Ekanta, Eka-anta, Ekāṃta, Ekamta, Ekānta: 23 definitions
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In Hinduism
Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
Ekānta (एकान्त) refers to “conclusion” and is the name of a yukti, or ‘technical division’, according to which the contents of the Arthaśāstra by Cāṇakya are grouped. Cāṇakya (4th-century BCE), aka Kauṭilya, was the chief minister of Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the famous Maurya Empire.
Arthashastra (अर्थशास्त्र, arthaśāstra) literature concerns itself with the teachings (shastra) of economic prosperity (artha) statecraft, politics and military tactics. The term arthashastra refers to both the name of these scientific teachings, as well as the name of a Sanskrit work included in such literature. This book was written (3rd century BCE) by by Kautilya, who flourished in the 4th century BCE.
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Ekānta (एकान्त).—Part, portion. Augments or Āgamas in the Vyākaraṇa Śāstra are looked upon as forming a part of the word to which they are attached; cf. अथ यस्यानुबन्ध आसज्यते, किं स तस्य एकान्तो भवति आहोस्विदनेकान्तः । एकान्तस्तत्रेपलब्धेः । (atha yasyānubandha āsajyate, kiṃ sa tasya ekānto bhavati āhosvidanekāntaḥ | ekāntastatrepalabdheḥ |) M. Bh. on I.3.9, Vārt.9; cf. also एकान्ताः (ekāntāḥ) Par. Śek. Pari, 5.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Ekānta (एकान्त):—[ekāntaḥ] Statements which are absolute, not differing from context to context and could not be modified.
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.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Ekānta (एकान्त) refers to an “isolated place”, according to the Siddhasiddhāntapaddhati (2.33).—Accordingly, “Niyama is [so-called because of its] restraining of the activities of mind. [It includes] dwelling in an isolated place (ekānta-vāsa); no contact [with people]; detachment”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Ekānta (एकान्त) refers to “one who is completely devoted to Śiva”, according to the Pātravidhi—a manual of the Lakulīśa Pāśupata school of Śaivism dealing with purification of the initiate’s vessel (pātra) and other concerned issues.—Accordingly, “One who is pure, devoted to Śiva, intent on chanting mantras and on meditation, [and] who has permanently conquered sleep and hunger, is entitled to eat from the vessel. (58) One who is completely devoted [to Śiva] (ekānta), a man of good conduct, who is always compassionate to all living beings, and always serene, is entitled to eat from the vessel. (59)”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Ekānta (एकान्त) refers to “absolutistic attitude” and represents one of the five types of “wrong belief derived from teachings” (grahīta), itself representing one of the two types of mithyādarśana (wrong belief) which is one of the five causes of bondage (bandha) according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 8.1.—What is meant by absolutistic wrong belief (ekānta)? To think of an entity with multiple attributes as having just one attribute is monistic view wrong belief e.g. an entity is only permanent or is just impermanent.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
ekanta : (adj.) sure; unfailing; extreme.
Ekanta, (adj.) (Sk. ekānta) one-sided, on one end, with one top, topmost (°-) usually in function of an adv. as °-, meaning “absolutely, extremely, extraordinary, quite” etc. ‹-› 1. (lit.) at one end, only in °lomin a woollen coverlet with a fringe at one end D.I, 7 (= ekato dasaṃ uṇṇāmay’attharaṇaṃ keci ekato uggata-pupphan ti vadanti DA.I, 87); Vin.I, 192; II, 163, 169; A.I, 181.—2. (fig.) extremely, very much, in frequent combinations; e.g. °kāḷaka A.III, 406; IV, 11; °gata S.V, 225; A.III, 326; °dukkha M.I, 74; S.II, 173; III, 70 (+ sukha); A.V, 289; °dussīlya DhA.III, 153; °nibbida A.III, 83; IV, 143; °paripuṇṇa S.II, 219; V, 204; °manāpa S.IV, 238; °sukha A.II, 231; III, 409; °sukhin DA.I, 119 etc. (Page 160)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
ēkānta (एकांत).—m (S) A private place. 2 A private consultation or conference.
ēkānta (एकांत).—m A private place. A private con- sultation or conference.
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
Ekānta (एकान्त).—a.
1) solitary, retired.
2) aside, apart.
3) directed towards one point or object only.
