Ekashulka, Ekaśulka, Eka-shulka: 2 definitions
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Ekashulka 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 Ekaśulka can be transliterated into English as Ekasulka or Ekashulka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryEkaśulka (एकशुल्क).—One and the same purchase money (given to the parents of a bride); अन्यां चेद्दर्शयित्वाऽन्या वोढुः कन्या प्रदीयते । उभे ते एकशुल्केन वहेदित्यब्रवीन्मनुः (anyāṃ ceddarśayitvā'nyā voḍhuḥ kanyā pradīyate | ubhe te ekaśulkena vahedityabravīnmanuḥ) || Manusmṛti 8.24.
Derivable forms: ekaśulkam (एकशुल्कम्).
Ekaśulka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms eka and śulka (शुल्क).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryEkaśulka (एकशुल्क):—[=eka-śulka] [from eka] n. one and the same purchase-money (given to the parents of a bride), [Manu-smṛti viii, 204.]
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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