Ekatara, Ēkatārā, Ekatārā: 7 definitions

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In Hinduism
Shaivism
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In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
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Source: eScholarship: Gāruḍa Medicine

Ekatarā (एकतरा) is the name of a Goddess capable of destroying snakes and has Garuḍa as

one of her three faces, according to the pañcaviṃśatihṛdayācakra chapter of the

Jayadrathayāmala. An alternative Ekatarā goddess is described in the fourth division of the
text, this one having four faces, but similarly associated with mastery of snakes.

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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.

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Marathi-English dictionary
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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ēkatārā (एकतारा).—a Of one chord or string--a musical instrument.

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ēkatārā (एकतारा).—m A monochord. 2 An unrivaled or a peerless star. A term of praise for a

person of brilliant performances or powers.

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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.

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Sanskrit-English dictionary
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ekatara (एकतर).—(n. °taram)

1) One of two, either; P.VII. 1.26, Vart.

2) Other, different.

3) One of many.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ekatara (एकतर).—mfn.
(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) 1. Either, one of two. 2. Other, different. E. eka and ḍatarac affix of the
comparative.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English

Dictionary

1) Ekatara (एकतर):—[=eka-tara] [from eka] mfn. (n. am, not at by [vArttika] on [Pāṇini 7-1,

26]) one of two, either, other, [Mahābhārata; Pañcatantra] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] (rarely) one of many, [Dāy.; Kādambarī]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम ् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen

as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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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See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Eka, Tara.

Starts with: Ekatarapha, Ekataraphi.

Ends with: Shikekatara, Shikkekatara.

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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (by Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī)

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Item last updated: 26 May, 2020