Ekaksha, Ekākṣa, Ekākṣā, Eka-aksha: 14 definitions
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Ekaksha 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 terms Ekākṣa and Ekākṣā can be transliterated into English as Ekaksa or Ekaksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) Ekākṣa (एकाक्ष).—A demon born to Kaśyapaprajāpati of his wife Danu. (Śloka 29, Chapter 65, Ādi Parva, Mahābhārata).
2) Ekākṣa (एकाक्ष).—A soldier of Skandadeva. (Śloka 58, Chapter 45, Śalya Parva, Mahābhārata).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1) Ekākṣa (एकाक्ष).—A Dānava with manuṣya-dharma.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 6. 15; Vāyu-purāṇa 68. 15.
2) Ekākṣā (एकाक्षा).—A river of the Ketumāla country.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 44. 20.
Ekākṣa (एकाक्ष) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.59.28, I.65, IX.44.54) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Ekākṣa) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryēkākṣa (एकाक्ष).—a S Monoculous, one-eyed.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishēkākṣa (एकाक्ष).—a One-eyed.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryEkākṣa (एकाक्ष).—a.
1) having only one axle. द्विचक्रमेकाक्षम् (dvicakramekākṣam) (ratham) Bhāgavata 4.26.1.
2) having one eye.
3) having an excellent eye. (-kṣaḥ) 1 a crow.
2) Name of Śiva.
Ekākṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms eka and akṣa (अक्ष).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryEkākṣa (एकाक्ष).—mfn.
(-kṣaḥ-kṣā-kṣaṃ) One-eyed. m.
(-kṣaḥ) A crow. E. eka and akṣi an eye.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryEkākṣa (एकाक्ष).—adj. having one axle.
— Cf. [Old High German.] ahsa; [Anglo-Saxon.] eax; [Latin] axis.
Ekākṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms eka and akṣa (अक्ष).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryEkākṣa (एकाक्ष).—1. [adjective] having only one axle.
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Ekākṣa (एकाक्ष).—2. [adjective] one-eyed.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ekākṣa (एकाक्ष):—[from eka] a mfn. ([from] 1. akṣa with eka), having only one axle, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa iv, 26, 1. 2.]
2) [v.s. ...] b mfn. ([from] akṣi with eka), one-eyed, [Varāha-mihira’s Yogayātrā]
3) [v.s. ...] having an excellent eye, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] m. a crow, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] Name of Śiva
6) [v.s. ...] of a Dānava
7) [v.s. ...] of a being attending on Skanda.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryEkākṣa (एकाक्ष):—[ekā+kṣa] (kṣaḥ) 1. m. A crow. a. One-eyed.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĒkākṣa (ಏಕಾಕ್ಷ):—[adjective] having only one eye; one-eyed.
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Ēkākṣa (ಏಕಾಕ್ಷ):—[noun] a one-eyed person or animal a) Śiva, b) a crow; c) Śukra, the preceptor of demons.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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