Ekadravya: 4 definitions
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Ekadravya means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarEkadravya (एकद्रव्य).—One and the same individual substance: cf the words एकद्रव्यसमवायित्व (ekadravyasamavāyitva) M. Bh. on P.I.4.23, एक-द्रव्याभिघान (eka-dravyābhighāna) on P.VIII.1.51, एकद्रव्योप-निवेशिनी (ekadravyopa-niveśinī) given as a definition of संज्ञा (saṃjñā) M. Bh. on P.I.4.1.
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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraEkadravya (एकद्रव्य) refers to a “single substance”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 2).—Accordingly, “Present time (pratyutpanna) is like a ball of clay (mṛd-piṇḍa), past time (atīta) like the dust of the earth (pṛthivī-rajas) and future time (anāgata) like the vase (ghata). Since time is eternal (nitya), the past does not make the future, for according to your texts, time is a single substance (ekadravya). This is why the past does not make the future or the present, for they are confused with the past. In the past there is no future. That is why there is no future or present”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ekadravya (एकद्रव्य):—[=eka-dravya] [from eka] n. a single object, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra i, 10, 6]
2) [v.s. ...] one and the same object, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra i, 7, 9.]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Mritpinda, Mrin, Rajas, Prithivirajas, Atita, Pratyutpanna, Anagata.
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Search found 6 books and stories containing Ekadravya, Eka-dravya; (plurals include: Ekadravyas, dravyas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Vaisheshika-sutra with Commentary (by Nandalal Sinha)
Sūtra 1.1.17 (Characteristics of Action) < [Chapter 1 - Of Substance, Attribute, and Action]
Sūtra 2.2.23 (Sound not a Substance) < [Chapter 2 - Of the Five Bhūtas, Time, and Space]
Sūtra 7.1.7 (Colour, etc., of Earth, produced by burning, continued) < [Chapter 1 - Of Colour, Taste, Smell, and Touch, and Magnitude]
The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 634 < [Chapter 11 - On ‘Quality’ as a Category]
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 5.6 - Divisions of other substances < [Chapter 5 - The Non-living Substances]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 1 - Pretas (hungry ghosts) and water < [Chapter XLVI - Venerating with the Roots of Good]
Part 5 - Explanation of the word ‘samaye’ < [Chapter II - Evam Mayā Śrutam Ekasmin Samaye]
Kautilya Arthashastra (by R. Shamasastry)
Chapter 6 - Special Shares in Inheritance < [Book 3 - Concerning Law]
Padarthadharmasamgraha and Nyayakandali (by Ganganatha Jha)
Text 85: On Number (Saṃkhyā) < [Chapter 6a - On Qualities]