Ekaparna, Ekaparṇā, Eka-parna: 7 definitions
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Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaEkaparṇā (एकपर्णा).—Sister of Durgā. Ekaparṇā, Ekapāṭalā and Aparṇā were the three daughters of Himavān born of his wife Menā. Ekaparṇā ate only one leaf and Ekapāṭalā ate a bunch of leaves. Aparṇā did not eat even a leaf. Ekaparṇā was married to a sage called Devala and Ekapāṭalā to a sage called Jaigīṣavya. (Chapter 18, Hari Vaṃśa). (See under Himavān).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexEkaparṇā (एकपर्णा).—One of the three daughters of Menā and Himavān; wife of Asita (Sita, Matsya-purāṇa) and mother of Devala; performed penance under a banyan tree; lived on a single leaf once in every 2000 years.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 72. 7; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 8. 32; 9. 3; 10. 8, 11; Matsya-purāṇa 13. 8-9; Vāyu-purāṇa 70. 27; 71. 4; 72. 9, 11, 17.
Ekaparṇā (एकपर्णा) is the wife of Asita: one of the sons of Dakṣa, according to one account of Vaṃśa (‘genealogical description’) of the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, Dakṣa gets married to Asikni, the daughter of Prajāpati Viraṇa and begot sixty daughters. He gave thirteen daughters to Kaśyapa. [...] Then Kaśyapa created the animals, animates and inanimates and again for the growth of progeny he underwent austere penance. By the power of penance two sons namely Vatsara and Asita were born. Devala muni was the son of Asita born of Ekaparṇā.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryEkaparṇā (एकपर्णा).—
1) Name of a younger sister of Durgā.
2) Name of Durgā.
3) a plant having one leaf only.
Ekaparṇā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms eka and parṇā (पर्णा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ekaparṇā (एकपर्णा):—[=eka-parṇā] [from eka] f. ‘living upon one leaf’, Name of a younger sister of Durgā, [Harivaṃśa]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of Durgā, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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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Ends with: Srekaparna.
Full-text: Trikumarika, Devala, Ekapatala, Asita, Aparna, Shandilya, Trikumarikajagat, Devalamuni, Jaigishavya, Mena, Sita.
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The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 101 - Destruction of Kāma (madanadāha) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Chapter 82 - Hymn of purification (vyapohana-stava) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Chapter 45 - The mode of performing Jīvacchrāddha rite < [Section 2 - Pūrvabhāga]
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 18 - An Account of Pitris < [Book 1 - Harivamsa Parva]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Lineages of Dakṣa < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 10 - Birth of Skanda < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
Chapter 8 - The race of the sages: Atri and Vasiṣṭha < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
Chapter 9 - Propitiation of Pitṛs < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 9 - General Rules of Śrāddha Performance < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]