 啶忇啶距啷嵿し啶班ぞ-啶む啶曕啶む 啶溹ぞ啶む啶� 啶膏お啷嵿い啶啶ぞ啶� 啶� 啶� 啶む 啶膏啶啶む (别办腻办峁谤腻-tk峁泃e j膩te岣� saptamy膩峁� ca na tau sm峁泃au) M.Bh. on P.V.2.115, as also on VI.1.168, VI.4.161.
Vyakarana (啶掂啶ぞ啶曕ぐ啶�, vy膩kara峁嘺) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram贰办腻办峁谤腻 (啶忇啶距啷嵿し啶班ぞ) refers to 鈥渙ne-syllabled鈥�, according to the Manth膩nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik膩.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥�(Kubjik膩鈥檚) iconic form is threefold (according to whether it is) in (the transmission) of the Child, Middle One or the Aged. O 艢a峁僰ara, you are (my) devotee, I will tell you. The one syllabled [i.e., 别办腻办峁谤腻] (Vidy膩) is called Par膩. It is the plane of knowledge of the Siddhas. It is the Yoga Vidy膩, the great Vidy膩 which is in the heart of the Rudras. It is the Rudra part which is that of the Rudras and it is in consonance with the knowledge of Par膩. It said to be the main Vidy膩 in K膩m膩khy膩, while the goddess of the sacred seat is in P奴r峁嘺ka. The one called Yoga is in (the sacred seat called) O峁僰膩ra in the ma峁囜笉ala of the three seals鈥�.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts贰办腻办峁谤补 (啶忇啶距啷嵿し啶�) refers to a particular method of making an image of R膩ma, as discussed in the thirtieth chapter of the Agastyasa峁僪it膩 (补驳补蝉迟测补-蝉耻墨办峁ａ箛补-蝉补峁僾腻诲补 edition), an ancient P膩帽car膩tra 膧gama text dealing with the worship of R膩ma, S墨t膩, Lak峁a峁嘺 and Hanum膩n.鈥擺Cf. the chapter 诲补艣腻办峁谤补惫颈诲丑颈]:鈥擺...] Three other methods鈥攖he 鈥�蝉补辫迟腻办峁谤补鈥�, the 鈥�补峁ａ弓腻办峁谤补鈥� and the 鈥�别办腻办峁谤补鈥濃�攁re described : One reveals R膩ma primarily as a warrior with Lak峁a峁嘺, another as a warrior without Lak峁a峁嘺, and the third as central figure among His male retinue and without S墨t膩. Other methods are alluded to, any one of which might be used for worship or meditation icons of R膩ma. The way one worships any one of these ( groups of ?) images is by 苍测腻蝉补, 尘奴濒补-尘补苍迟谤补蝉 (=japa), etc.鈥攋ust so long as it has been 鈥渧italized鈥� [辫谤腻峁嘺辫谤补迟颈峁ａ弓丑腻] according to the rules. The mantras used for Lak峁a峁嘺, 艢atrughna and Hanum膩n are to be prepared according to the rules, also. [...]
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary膿k膩k峁ra (啶忇啶距啷嵿し啶�).鈥攁 S Monosyllabic. Used as s n A monosyllable.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English膿k膩k峁ra (啶忇啶距啷嵿し啶�).鈥�a Monosyllabic. n A monosyllable.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary贰办腻办峁谤补 (啶忇啶距啷嵿し啶�).鈥�a. monosyllabic. 啶撪ぎ啶苦い啷嵿く啷囙啶距啷嵿し啶班 啶啶班す啷嵿ぎ (omity别办腻办峁谤补峁� brahma) Bhagavadg墨t膩 (Bombay) 8.13. (-ram) 1 a monosyllable.
2) the sacred syllable; 啶撪ぎ啷� (om); 啶忇啶距啷嵿し啶班 啶ぐ啶� 啶啶班す啷嵿ぎ (别办腻办峁谤补峁� para峁� brahma) Manusm峁泃i 2.83.
3) The sole imperishable thing; 啶忇啶�- 啶曕啶粪ぐ啶き啶苦じ啶傕き啷傕く (ek膩- k峁ramabhisa峁儾笈珁a) Av.5.28.8.
4) Name of an Upani峁d. 掳啶曕啶多 (办辞艣补岣�) a vocabulary of monosyllabic words by Puru峁ttamadeva. 掳啶班啶ぞ啶掂 (谤墨产丑腻惫补岣�) the production of only one syllable, contraction.
贰办腻办峁谤补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms eka and 补办峁谤补 (啶呧啷嵿し啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary贰办腻办峁谤补 (啶忇啶距啷嵿し啶�).鈥攏.
(-谤补峁�) A monosyllable, especially the sacred monosyllable Om. E. eka and 补办峁谤补 a letter.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary贰办腻办峁谤补 (啶忇啶距啷嵿し啶�).鈥攁dj. monosyllabic, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 2, 83.
贰办腻办峁谤补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms eka and 补办峁谤补 (啶呧啷嵿し啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary贰办腻办峁谤补 (啶忇啶距啷嵿し啶�).鈥�1. [neuter] the only imperishable; only one syllable.
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贰办腻办峁谤补 (啶忇啶距啷嵿し啶�).鈥�2. [adjective] monosyllable; [neuter] a monosyllabic word.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 贰办腻办峁谤补 (啶忇啶距啷嵿し啶�):鈥擺from eka] n. the sole imperishable thing, [Atharva-veda v, 28, 8]
2) [v.s. ...] a single syllable, [Subh膩峁t膩vali]
3) [v.s. ...] a monosyllabic word, [V膩jasaneyi-sa峁僪it膩; 艢atapatha-br膩hma峁嘺; 峁歡veda-pr膩ti艣膩khya] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] the sacred monosyllable om, [Manu-sm峁泃i ii, 83; 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] Name of an Upani峁d
6) [v.s. ...] mfn. of an Upani峁d
7) [v.s. ...] monosyllabic
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary贰办腻办峁谤补 (啶忇啶距啷嵿し啶�):鈥擺别办腻+办峁谤补] (谤补峁�) 1. n. Monosyllable, Om.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus膾k膩k峁ra (嗖忇矔嗖距矔喑嵿卜嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] a single syllable.
2) [noun] (rhet.) a verse or stanza that is composed using one syllable only.
3) [noun] that which has only one syllable.
4) [noun] (fig.) the quality or state of being very easy to do or get; easiness.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary贰办腻办峁谤补 (啶忇啶距啷嵿し啶�):鈥攁dj. monosyllabic; n. monosyllabic mantra;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Partial matches: Akshara, Eka.
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Full-text (+29): Ekaksharakosha, Ekakshararatnamala, Ekaksharamalika, Ekaksharanamamalika, Ekaksharanamamala, Ekaksharanighanta, Ekaksharopanishad, Ekaksharanighantu, Ekaksharaganapatistotra, Ekakshar, Ekaksharabhidhanakosha, Ekatcaram, Akshara, Nighanta, Brahmi, Hisa, Trikhagaga, Dehini, Bedhani, Luki.
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