Esa, Esha, Eṣa, È shā, E sha: 19 definitions
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Esa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. 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 Eṣa can be transliterated into English as Esa or Esha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Eṣa (एष) refers to one of the 72 rays of the Viśuddhi-Cakra which (together with the 64 rays of the Ājñā) are associated with the lunar plane called Brahmagranthi, according to Śaṅkarācārya’s Saudaryalaharī.—Accordingly, the Goddess is visualised (by Sādhaka) as dwelling above the six Ādhāracakras ruling over the 360 rays which emanate in them [e.g., Eṣa]. These 360 rays represent 360 syllables (i.e., a consummation of the śabdaprapañca or 50 alphabets) as well as the principles of nature. For the 360 syllables, together with haṃ and saḥ, Nyāsa should be performed for Śrīcakrapūjā.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
esa : (euphonic form of eso), that person.
1) Esa, 2 (adj.) = esin Sn.286. (Page 162)
2) Esa, 1 see etad. (Page 162)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
ēsa (एस).—f (Properly vēsa) The gate (of a town, village, yard).
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
Eṣa (एष).—a.
1) Desirable, to be desired.
2) Gliding, running; epithet of Viṣṇu.
-ṣaḥ 1 Running or hastening towards.
2) Seeking.
3) Wish, choice.
-ṣā Wish, desire.
Eṣā (एषा).—f.
(-ṣā) Desire. E. iṣ to wish, aṅ and ṭāp aff.
Eṣa (एष).—1. [adjective] rushing on, eṣa [masculine] as subst.
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Eṣa (एष).—2. [masculine] seeking, looking for; wish, desire.
1) Eṣa (एष):—[from eṣ] 1. eṣa mfn. gliding, running, hastening, [Ṛg-veda]
2) 2 ([nominative case] m. of etad q.v.)
3) 3. eṣa mfn. ([from] √3. iṣ) ifc. seeking, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xiii]
4) m. the act of seeking or going after, [Ṛg-veda x, 48, 9]
5) (eṣa), wish, option, [Ṛg-veda i, 180, 4], (cf. svaīṣa)
6) Eṣā (एषा):—[from eṣa] f. wish, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.];
7) Eṣa (एष):—cf. [Zend] aesha; O.H.G. ērā.
Eṣā (एषा):—(ṣā) 1. f. Desire.
Eṣa (एष):—1. pron. s. u. etad .
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Eṣa (एष):—2. vgl. bandhveṣa .
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Eṣa (एष):—2. vgl. noch śravaeṣa, svaiṣa .
Eṣa (एष):—1. s.u. 1. eta.
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Eṣa (एष):—2. m. das Hineilen.
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Eṣa (एष):—3. —
1) Adj. suchend. in naṣṭaiṣa —
2) m. das Aufsuchen.
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Eṣa (एष):—4. m. Wunsch , Wahl.
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Eṣa (एष):—5. Adj. hingleitend , eilend.
Eṣā (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 此 [cǐ]: “this”.
Note: eṣā can be alternatively written as: eṣām.
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.
Hindi dictionary
1) Esa in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) Jesus Christ..—esa (ईसा) is alternatively transliterated as Īsā.
2) Esa in Hindi refers in English to:—(a) such, of this type; -[vaisa] trifling, of no consequence; insignificant; [aisi] ([ki]) [taisi] an abusive expression (directed towards something or someone); down (with him); —•[karana/0 mem jane dena] damn it, let it go to hell, to damn with feint praise..—esa (ऐसा) is alternatively transliterated as Aisā.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
1) Esa (एस) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Eṣ.
2) Esa (एस) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Eṣ.
3) Esa (एस) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Eṣya.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Eśa (ಎಶ):—[noun] (correctly, ಯಶ [yasha]) favourable outcome or result; success.
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Esa (ಎಸ):—[noun] = (correctly, ಯಶ [yasha]) ಎಶ [esha].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Chinese-English dictionary
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
扼殺 [è shā] [e sha]—
1. To strangle to death. 《晉書 [jin shu]．卷五九 [juan wu jiu]．列傳 [lie chuan]．河間王顒 [he jian wang yong]》: "Nanyang Prince Mo (南陽王模 [nan yang wang mo]) sent his general Liang Chen (梁臣 [liang chen]) to strangle him on a cart in Yonggu (雍谷 [yong gu]), Xin'an (新安 [xin an]), along with his three sons."
