Ekana, Ekaṇa, Ekāna: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryEkaṇa (एकण).—
1) A kind of black antelope; कांश्चिदेणान्समाजघ्ने शक्त्या शक्तिमतां वरः (kāṃścideṇānsamājaghne śaktyā śaktimatāṃ varaḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.69.22; तस्य स्तनप्रणयि- भिर्महुरेणशावैः (tasya stanapraṇayi- bhirmahureṇaśāvaiḥ) the several kinds of deer are given in this verse :-अनृचो माणवो ज्ञेय एणः कृष्णमृगः स्मृतः । रुरुर्गौर- मुखप्रोक्तः शम्बरः शोण उच्यते (anṛco māṇavo jñeya eṇaḥ kṛṣṇamṛgaḥ smṛtaḥ | rururgaura- mukhaproktaḥ śambaraḥ śoṇa ucyate) ||
2) (In Astr.) Capricorn.
Derivable forms: ekaṇaḥ (एकणः).
See also (synonyms): eṇa.
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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Starts with (+30): Ekanaathana baeru, Ekanaayakam, Ekanaayakana gida, Ekanabbe, Ekanabbeaum, Ekanabbeyaum, Ekanabhrit, Ekanada, Ekanadate, Ekanadi, Ekanadrish, Ekanaeka, Ekanai, Ekanajina, Ekanakshatra, Ekanakshatrajananashanti, Ekanakshatrashanti, Ekanala, Ekanala-Li-Lya, Ekanalika.
Ends with: Chekana, Kekana, Loprekana, Mekana, Samekana, Sekana, Tekana, Thekana.
Full-text: Trishtoma, Ekananabhi, Ekanajina, Ekanamada, Ekanadrish, Ekanabhrit, Ekanatilaka, Ena.
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