Ekatana, Ēkatāna, Ekatāna, Eka-tana: 10 definitions
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Ekatana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryēkatāna (एकतान).—a (S) Closely attentive; having the mind fixed on one only object. In comp. as gāyanaika- tāna, śrṛṅgāraikatāna, bhajanaikatāna, adhyayanaikatāna, viṣayaika- tāna, paramārthaikatāna, satkarmaikatāna.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishēkatāna (एकतान).—a Closely attentive, having the mind fixed on only one object.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryEkatāna (एकतान).—a. concentrated or fixed on one object only, closely attentive; ब्रह्मैकतानमनसो हि वसिष्ठमिश्राः (brahmaikatānamanaso hi vasiṣṭhamiśrāḥ) Mv.3.11. (-naḥ) 1 attention fixed on one object only; A. Rām.6.2.2.
2) musical harmony, = °तालः (tālaḥ)
Ekatāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms eka and tāna (तान).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryEkatāna (एकतान).—mfn.
(-naḥ-nā-naṃ) Closely attentive, having the mind fixed on one only object. m.
(-naḥ) Musical unison: see the next. E. eka, tan to stretch or spread, ghañ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryEkatāna (एकतान).—1. adj. turning one’s attention wholly upon an object, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 7, 9, 8. 2. m. attention directed only to one object, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 4, 20, 27.
— Cf.
Ekatāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms eka and tāna (तान).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ekatāna (एकतान):—[=eka-tāna] [from eka] mfn. directed to one object only, having the mind fixed on one object only, closely attentive, [Kathāsaritsāgara; Daśakumāra-carita]
2) [v.s. ...] of the same or equal extent, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] m. attention fixed on one object only, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] harmonious tone or song (cf. tāna), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryEkatāna (एकतान):—[eka-tāna] (naḥ-nā-naṃ) a. Closely attentive. m. Musical unison.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĒkatāna (ಏಕತಾನ):—
1) [adjective] having little or no variation in the tone; monotonous.
2) [adjective] weary from monotone.
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Ēkatāna (ಏಕತಾನ):—
1) [noun] the unperturbed, concentrated, unstirred state of the mind; concentration of the mind.
2) [noun] continuous repetition of the same tone, words.
3) [noun] sickening condition caused by unvarying, unchanged working or living style, manner, etc.; lack of variety in a piece of literature, music, etc. that causes boredom.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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