Ekadashadvara, Ekādaśadvāra, Ekadasha-dvara: 3 definitions

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Ekadashadvara 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.

The Sanskrit term Ekādaśadvāra can be transliterated into English as Ekadasadvara or Ekadashadvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Ekadashadvara in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ekādaśadvāra (एकादशद्वार).—the eleven holes of the body; पुरमेकादशद्वारम् (puramekādaśadvāram) Kaṭh. Up.5.1; see ख (kha).

Derivable forms: ekādaśadvāram (एकादशद्वारम्).

Ekādaśadvāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ekādaśa and dvāra (द्वार).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ekādaśadvāra (एकादशद्वार).—[adjective] having eleven gates.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ekādaśadvāra (एकादशद्वार):—[=ekādaśa-dvāra] [from ekādaśa > eka] mfn. having eleven doors, [Kaṭha-upaniṣad]

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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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