Ekadashaha, Ekādaśāha, Ekādaśāhan, Ekadasha-aha, Ekadasha-ahan, Ekadashahan: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Ekādaśāha and Ekādaśāhan can be transliterated into English as Ekadasaha or Ekadashaha or Ekadasahan or Ekadashahan, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Ekādaśāhan (एकादशाहन्) refers to the “time period of eleven days”, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] [Now], I shall define the nature of that highest, mind-free absorption which arises for those devoted to constant practice. [...] And then, within a period of eleven days (ekādaśāhan), the body of [the Yogin] who is abiding in absorption and devoid of mind, desires to move because [it] rises up swiftly. [...]”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Ekādaśāha (एकादशाह).—
1) a collection of 11 days.
2) a sacrifice lasting for eleven days.
Derivable forms: ekādaśāhaḥ (एकादशाहः).
Ekādaśāha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ekādaśa and aha (अह).
1) Ekādaśāha (एकादशाह):—[from ekādaśa > eka] n. duration or period of eleven days, [Rāmāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a sacrifice lasting eleven days
[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.
Nepali dictionary
Ekādaśāha (एकादशाह):—n. 1. the eleventh day of death; 2. funeral rite performed on that day;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ekadashan, Aha.
Starts with: Ekadashahakritya, Ekadashahavidhi.
Full-text: Ekadashahavidhi, Ekadashan, Ekadshah, Ekadashadina, Ekadashavasara, Aha.
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