Ekala, Eka-la: 14 definitions
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Ekala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationEkala (啶忇啶�) refers to 鈥渙ne who is single鈥� and is used to describe 艢iva, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.3.25 (鈥淭he seven celestial sages test P膩rvat墨鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as the seven Sages said (with false words) to P膩rvat墨: 鈥淸...] He [艢iva] is single [i.e., ekala] without a second and without attachment. He is after salvation, O gentle lady, how can a woman put up with him. O blessed one, even now, at our bidding, return to your house. Cast off this foolish intention. You will benefit thereby. [...]鈥�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexEkala (啶忇啶�).鈥擳hirteen in number; lords of minor kingdoms; (Wilson's 尘别办补濒腻).*
- * Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺 IV. 24. 58.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary膿kala (啶忇啶�).鈥�&c. Terms at marbles.
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膿ka濒腻 (啶忇啶侧ぞ).鈥攁 Alone, single, solitary. Pr. 膿kaly膩c墨 膿kav膩峁璦. See under 脓办补峁�.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English膿ka濒腻 (啶忇啶侧ぞ).鈥�a Alone. single.
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 dictionaryEkala (啶忇啶�).鈥�a. Alone, solitary; 啶忇啶� 啶忇さ 啶ぇ啷嵿く啷囙じ啷嵿ぅ啶距い啶� (ekala eva madhyesth膩t膩) Ch. Up.3.11.1; Uttarar膩macarita 4; (in music) a solo singer.
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Ekala (啶忇啶�).鈥擜 kind of sculptural measurement.
-濒墨 an instrument for beating time, any instrument having but one note.
Derivable forms: ekalam (啶忇啶侧ぎ啷�).
Ekala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms eka and la (啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryEkala (啶忇啶�).鈥攎fn.
(-濒补岣�-濒腻-濒补峁�) Alone, solitary; a various reading of ekaka.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryEkala (啶忇啶�).鈥擺eka + la], adj., f. 濒腻, Solitary, alone, [Bh膩gavata-Pur膩峁嘺, (ed. Burnouf.)] 5, 7, 10.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryEkala (啶忇啶�).鈥擺adjective] one, alone.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ekala (啶忇啶�):鈥擺from eka] mfn. alone, solitary, [Ch膩ndogya-upani峁d; Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] (in mus.) a solo singer.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryEkala (啶忇啶�):鈥擺(la岣�-濒腻-la峁�) a.] Alone.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryEkala (啶忇啶�) [Also spelled ekal]:鈥�(a) single; alone, solitary.
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Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) Ekala (啶忇啶�):鈥攁dj. 1. lonely; 2. single; solo;
2) Eka濒腻 (啶忇啶侧ぞ):鈥攁dj. pl. of 啶忇啶侧 [ekalo]
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: Eka.
Starts with (+17): Ekala-gita, Ekala-karavasa, Ekala-murti, Ekala-parivara, Ekala-pradarshani, Ekala-vivaha, Ekalaap, Ekaladi, Ekaladokalai, Ekalag, Ekalaga, Ekalagi, Ekalahari, Ekalai, Ekalaidokalai, Ekalakamte, Ekalakanja, Ekalakante, Ekalakh, Ekalakha.
Full-text (+1): Ekalapuccan, Ekal, Purusha-ekala, Ekala-pradarshani, Ekala-vivaha, Ekala-gita, Ekala-parivara, Ekala-karavasa, Ekala-murti, Ekaekata, Purush-ekal, Ekal-vivaah, Ekal-geet, Ekal-parivaar, Ekal-karawas, Ekal-pradarshnee, Tikoba, Nirodhanem, Tikoji, Ekalavya.
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Search found 17 books and stories containing Ekala, 膾kala, 膾ka濒腻, Eka濒腻, Eka-la; (plurals include: Ekalas, 膾kalas, 膾ka濒腻s, Eka濒腻s, las). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Ekala dravya chikitsa in lifestyle disorders < [2020: Volume 9, July issue 7]
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Chandogya Upanishad (english Translation) (by Swami Lokeswarananda)
Verse 3.11.1 < [Section 3.11]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by 艢r墨 艢r墨mad Bhaktived膩nta N膩r膩yana Gosv膩m墨 Mah膩r膩ja)
Verse 1.5.120 < [Chapter 5 - Priya (the beloved devotees)]
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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艢r墨 K峁涐梗峁嘺-vijaya (by 艢r墨 Gunaraja Khan)