4) excessive, great; °शैत्यात्- कदलीविशेषाः (śaityāt- kadalīviśeṣāḥ) Kumārasambhava 1.36.
5) worshipping only one; devoted to only one (ekaniṣṭha); एकान्तजनप्रियः (ekāntajanapriyaḥ) Bhāgavata 8.24.31.
6) absolute, invariable, perpetual; स्वायत्तमेकान्तगुणम् (svāyattamekāntaguṇam) Bhartṛhari 2.7; कस्यैकान्तं सुखमुपगतम् (kasyaikāntaṃ sukhamupagatam) Meghadūta 111. (-taḥ) 1 a lonely or retired place, solitude; तासामेकान्तविन्यस्ते शयानां शयने द्युमे (tāsāmekāntavinyaste śayānāṃ śayane dyume) Rām.5.1.5. व्योम° विहारिणः (vyoma° vihāriṇaḥ) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 2.2; H.1.49.
2) exclusiveness.
3) an invariable rule or course of conduct or action; तस्मादेकान्तमासाद्य (tasmādekāntamāsādya) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 3.7.
4) exclusive aim or boundary.
-tam an exclusive recourse, a settled rule or principle; तेजः क्षमा वा नैकान्तं काल- ज्ञस्य महीपतेः (tejaḥ kṣamā vā naikāntaṃ kāla- jñasya mahīpateḥ) Śiśupālavadha 2.83.
-tam, -tena, -tataḥ, -te ind.
Ekānta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms eka and anta (अन्त).
Ekānta (एकान्त).—mfn.
(-ntaḥ-ntā-ntaṃ) 1. Excessive. 2. Solitary, lonely, retired. 3. Aside, apart. adv. n.
(-ntaṃ) 1. Much, excessive. 2. Apart. E. eka one and anta end.
Ekānta (एकान्त).—i. e. eka-anta, I. adj., f. tā, Alone, [Rāmāyaṇa] 4, 28, 1; only, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 2, 7; [Pañcatantra] 154, 20 (the only one, i. e. indispensable). Ii. m. and n. 1. A solitary place, [Pañcatantra] iii. [distich] 6. 2. An extreme, [Rāmāyaṇa] 4, 21, 36. 3. One only, Mahābhārata 12, 13618. Iii. The acc. tam, instr. tena, and loc. te, are used as adv. 1. Exclusively, [Bhagavadgītā, (ed. Schlegel.)] 6, 16; [Pañcatantra] 247, 8. 2. Privately, [Daśakumāracarita] in
Ekānta (एकान्त).—1. [masculine] a solitary place, lonelines, exclusiveness, absolute oneness. ekānta (°—), ekāntam, ekāntena, ekāntāt, & ekāntatas [adverb] exclusively, absolutely, wholly, necessarily.
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Ekānta (एकान्त).—2. [adjective] quite devoted to or intent upon ([locative] or —°); [abstract] tā [feminine]
1) Ekānta (एकान्त):—[from eka] m. a lonely or retired or secret place, (e ind. in a lonely or solitary place, alone, apart, privately), [Mahābhārata; Manu-smṛti; Śakuntalā] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] a single part, part, portion, [Patañjali]
3) [v.s. ...] the only end or aim, exclusiveness, absoluteness, necessity, [Rāmāyaṇa; Suśruta] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] devotion to one object, worship of one Being, monotheistic doctrine, [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
5) [from eka] mfn. directed towards or devoted to only one object or person, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.
Ekānta (एकान्त):—[ekā+nta] (ntaḥ-ntā-ntaṃ) a. Excessive, much; solitary.
Ekānta (एकान्त):—1. (eka + anta) m.