2. To stifle, preventing survival or development. For example: "The boss's conservative style may stifle the research and development of the company's new products."
扼殺：1.掐住脖子，使致死。《晉書．卷五九．列傳．河間王顒》：「南陽王模遣將梁臣於新安雍谷車上扼殺之，并其三子。」
2.抑制，使其無法生存、發展。如：「老闆的保守作風，可能會扼殺了公司新產品的研發。」
è shā:1. qiā zhù bó zi, shǐ zhì sǐ. < jìn shū． juǎn wǔ jiǔ． liè chuán． hé jiān wáng yóng>: “nán yáng wáng mó qiǎn jiāng liáng chén yú xīn ān yōng gǔ chē shàng è shā zhī, bìng qí sān zi.”
2. yì zhì, shǐ qí wú fǎ shēng cún,, fā zhǎn. rú: “lǎo bǎn de bǎo shǒu zuò fēng, kě néng huì è shā le gōng sī xīn chǎn pǐn de yán fā.”
e sha:1. qia zhu bo zi, shi zhi si. < jin shu. juan wu jiu. lie chuan. he jian wang yong>: "nan yang wang mo qian jiang liang chen yu xin an yong gu che shang e sha zhi, bing qi san zi."
2. yi zhi, shi qi wu fa sheng cun,, fa zhan. ru: "lao ban de bao shou zuo feng, ke neng hui e sha le gong si xin chan pin de yan fa."
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
惡煞 [è shā] [e sha]—
Generally refers to fierce and cruel people. Yuan Dynasty, Ji Junxiang, "The Orphan of Zhao" Act 1: "He, he, he spread his claws and teeth all over the court, and those who disobey will be executed one by one. Mostly we are earthly 恶煞 [e sha] (è shà), what kind of general outside the 阃外 [kun wai] (kǔn wài)." "The History of Civilization" Chapter 32: "This group of 恶煞 [e sha] (è shà) just struck a match and lit the pile of firewood."
惡煞：泛稱凶狠之徒。元．紀君祥《趙氏孤兒》第一折：「他他他把爪和牙布滿在朝門，但違拗的早一個個誅夷盡。多喒是人間惡煞，可什麼閫外將軍。」《文明小史》第三二回：「這班惡煞，就擦根自來火，在柴堆上點著了。」
è shā: fàn chēng xiōng hěn zhī tú. yuán． jì jūn xiáng < zhào shì gū ér> dì yī zhé: “tā tā tā bǎ zhǎo hé yá bù mǎn zài cháo mén, dàn wéi ǎo de zǎo yī gè gè zhū yí jǐn. duō zá shì rén jiān è shā, kě shén me kǔn wài jiāng jūn.” < wén míng xiǎo shǐ> dì sān èr huí: “zhè bān è shā, jiù cā gēn zì lái huǒ, zài chái duī shàng diǎn zhe le.”
e sha: fan cheng xiong hen zhi tu. yuan. ji jun xiang < zhao shi gu er> di yi zhe: "ta ta ta ba zhao he ya bu man zai chao men, dan wei ao de zao yi ge ge zhu yi jin. duo za shi ren jian e sha, ke shen me kun wai jiang jun." < wen ming xiao shi> di san er hui: "zhe ban e sha, jiu ca gen zi lai huo, zai chai dui shang dian zhe le."
1) 惡煞 t = 恶煞 s = è shā p refers to “demon/fiend”.
2) 扼殺 t = 扼杀 s = è shā p refers to “to strangle/to throttle”..
惡殺 [è shā] refers to: “hate killing”.
惡殺 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Vietnamese] ác sát.
[Korean] 악살 / aksal.
[Japanese] アクセツ / akusetsu.
Chinese language.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+24): Ecakupicaku, Ecatavar, Esa-kokoo, Esaama, Esabagola, Esabakolu, Esabgol, Esabgolu, Esabha, Esaboddi, Esadi, Esadu, Esaga, Esagala, Esagale, Esagale motu, Esagelemale, Esagelemuttu, Esagho, Esagile.
Full-text (+635): Gavesha, Anvesa, Xiong shen e sha, Eshavira, Bandhvesha, Etad, Maheshi, E sha tu, Wa da luo e sha tu, E sha luo, Hao sheng e sha, Ayonika, Lesaoddana, Lesaggahana, Lesabhava, Lesakarana, Ghattitamesi, Bhavavimokkhesi, Aparaddhamesi, Bhavavippamokkhesi.
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