Ekakshara, Ekākṣarā, Eka-akshara: 17 definitions
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Ekakshara has 15 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Ekākṣarā can be transliterated into English as Ekaksara or Ekakshara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchEkākṣara (एकाक्षर):—(eka + akṣara) n. ein aus einer Silbe bestehendes Wort: ekākṣaradvyakṣarāṇyeva prathamaṃ vadaṃkumāro vadati [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 11, 1, 6, 4.] [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 9, 31.] die mystische Silbe om: ekākṣaraṃ paraṃ brahma [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 2, 83.] [Mahābhārata 1, 22.] ekākṣarakoṣa eine Sammlung einsilbiger Wörter [Colebrooke II, 19.] ekākṣaramālikā desgl. [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 808.] ekākṣaranighaṇṭa [911.]
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Ekākṣara (एकाक्षर):—1. n. das einzige Unvergängliche [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 5, 28, 8.]
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Ekākṣara (एकाक्षर):—2. adj. (f. ā) einsilbig; n. ein einsilbiges Wort. [Prātiśākhya zum Ṛgveda 5, 17.] [Prātiśākhya zur Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 3, 75. 5, 29. 6, 5.] [Prātiśākha zum Atharvaveda 4, 55. fg.] [Weber’s Indische Studien 5, 33. 8, 427.] n. Titel einer Upaniṣad [3, 325.] koṣa [Oxforder Handschriften 189,a, No. 431. 182,b,32] (abgekürzt ekākṣara). nāmamālā [110,b,13.] ekākṣarābhidhānakoṣa [14.] gaṇapatikavaca n. aus dem Rudrayāmala [299,a,1 v. u.] = ekavarṇaka; davon nom. abstr. tva n. [Weber’s Indische Studien 8, 463, 2 v. u.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungEkākṣara (एकाक्षर):—1. n. —
1) das einzige Unvergängliche. —
2) eine einzige Silbe [Indische sprüche 1400.]
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Ekākṣara (एकाक्षर):—2. —
1) Adj. einsilbig. Nom.abstr. tva n. —
2) wohl m. Titel einer Sammlung einsilbiger Wörter. —
3) n. — a) ein einsilbiges Wort. kośa m. , nāmamālā f. , nighaṇṭa m. , mālikā f. und ekakṣarābhidhānakośa m. Titel von Sammlungen solcher Wörter. — b) die Silbe om. — c) Titel einer Upaniṣad.
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Partial matches: Akshara, Eka.
Starts with (+1): Ekaksharabhidhana, Ekaksharabhidhanakosha, Ekaksharabhidhanamala, Ekaksharadhatu, Ekaksharaganapatikavaca, Ekaksharaganapatistotra, Ekaksharaganapatividhana, Ekaksharakosha, Ekaksharamadhavanighantu, Ekaksharamala, Ekaksharamalika, Ekaksharamantravidhi, Ekaksharamatrikakosha, Ekaksharanamamala, Ekaksharanamamalika, Ekaksharanighanta, Ekaksharanighantu, Ekaksharanighantumala, Ekaksharapada, Ekakshararatnamala.
Ends with: Anekakshara.
Full-text (+24): Ekaksharamalika, Ekaksharanamamala, Ekaksharanighanta, Ekaksharakosha, Ekaksharaganapatistotra, Ekaksharabhidhanakosha, Ekatcaram, Akshara, Nighanta, Brahmi, Peshini, Luki, Bhadra, Revati, Dehini, Bedhani, Bila, Mukhara, Culi, Kalushi.
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