1) ein einsamer, abseits gelegener Ort [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 742] (n.). ekāntadarśane [Mahābhārata 3, 13712.] tata ekāntamunnīya pārāśaryo yudhiṣṭhiram bei Seite nehmen [1438.] ekāntamāsthāya [12321.] ekāntamāsādya [Rāmāyaṇa 4, 24, 31. 5, 2, 2. 62, 1.] [Pañcatantra III, 6.] ekānte [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 2, 61.] [Mahābhārata 1, 1282. 3, 2015. 13711.] [Nalopākhyāna 16, 29.] [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 54, 25. 3, 13, 15. 39, 39. 4, 48, 24.] [Śihlana’s Śāntiśataka 3, 12.] [Pañcatantra 19, 10. 182, 24. 220, 2.] [Chezy’s Ausgabe des Śākuntala 93, 13.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 4, 44. 5, 18. 12, 99.] [Daśakumāracarita] in [Benfey’ Chrestomathie aus Sanskritwerken 197, 10.] [Vetālapañcaviṃśati 3, 14. 24, 2.] [Dhūrtasamāgama 75, 11. 78, 6. 82, 8.] bāhyaikāntasthita [Geschichte des Vidūṣaka 37.] ekāntatas = rahasi [ŚIŚUP. 4, 42.] —
2) ein einziger Endpunkt, Ausschliesslichkeit: sarvatra yadavadhāreṇocyate sa ekāntaḥ (Gegens. anekārthaḥ) [Suśruta 2, 558, 21.] ekānte hi mahāndoṣastasmādubhayabhāgbhava [Rāmāyaṇa 4, 21, 36.] Davon adv. ekāntam, ekāntena, ekāntatas, ekānte ausschliesslich, absolut, durchaus, schlechterdings, vollkommen: nātyaśnatastu yogo sti na caikāntamanaśnataḥ [Bhagavadgītā 6, 16.] sarvathā nirdoṣasyaikāntamasaṃbhavāt [Sāhityadarpana 3, 15.] athavā naitadekāntaṃ (nom. ?) yadbalinamekaṃ samāśrayet es ist nicht unumgänglich nöthig, dass [Pañcatantra 154, 20.] ekāntena hyanīho yaṃ parābhavati pūruṣaḥ [Mahābhārata 3, 1240. 1245.] na kiṃciddravyamekāntena hitamahitaṃ vāsti [Suśruta 1, 72, 17.] tamekāntenopakramet [124, 14.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 129, Scholiast] ekāntataḥ pathyatamam [Suśruta 1, 169, 10. 322, 2.] [Bhartṛhari 3, 14. 52.] [Hitopadeśa 81, 22.] [Meghadūta 108.] [?ad Śākuntala 94.] ekāntātyantatobhāvāt [SĀṂKHYAK. 1.] naikānte buddhirapi pramāṇamapi (was soll das letzte api?) auch der Verstand ist nicht absolut eine Autorität [Pañcatantra 247, 8.] Am Anf. eines comp.: ekāntaphalasiddhi vollkommenes Gelingen [Mahābhārata 3, 1241.] mitratā [Pañcatantra II, 54.] śaitya [Kumārasaṃbhava 1, 36.] naikāntavijayaṃ yuddhaṃ bhūtapūrvaṃ kadā ca na [Rāmāyaṇa 6, 93, 24.] ekāntabhraṣṭavāsas [Sundopasundopākhyāna 1, 15.] śānta [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 1, 97.] [Bhartṛhari 2, 7.] [Raghuvaṃśa 16, 43.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 1, 47. 11, 2.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 135.] vidhvaṃsin nothwendig auseinanderfallend [Raghuvaṃśa 2, 57.] ekānta = atiśaya u. s. w. [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 1, 62.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1506.] Am Ende eines comp.: vyomaikāntavihāriṇo pi vihagāḥ saṃprāpnuvantyāpadam ausschliesslich in der Luft sich ergehend [Pañcatantra II, 21.] arthasya dharmaikāntasya [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 1, 2, 9. 7, 15, 28.] Vgl. anekānta und aikāntika . —
3) das Aufgehen in Einem, Verehrung eines einzigen Wesens, Einheitslehre, Monotheismus: ekāntadharma [Mahābhārata 12, 13550. fgg.] bhakti [13618.] gati [13633.] gatabuddhi [12972.] bhāva [12779.] śīla [1, 1568. 14, 550.] lābha [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 6, 37.] Vgl. ekāntin, ekāyana 4. und [Weber’s Indische Studien 1, 267. 2, 404.]
