Ekaka, Eka-ka: 15 definitions
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Ekaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Ekak.
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In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
1) Ekaka (एकक) refers to one of the three limbs of vastu (‘thing’) mentioned in the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 31. Accordingly, “the vivadha and the ekaka are generally used in the madraka song, in each half vastu of the prakarī, and in each quarter of the rovindaka. But in the rovindaka, uttara, ullopyaka, pāṇikā, bahirgītas and lāsya, the vṛtta is used”.
2) Ekaka (एकक) refers to one of the three limbs (aṅga) belonging to all types of dhruvā (“song”) defined in the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 32.9-16. Accordingly, “the vṛtta class of limbs will apply to the superior characters, and the vivadha to the middling ones, and the ekaka to the inferior characters”.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
ekaka : (adj.) single; solitary.
Ekaka, (adj.) (eka + ka) single, alone, solitary Vin.II, 212; J.I, 255; II, 234; IV, 2.—f. ekikā Vin.IV, 229; J.I, 307; III, 139. (Page 160)
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Ekaka (एकक).—a.
1) Single, alone, solitary, without a coadjutor; अयं हि शिशुरेकको (ayaṃ hi śiśurekako) Uttararāmacarita 5.5, Daśakumāracarita 111.
2) Same, identical.
-śatam one percent.
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Ekaka (एकक).—The number twentyone; Y.3.224.
Derivable forms: ekakam (एककम्).
Ekaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms eka and ka (क).
Ekaka (एकक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) Alone, solitary. E. eka one, &c. kan aff.
Ekaka (एकक).—[eka + ka], adj. 1. Solitary, [Pañcatantra] iii. [distich] 51. 2. Same, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9, 38.
Ekaka (एकक).—([feminine] ekakā & ekikā) sole, single.
Ekaka (एकक):—[from eka] mf(ā, ikā)n. single, alone, solitary, [Ṛg-veda x, 59, 9; Atharva-veda xx, 132, 1.]
Ekaka (एकक):—[(kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) a.] Alone.
Ekaka (एकक):—
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Ekaka (एकक):—, śatamekakam [Weber’s Indische Studien 3, 254.] [Spr. 1681] (Conj. für ekaika) . f. ekakā [Kathāsaritsāgara 56, 325. 64, 34. 55. 86, 142.] ekikā [117, 29. 123, 259.] Die Bed. same bei [BENFEY] beruht auf einem Druckfehler [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 9, 38.]
Ekaka (एकक):—Adj. (f. ekkā und ekikā) einzig , alleinig , allein seiend , — stehend.
Ekaka (एकक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ekka.
Ekaka (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 獨己 [dú jǐ]: “alone”.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Ekaka (एकक) [Also spelled ekak]:—(nm) a unit.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Ēkaka (ಏಕಕ):—
1) [adjective] single; of unit number; being alone; undivided.
2) [adjective] being one and the same.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Eka, Ka.
Starts with (+20): Eka-kantamay, Ekakaksha, Ekakala, Ekakalabhojana, Ekakalahomalopaprayashcitta, Ekakalam, Ekakali, Ekakalik, Ekakalika, Ekakalikam, Ekakalikate, Ekakalin, Ekakalina, Ekakalpa, Ekakam, Ekakamdhe, Ekakami, Ekakana, Ekakanajivi, Ekakanda.
Full-text (+0): Ekakashata, Ekakam, Ekika, Ekaeka, Numbar, Ekka, Ekak, Ekala, Ekakapala, Rovindaka, Vivadha, Nirapeksh, Nirapeksha, Vritta, Du ji, Vaktrapani, Dhruva.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 312 < [Hindi-Malayalam-English Volume 3]
Page 73 < [Hindi-English-Nepali (1 volume)]
Page 291 < [Hindi-Assamese-English Volume 1]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 4.3.21 < [Part 3 - Chivalry (vīrya-rasa)]
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)
Chapter XXXI - On the Time-measure (tāla)
Chapter XXIX - On Stringed Instruments (tata)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 115 < [Volume 8 (1886)]
Ganitatilaka (Sanskrit text and English introduction) (by H. R. Kapadia)
Page 88 < [Sanskrit Text of the Ganitatilaka]
Page 109 < [Sanskrit Text of the Ganitatilaka]
Page 91 < [Sanskrit Text of the Ganitatilaka]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 10.59.9 < [Sukta 59]