Ekanamsha, Ekānaṃśā, Eka-anamsha: 9 definitions

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Ekanamsha means something in 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.

Ekanamsha has 7 English definitions available.

The Sanskrit term Ekānaṃśā can be transliterated into English as Ekanamsa or Ekanamsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Ekanamsha in Sanskrit glossary

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Ekānaṃśā (एकानंशा):—(eka + anaṃśā) f. die Einzige auf welche kein Theil fällt; ein Beiname der Kuhū (Neumondstag), einer Tochter von Aṅgiras, [Mahābhārata 3, 14129.] mit der Durgā idendentif. [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 1, 1, 52.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 55.] wird zu gleicher Zeit mit Kṛṣṇa geboren und mit ihm vertauscht, wodurch dieser den Nachstellungen Kaṃsa’s entgeht, [Harivaṃśa 3351. 9068. 9071. 9429. 10244.] Daher mit Kṛṣṇa und Baladeva zusammen verehrt: ekānaṃśā (so zu lesen) kāryā devī baladevakṛṣṇayormadhye [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 58, 37] in [Weber’s Verzeichniss 246.]

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Ekānaṃśā (एकानंशा):—unter den Beiww. der Durgā [Kathāsaritsāgara 53, 171.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Ekānaṃśā (एकानंशा):—f. Beiname —

1) der Kuhū. —

2) der Durgā.

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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.

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