Ekadeshin, Ekadeśin, Eka-deshin: 5 definitions
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Ekadeshin 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 Ekadeśin can be transliterated into English as Ekadesin or Ekadeshin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarEkadeśin (एकदेशिन्).—(a thing or a substance) composed of parts; cf the term एकदेशिसमास (ekadeśisamāsa) or एकदेशितत्पुरुष (ekadeśitatpuruṣa), used in connection with compounds of words such as पूर्व, पर (pūrva, para) and others with words showing the constituted whole (एकदेशिन् (ekadeśin)) prescribed by the rule पूर्वपराधरोत्तरमेकदेशिनेकाधिकरणे (pūrvaparādharottaramekadeśinekādhikaraṇe) P. II. 2.1 ; (2) a partisan; cf. the word सिद्धान्त्येकदेशिन् (siddhāntyekadeśin) used often by commentators.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryEkadeśin (एकदेशिन्).—a. consisting of parts or portions divided into parts. -m. A disputant knowing only part of the true state of the case.
Ekadeśin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms eka and deśin (देशिन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ekadeśin (एकदेशिन्):—[=eka-deśin] [from eka] mfn. consisting of single parts or portions, divided into parts (as a whole), [Pāṇini 2-2, 1] [commentator or commentary] on [Bādarāyaṇa’s Brahma-sūtra]
2) [v.s. ...] a sectary, [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha] [commentator or commentary] on [Kapila etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] m. a disputant who knows only part of the true state of a case.
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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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