Ekamula, Ekamūla, Ekamūlā, Eka-mula: 10 definitions
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Ekamula means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. 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: Wisdom Library: Varāha-purāṇaEkamūla (एकमूल) is the name of a mountain situated at lake Mānasa and mount Gandhamādana, according to the Varāhapurāṇa chapter 75. The Gandhamādana mountain lies on the eastern side of mount Meru, which is one of the seven mountains located in Jambūdvīpa, ruled over by Āgnīdhra, a grandson of Svāyambhuva Manu, who was created by Brahmā, who was in turn created by Nārāyaṇa, the unknowable all-pervasive primordial being.
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Ekamula in India is the name of a plant defined with Desmodium gangeticum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Meibomia gangetica Kuntze (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1994)
· Cytologia (1985)
· Fl. Indo-Chine (1920)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1871)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1825)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Ekamula, for example health benefits, extract dosage, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, side effects, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryEkamūlā (एकमूला).—= अतसी (atasī) q. v.
Ekamūlā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms eka and mūlā (मूला).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryEkamūlā (एकमूला).—f.
(-lā) 1. A plant, (Asparagus racemosa.) 2. Flax, (Linum.) E. eka and mūla root.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryEkamūla (एकमूल).—[adjective] having but one root.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ekamūla (एकमूल):—[=eka-mūla] [from eka] mfn. having one root, [Āśvalāyana-gṛhya-sūtra]
2) Ekamūlā (एकमूला):—[=eka-mūlā] [from eka-mūla > eka] f. Linum Usitatissimum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] Desmodium Gangeticum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryEkamūlā (एकमूला):—[eka-mūlā] (lā) 1. f. Asparagus.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĒkamūla (ಏಕಮೂಲ):—
1) [adjective] having one and the same origin.
2) [adjective] having one and the same essence or nature; co-essential.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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