Ekanakshatra, Ekanakṣatra, Eka-nakshatra: 4 definitions

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Ekanakshatra 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 Ekanakṣatra can be transliterated into English as Ekanaksatra or Ekanakshatra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Ekanakshatra in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ekanakṣatra (एकनक्षत्र).—a lunar mansion consisting of only one star.

Derivable forms: ekanakṣatram (एकनक्षत्रम्).

Ekanakṣatra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms eka and nakṣatra (नक्षत्र).

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

Ekanakṣatra (एकनक्षत्र):—[=eka-nakṣatra] [from eka] n. a lunar mansion consisting of only one star or one whose name occurs but once, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]

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Ekanakshatra 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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