Ekodaka, Eka-udaka: 7 definitions
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Ekodaka 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryEkodaka (एकोदक).—(a relative) connected by the offering of funeral libations of water to the same deceased ancestor; जन्मन्येकोदकानां तु त्रिरात्राच्छुद्धिरिष्यते (janmanyekodakānāṃ tu trirātrācchuddhiriṣyate) Manusmṛti 5.71.
Derivable forms: ekodakaḥ (एकोदकः).
Ekodaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms eka and udaka (उदक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryEkodaka (एकोदक).—i. e. eka-udaka, m. A kinsman who is connected by oblations of water only to the manes of common ancestors, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 5, 71.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryEkodaka (एकोदक).—[adjective] connected by the water-libation (lit. having the same [with]-l.); related, kin.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryEkodaka (एकोदक):—[from eka] mfn. offering water as funeral oblation to the same deceased ancestor, a kind of relative, [Manu-smṛti v, 71.]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĒkōdaka (ಏಕೋದಕ):—
1) [noun] the entire mass of water; ocean.
2) [noun] a person having equal rights and obligations (as another) in giving oblations to the dead ancestor.
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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Full-text: Udakadayin.
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