Ekanna, Ēkānna, Ekānna, Eka-anna: 4 definitions
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Ekanna means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryēkānna (एकान्न).—n (S) A single meal, or a subsisting upon a single meal, daily. Ex. āja pandharā divasa ē0 cālalēṃ āhē. 2 Subsisting upon one sort of grain. 2 unc Messing or boarding together.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryEkānna (एकान्न).—one and the same food. (-nnaḥ), -°आदिन् (ādin) 1 a mess-mate.
2) One who lives on the alms from only one house; नैकान्नादी भवेद् व्रती (naikānnādī bhaved vratī) Manusmṛti 2.188.
Derivable forms: ekānnam (एकान्नम्).
Ekānna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms eka and anna (अन्न).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ekānna (एकान्न):—[from eka] n. one and the same food
2) [v.s. ...] only one meal
3) [v.s. ...] food given by only one person
4) [v.s. ...] mfn. having or eating the same food, a messmate
[Sanskrit to German]
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: Ekannabhojin, Ekannadin, Ekannanaktabhojana, Ekannapada, Ekannapancashadratra, Ekannatrimsha, Ekannavimsa, Ekannavimsatidha.
Ends with: Jarekanna.
Full-text: Ekannadin, Adin, Ekannanaktabhojana, Ekannabhojin, Annadin, Eka, Na.
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