Ekaksharakosha, Ekākṣarakośa, Ekakshara-kosha: 4 definitions
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Ekaksharakosha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Ekākṣarakośa can be transliterated into English as Ekaksarakosa or Ekaksharakosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaEkākṣarakośa (एकाक्षरकोश).—Each and every letter has got a separate meaning. The dictionary describing this meaning is known as Ekākṣarakośa. (Chapter 348, Agni Purāṇa).
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.
India history and geography
Source: Shodhganga: Technical study of the dictionaries published in Sanskrit language since 1800 ADEkākṣarakośa (एकाक्षरकोश) contains words having single syllable, with different meanings attached to it. Th. Aufrecht informs that this is the fifth lexicon written by Puruśottamadeva who flourished between the 11th and the 13th C.A.D.
Kosha (कोश, kośa) refers to Sanskrit lexicons intended to provide additional information regarding technical terms used in religion, philosophy and the various sciences (shastra). The oldest extant thesaurus (kosha) dates to the 4th century AD.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Ekākṣarakośa (एकाक्षरकोश) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—glossary. Ben. 40. Pheh. 6, Rādh. 10. H. 150. Peters. 2, 189. Bühler 557. See Ekākṣaranāmamālā, Ekākṣaranighaṇṭu.
—by Puruṣottamadeva. Io. 1475. Oxf. 189^a. Cambr. 18. L. 948.
—by Mahākṣapaṇaka. Oudh. Vi, 6.
—by Mahīdhara. B. 3, 38.
—by Vararuci. Np. Ii, 100. Oppert. Ii, 8175.
2) Ekākṣarakośa (एकाक्षरकोश):—Fl. 462. Oudh. Xx, 72. Peters. 4, 32.
—by Puruṣottamadeva. Stein 53.
—by Mahākṣapaṇaka. Stein 53.
3) Ekākṣarakośa (एकाक्षरकोश):—by Mahākṣapaṇaka. Ulwar 1233.
4) Ekākṣarakośa (एकाक्षरकोश):—by Mahākṣapaṇaka. Peters. 6, 395.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryEkākṣarakośa (एकाक्षरकोश):—[=ekākṣara-kośa] [from ekākṣara > eka] m. Name of a vocabulary of monosyllabic words
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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Partial matches: Ekakshara, Kosha.
Full-text: Mahakshapanaka, Mahidhara, Purushottamadeva, Ekaksharanamamala, Vararuci, Shu.
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