Ekakshararatnamala, Ekākṣararatnamālā, Ekakshara-ratnamala: 3 definitions

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Ekakshararatnamala 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.

The Sanskrit term Ekākṣararatnamālā can be transliterated into English as Ekaksararatnamala or Ekakshararatnamala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons)

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Source: Shodhganga: Technical study of the dictionaries published in Sanskrit language since 1800 AD

Ekākṣararatnamālā (एकाक्षररत्नमाला) deals with the individual letters of the alphabet and the meaning attached to each letter. The work is divided into three sections, viz., svarakanda, dealing with vowels, vyanjanakanda, dealing with consonants, such as ka, kha, ga, gha, etc., and the samyuktakanda, dealing with conjunct consonants like ksma_, kva, etc. The lexicon is authored by Madhava of the 14th C.A.D.

Source: Shodhganga: Technical study of the dictionaries published in Sanskrit language since 1800 AD

Ekākṣararatnāmālā (एकाक्षररत्नामाला) is a small lexicon dealing with monosyllabic words in Sanskrit. The author of the lexicon is Irugappa Dandadhinatha.

context information

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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Ekakshararatnamala in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Ekākṣararatnamālā (एकाक्षररत्नमाला) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—glossary. Oppert. 7865.

2) Ekākṣararatnamālā (एकाक्षररत्नमाला):—by Mādhavācārya. Adyar Libr. 11.

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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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