Ekakshira, Ekakṣīra, Eka-kshira: 5 definitions

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Ekakshira 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 Ekakṣīra can be transliterated into English as Ekaksira or Ekakshira, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ekakṣīra (एकक्षीर).—the milk of one (nurse &c.).

Derivable forms: ekakṣīram (एकक्षीरम्).

Ekakṣīra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms eka and kṣīra (क्षीर).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ekakṣīra (एकक्षीर).—n.

(-raṃ) The milk of one (nurse; &c.) E. eka and kṣīra milk.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ekakṣīra (एकक्षीर):—[=eka-kṣīra] [from eka] n. the milk of one and the same cow, [Kāśikā-vṛtti on Pāṇini 6-3, 62.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ekakṣīra (एकक्षीर):—[eka-kṣīra] (raṃ) 1. n. Milk of one nurse.

[Sanskrit to German]

Ekakshira in German

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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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