Ekashtila, Ekāṣṭīla: 2 definitions

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Ekashtila 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.

The Sanskrit term Ekāṣṭīla can be transliterated into English as Ekastila or Ekashtila, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ekāṣṭīla (एकाष्टील).—m.

(-laḥ) A plant: see vakapuṣpa; the flowers are sacred to Siva. f. (-lī) A medicinal plant, (Cissampelos hexandra.) E. eka best, aṣṭi seed, and la what gives or takes, from with ka aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ekāṣṭīla (एकाष्टील):—[ekā+ṣṭīla] (laḥ) 1. m. A plant the flowers of which are sacred to Shiva.

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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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