Ekahamsa, Ekahaṃsa, Eka-hamsa: 5 definitions
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Ekahamsa 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesEkahaṃsa (एकहंस) refers to the name of a Tīrtha (pilgrim’s destination) mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. ). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Ekahaṃsa) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryEkahaṃsa (एकहंस).—the chief or highest Haṃsa (an allegorical designation of the soul). हिरण्मयः पुरुष एकहंसः (hiraṇmayaḥ puruṣa ekahaṃsaḥ) Bṛ. Up.4.3.11.
Derivable forms: ekahaṃsaḥ (एकहंसः).
Ekahaṃsa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms eka and haṃsa (हंस).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ekahaṃsa (एकहंस):—[=eka-haṃsa] [from eka] m. ‘the only destroyer of ignorance’ [Śaṃkara on [Śvetāśvatara-upaniṣad vi, 15]; cf. haṃsa], the Supreme Soul, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xiv]
2) [v.s. ...] n. ‘inhabited by a solitary or unique swan’, Name of a Tīrtha, [Mahābhārata iii.]
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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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Starts with: Ekahamsatirtha.
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List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 26 - Kurukṣetra, Pāriplava, Śalvikinī, Koṭitīrtha etc. < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (by Swāmī Mādhavānanda)
Section III - Investigation of the Three States < [Chapter IV]