Ekamsa, Ekāṃsa, Ekāṃśa, Ekaṃsa, Ekamsha, Eka-amsha: 10 definitions
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Ekamsa means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
Ekamsa has 8 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Ekāṃśa can be transliterated into English as Ekamsa or Ekamsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchEkāṃśa (एकांश):—(eka + aṃśa) m. ein abgesonderter Theil, Theil überh. [Mahābhārata 13, 2509.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 9, 150.] viṣṭabhyāhamidaṃ kṛtsnamekāṃśena sthito jagat [Bhagavadgītā 10, 42.] trilocanaikāṃśatayā durāsadaḥ [Raghuvaṃśa 3, 66.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungEkāṃśa (एकांश):—m. Theil. Nom.abstr. tā f.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Ekamsam, Ekamshata, Ekamshayoga.
Ends with: Anekamsa.
Full-text: Ekamshata, Gahavant, Amsha, Ekamsena, Ekamsam, Taggha, Panhavyakarana, Annadatthu, Naikayika, Ekabhaga, Vibhajya, Gaha, Addha, Eka, Vyakarana.
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