Ekaha, Ekāha, Eka-aha: 14 definitions
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Ekaha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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.
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Ekāha (एकाह) refers to “sacrifices accomplished in one day”, according to the Āpastamba-yajña-paribhāṣā-sūtras.—“The Agniṣṭoma is the Prakṛti of the Ekāha sacrifices. The Ekāha are sacrifices accomplished in one day”.
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
ekāha : (nt.) one day.
Ekāha refers to: one day M.I, 88; usually in cpd. ekâhadvîhaṃ one or two days J.I, 255; DhA.I, 391.
Note: ekāha is a Pali compound consisting of the words eka and aha.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
ēkāha (एकाह).—m S A whole day, a period of twenty-four hours.
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
Ekāha (एकाह).—n.
(-haṃ) The period of one day. E. eka and ahan a day.
Ekāha (एकाह).—[masculine] period or ceremony of one day.
Ekāha (एकाह) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—śr. L. 1461.
—Sv. Oppert. 4657. Ii, 5322.
1) Ekāha (एकाह):—[from eka] m. the period or duration of one day, [Pāṇini 5-4, 90; Manu-smṛti]
2) [v.s. ...] a ceremony or religious festival lasting one day
3) [v.s. ...] a Soma sacrifice in which Soma is prepared during one day only (as the Agniṣṭoma etc.), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa iv, vi, xii, xiii; Aitareya-brāhmaṇa vi; Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra ii, 3; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra] etc.
Ekāha (एकाह):—[ekā+ha] (haḥ) 1. m. One day.
Ekāha (एकाह):—(eka + 2. aha) [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 4, 90.] m. [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 6, 38. 39.]
1) Zeitraum eines Tages: ekāham einen Tag hindurch [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 5, 59. 71. 11, 157.] ekāhagama m. Tagereise: aśvasya [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 2, 19.] —
2) Eintagsfeier, einfaches Opfer (im Gegens. zu solchen Feiern, welche eine Reihe von Tagen füllen, ahīna); unter den Soma-Opfern diejenigen, welche eine einzige Trankbereitung haben: pratiṣṭhā vā ekāhaḥ [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa 6, 8.] [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 4, 5, 4, 14. 6, 8, 20. 12, 2, 2, 13. 13, 5, 1, 9.] uktaprakṛtayo hīnaikāhāḥ siddhairahobhirahnāmatideśo natideśe tvekāhaḥ [Aśvalāyana’s Śrautasūtrāni 9, 1. 10, 1. 6, 10.] [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 8, 2, 39. 12, 1, 1. 2, 11. 23, 5, 7.]
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Ekāha (एकाह):—
2) bei den Comm. öfters so v. a. der Ekāha in ausgezeichnetem Sinne d. h. der Agniṣṭoma als Grundform der anderen.
Ekāha (एकाह):—m. —
1) Zeitraum eines Tages [Gautama's Dharmaśāstra] —
2) Eintagsfeier. Unter den Soma-Feiern diejenigen , welche an einem einzigen Tage Trankbereitung haben. Bei den Commentatoren oft so v.a. der Agniṣṭoma als Grundform der anderen.
Ekāha (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 一日 [yī rì]: “day”.
Note: ekāha can be alternatively written as: ekāham.
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
Ēkāha (ಏಕಾಹ):—[noun] the period of one day.
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Ēkāha (ಏಕಾಹ):—[noun] a ceremony observed for the dead on the eleventh day of the death.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
1) Ekāha (एकाह):—adj. performed during one day;
2) Ekāha (एकाह):—n. (Hindu ritual) reading through the Shreemad bhagavata (श्रीमद् भागवत [śrīmad bhāgavata] ) often by seven Brahmins in a 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)
Starts with (+6): Ekahadhanin, Ekahagama, Ekahaladi, Ekahalmadhya, Ekahalya, Ekaham, Ekahamsa, Ekahamsatirtha, Ekahan, Ekahapaddhati, Ekahara, Ekaharya, Ekahasta, Ekahastabhujasana, Ekahatana, Ekahate, Ekahati, Ekahattar, Ekahattara, Ekahattaraum.
Full-text (+121): Ekahagama, Ekaham, Acaryasava, Yamastoma, Masastoma, Muhurtastoma, Nakshatrastoma, Jyeshthastoma, Aikahika, Ekatrika, Gotamastoma, Punahstoma, Maraya, Prishthyastoma, Marutstoma, Pratyavarohaniya, Gavayus, Yiri, Nrijit, Ritapeya.
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Search found 33 books and stories containing Ekaha, Eka-aha, Ekāha, Ēkāha, Ekahas; (plurals include: Ekahas, ahas, Ekāhas, Ēkāhas, Ekahases). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 2.1: Types of Somayāga (Introduction) < [Chapter 3 - The Somayāga]
Somasaṃsthā (1): Agniṣṭoma < [Chapter 3 - The Somayāga]
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 110 - The Story of Novice Monk Saṃkicca < [Chapter 8 - Sahassa Vagga (Thousands)]
Verse 111 - The Story of Khānu-Koṇḍañña < [Chapter 8 - Sahassa Vagga (Thousands)]
Verse 115 - The Story of Nun Bahūputtika < [Chapter 8 - Sahassa Vagga (Thousands)]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kanda XIII, adhyaya 7, brahmana 1 < [Thirteenth Kanda]
Introduction to volume 3 (kāṇḍa 5-7) < [Introductions]
Kanda X, adhyaya 2, brahmana 6 < [Tenth Kanda]
Panchavimsha Brahmana (English translation) (by W. Caland)
Chapter 16 - The Ekahas or One-day rites
Chapter 19 - The Ekahas or One-day rites (concluded)
Introduction 3: On the Panchavimsha-brahmana (and related texts)
Abhijnana Sakuntala (with Katayavema commentary) (by C. Sankara Rama Sastri)
Chapter 2 - Notes and Analysis of Second Act < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]
Chapter 2 - Sanskrit text (dvitiya-anka) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]
The Sacrifices of Rajasuya, Vajapeya and Ashvamedha (study) (by Aparna Dhar)
Contents of the Brāhmaṇas of the Sāmaveda < [Chapter 1 - A brief outline of the Brāhmaṇa Literature]
Summary of the Soma Sacrifice / Agniṣṭoma < [Chapter 2 - Vedic Sacrifices described in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa]
Summary of the Dvādaśāha sacrifice < [Chapter 2 - Vedic Sacrifices described in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa]
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