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Ekānta (एकान्त):—2. (wie eben) adj. auf einen einzigen Punkt —, Gegenstand gerichtet: ekāntena (könnte auch zu 1. ekānta 2. gestellt werden) bhavantamantaragataṃ svāntena saṃcintayan [Gedicht vom Vogel Cātaka 7.] kāntāsvekāntamānasam [Rāmāyaṇa 4, 28, 1.] niścayaikāntacitta [5, 14, 58.] sāhasaikāntarasānuvartin [Hitopadeśa III, 15.] ekāntamati adj. [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 1, 4, 4.] die Ergänzung im loc. [15, 47. 50. 6, 9, 47.] nur Einen verehrend: ekāntajanapriya [8, 24, 31.] Davon ekāntatva n. ausschliessliche Verehrung: ekāntatvādbhagavati [7, 9, 35.]
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Ekānta (एकान्त):—1.
1) m. [Spr. 5309.] ekāntamehi [Kathāsaritsāgara 64, 40.] ekāntam = rahas [Halāyudha 4, 23.] —
2) naikāntaṃ sukhameveha kvacitpaśyāmi kasyacit [Spr. 4069.] yudhyatorhi dvayoryuddhe naikāntena bhavejjayaḥ [Mahābhārata 5, 2481.] naikāntavinipātena vicacāreha kaśca na [12, 2859.] naikāntapraśasta nicht absolut, nicht in allen Theilen [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 61, 19.]
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Ekānta (एकान्त):—
4) Theil, Bestandtheil [Patañjali] [?a. a. O.1,239,a.2,322,b.4,62,b. 89,a.] Davon nom. abstr. tā f. und tva n. 2[?,322,b.]
Ekānta (एकान्त):—1. m. —
1) ein einsamer , abseits gelegener Ort. tas in der Einsamkeit. —
2) Theil , Bestandtheil. Nom.abstr. tā f. und tva n. —
3) Beschränkung. auf Eins , Ausschliesslichkeit. naiṣa ekānto yat es ist keine absolute Nothwendigkeit , dass [Pañcatantra] ED. Bomb. II , [56,18.] ntam , ntena , ntāt ([The Sankhya Philosophy 5,115]), ntatas und ekānta ( lābha absoluter Gewinn [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3,6,37]) ausschliesslich , absolut , durchaus , schlechterdings , vollkommen. te [Pañcatantra 247,18] wohl fehlerhaft für ntaṃ —
4) das Aufgehen in Einem , absolute Einheit. —
5) Dogma Comm. zu [Gotama's Nyāyadarśana 4,1,28,34.36.] saṃkhyaikānta Adj. ein Anhänger der Saṃkhyā-Lehre [40,43.]
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Ekānta (एकान्त):—2. Adj. ganz in Etwas oder Jmd (Loc. oder im Comp. vorangehend) aufgehend , nur Einem hingegeben. Nom.abstr. tā f.
Ekānta (एकान्त) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ekkaṃta.
Ekānta (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 一處 [yī chù]: “simultaneously”.
2) 一向 [yī xiàng]: “entirely”.
3) 純一 [chún yī]: “purely”.
Note: ekānta can be alternatively written as: eka-anta; ekāntam.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Ekāṃta (एकांत) [Also spelled ekant]:—(a) exclusive; (mn) solitude; seclusion; ~[vāsa] residing in solitude/seclusion; ~[vāsī] a recluse, one who resides in seclusion.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Ēkāṃta (ಏಕಾಂತ):—
1) [adjective] being alone; lonely; solitary.
2) [adjective] that is or must be kept from other’s knowledge; secret; confidential.
3) [adjective] concentrating, meditating or working on a single purpose or object.
4) [adjective] excessive; abundant.
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Ēkāṃta (ಏಕಾಂತ):—
1) [noun] the place where one is or can be alone; a lonely or secluded place.
2) [noun] the condition of being solitary or alone; seclusion, isolation or remoteness; solitude.
3) [noun] something that is kept from the knowledge of others; a secret; something that is or can be conveyed only to a restricted number of people; a secret.
4) [noun] an advice received from elders, experienced persons etc.
5) [noun] a rule that remains unchanged, cannot be changed or not to be changed.
6) [noun] an instance of only two persons being together (esp. a man and a woman making love).
7) [noun] ಏಕಾಂತದ ಅವಸರ [ekamtada avasara] ēkāntada avasara a worshipping of a god in private; a religious service not open to or intended to public.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Ekānta (एकान्त):—adj. 1. secluded; lonely; 2. private; secret; n. a secluded place;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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