Ekavimshat, Ekaviṃśat: 5 definitions
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Ekavimshat 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 Ekaviṃśat can be transliterated into English as Ekavimsat or Ekavimshat, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Ekaviṃśat (एकविंशत्) refers to “twenty-one” (generations), according to the Niśvāsatattvasaṃhitā’s Uttarasūtra (5.54c-d).—Accordingly, “If one studies [these teachings], O goddess, one raises [out of Saṃsāra] twenty-one generations of one’s family (ekaviṃśat-kula)”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Ekaviṃśat (एकविंशत्).—[feminine] [plural], ekaviṃśati [feminine] sgl. (& [plural]) twenty-one.
Ekaviṃśat (एकविंशत्):—[=eka-viṃśat] [from eka] f. twenty-one, [Rāmāyaṇa]
Ekaviṃśat (एकविंशत्):—= ekaviṃśati, pl.: vasobhirekaviṃśadbhiḥ [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 13, 27.]
Ekaviṃśat (एकविंशत्):—f. Pl. einundzwanzig. Am Anf. eines Comp. [Hemādri’s Caturvargacintāmaṇi 1,293,5.]
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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Partial matches: Vimshat, Eka.
Starts with: Ekavimshati, Ekavimshaticchadi, Ekavimshatidha, Ekavimshatiguggulu, Ekavimshatiguggulu, Ekavimshatika, Ekavimshatikaguggulu, Ekavimshatikaguggulu, Ekavimshatirupa, Ekavimshatirupaka, Ekavimshatisamstha, Ekavimshatisthana, Ekavimshatisthanaka, Ekavimshatitama, Ekavimshatividha, Ekavimshatka, Ekavimshatyanugana, Ekavimshatyaratni.
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