Ekapinda, Ekapiṇḍa, Eka-pinda: 5 definitions
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Ekapinda 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsEkapiṇḍa (एकपिण्ड):—[ekapiṇḍam] Making the material in homogenous mass by the process of grinding , rubbing, pounding 2. in the form of solid doses
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryEkapiṇḍa (एकपिण्ड).—a. united by the offering of the funeral rice-ball; °tā, -tvam consanguinity.
Ekapiṇḍa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms eka and piṇḍa (पिण्ड).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryEkapiṇḍa (एकपिण्ड).—mfn.
(-ṇḍaḥ-ṇḍā-ṇḍaṃ) Related, near of kin, united by the offering of the funeral cake. E. eka and piṇḍa a funeral cake.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryEkapiṇḍa (एकपिण्ड):—[=eka-piṇḍa] [from eka] mfn. = sa-piṇḍa q.v., [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryEkapiṇḍa (एकपिण्ड):—[eka-piṇḍa] (ṇḍaḥ-ṇḍā-ṇḍaṃ) a. Related, united in offering the funeral cake.
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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Starts with: Ekapindadayika Theri, Ekapindata, Ekapindayati.
Full-text: Ekapindata, Ekapindayati.
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Chandogya Upanishad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
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