Ekanayaka, Ekanāyaka, Eka-nayaka: 6 definitions
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Ekanayaka 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
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgrahaEkanāyaka (एकनायक) refers to the medicinal plant known as “Salacia prinoides DC” and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning ekanāyaka] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsEkanayaka [ಏಕನಾಯಕ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Salacia chinensis L. from the Celastraceae (Spike-thorn) family having the following synonyms: Salacia prinoides, Tontelea prinoides. For the possible medicinal usage of ekanayaka, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
Ekanayaka [एकनायक] in the Sanskrit language, ibid. previous identification.
Ekanayaka [ಏಕನಾಯಕ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Salacia oblonga Wall. from the Celastraceae (Spike-thorn) family having the following synonyms: Comocladia serrata.
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 dictionaryEkanāyaka (एकनायक).—Name of Śiva.
Derivable forms: ekanāyakaḥ (एकनायकः).
Ekanāyaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms eka and nāyaka (नायक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryEkanāyaka (एकनायक):—[=eka-nāyaka] [from eka] m. ‘the only Ruler’, Name of Śiva.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Ekanayakaberu, Ekanayakaghrita, Ekanayakam, Ekanayakan.
Full-text: Ekanayakan.
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The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 35 - Śiva-sahasranāma: the thousand names of Śiva < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 98 - Thousand names of Śiva (Sahasranāma) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]