ekā एका ékā f. N. of Durgā ekāha एकाह ekāhá m. the period or duration of one day, [Pāṇ. v, 4, 90]; [Mn.] a ceremony or religious festival lasting one day a Soma sacrifice in which Soma is prepared during one day only (as the Agniṣṭoma &c.), [ŚBr. iv], [vi], [xii], [xiii]; [AitBr. vi]; [ĀśvŚr. ii, 3]; [KātyŚr.] &c. ekāra एकार e—kāra m. the letter or sound e, [TPrāt.] &c. ekāyu एकायु ékāyu mfn. affording excellent food or the chief vigour of life, [RV. i, 31, 5.] ekāṃśa एकांश m. a single part, one part, [MBh.]; [Mn. ix, 150]; [Ragh.] &c. ekāṅgī एकाङ्गी f. a particular perfume, [Bhpr.] ekāṅgau एकाङ्गौ m. du. ‘forming a single body’, a married couple, [T.] ekāṅga एकाङ्ग n. a single member, single part, [MBh.]; [R.] &c. the most excellent member of the body, the head, [T.] sandal-wood, [L.] m. ‘having a unique or beautiful shape’, N. of the planet Mercury, [L.] of the planet Mars, [L.] of Viṣṇu, [L.] m. pl. ‘constituting one body’, body-guard, [Rājat.] mfn. relating to or extending over one part only, incomplete ekāṇḍa एकाण्ड m. ‘having only one testicle’, a kind of horse, [T.] ekāśin एकाशिन् mfn. eating alone, [Suśr.] ekābdā एकाब्दा f. a heifer one year old. ekāgni एकाग्नि m. one and the same fire, [Lāṭy. iv, 9, 2] mfn. keeping only one fire, [Āp. ii, 21, 21] ekāgra एकाग्र mfn. one-pointed, having one point, fixing one's attention upon one point or object, closely attentive, intent, absorbed in [MBh.]; [Mn. i, 1]; [BhP.]; [Bhag.] &c. undisturbed, unperplexed known, celebrated, [L.] n. (in math.) the whole of the long side of a figure which is subdivided ekāham एकाहम् ekāhám (am and °hnā), ind. during one day ekāhan एकाहन् n. a single day (= ekāha), [MBh. xvii, 67]. ekāhnā एकाह्ना (am and °hnā), ind. during one day ekākin एकाकिन् ekākín mfn. ([Pāṇ. v, 3, 52]) alone, solitary, [AV. xix, 56, 1]; [ŚBr.]; [MBh.] &c. ekākṣa एकाक्ष mfn. (fr. akṣa with eka), having only one axle, [BhP. iv, 26, 1.] mfn. (fr. akṣi with eka), one-eyed, [VarYogay.] having an excellent eye, [L.] m. a crow, [L.] N. of Śiva of a Dānava of a being attending on Skanda. ekānna एकान्न n. one and the same food only one meal food given by only one person mfn. having or eating the same food, a messmate ekānta एकान्त m. a lonely or retired or secret place, (°e ind. in a lonely or solitary place, alone, apart, privately), [MBh.]; [Mn.]; [Śak.] &c. a single part, part, portion, [Pat.] the only end or aim, exclusiveness, absoluteness, necessity, [R.]; [Suśr.] &c. devotion to one object, worship of one Being, monotheistic doctrine, [MBh.]; [BhP.] mfn. directed towards or devoted to only one object or person, [BhP.]; [R.] &c. ekānte एकान्ते ind., in a lonely or solitary place, alone, apart, privately ekārtha एकार्थ m. one and the same object, [MBh.]; [Rājat.] one and the same purpose one and the same meaning mfn. having the same purpose or aim, [KātyŚr.]; [MBh. i], [iii]; [R.] &c. having the same meaning, denoting the same thing, synonymous, [Nir.] (in rhet.) tautological (as a sentence), [Vām. ii, 2, 11]; [Kāvyād.] expressing one thing, forming only one notion (as a compound) m. N. of a glossary of synonymous words ekāsya एकास्य mfn. one-faced, [Hcat.] ekāṣṭī एकाष्टी f. a pod or seed of cotton, [W.] ekāśīta एकाशीत mfn. the 81st. ekāśīti एकाशीति f. 81 ekādaśī एकादशी (ī), f. the eleventh day of a fortnight (on which fasting is considered an indispensable observance and very efficacious), [MBh.]; [Kathās.] &c. presentation of offerings to Pitṛs or deceased ancestors on the eleventh day after their death (on which occasion Brāhmans are fed, and the period of impurity for a Brāhman terminates) ekādaśa एकादश ekādaśá mf(I)n. the eleventh, [RV. x, 85, 45]; [ŚBr.]; [Mn.] &c. ([v]ṛṣabhaikādaśā gāvas, ‘cows that have a bull as the eleventh’ i.e. ten cows and one bull, [Gaut.]; [Mn.] &c.) together with eleven, plus eleven, [Vop.] consisting of eleven, lasting eleven (e.g. months), [RV.]; [AV. v, 16, 11]; [MBh.] &c. ekādaśá (am), n. the number eleven, [ŚBr.] ékādaśa (in comp. for ékādaśan below) ekādeśa एकादेश m. substitution of one sound for two or more the one sound substituted for two or more (as in contraction of vowels &c.), [APrāt.]; [Pāṇ.] &c. ekāgram एकाग्रम् ind. with undivided attention, [MBh.] ekāgrya एकाग्र्य mfn. closely attentive, [L.] n. close attention, [L.] ekāhāra एकाहार m. a single meal during the day mfn. taking food only once a day, [MBh.] ekānṛca एकानृच Atharva-veda [xix, 23.] ekāntāt एकान्तात् ind. solely, only, exclusively, absolutely, necessarily, by all means, in every respect, invariably, [MBh.]; [Megh.]; [Bhartṛ.]; [Kap.] &c. ekāntam एकान्तम् ind. solely, only, exclusively, absolutely, necessarily, by all means, in every respect, invariably, [MBh.]; [Megh.]; [Bhartṛ.]; [Kap.] &c. ekāntin एकान्तिन् mfn. id., [MBh.]; [BhP.] ekāpāya एकापाय m. diminution by one. ekārāma एकाराम ekārāmá mfn. having but one object of pleasure, [Yājñ. iii, 58] ekātman एकात्मन् m. the one spirit, [MāṇḍUp.] mfn. depending solely on one's self, being without any friend, only, alone, [MBh.] having the same nature, of one and the same nature, [BhP.] ekātmya एकात्म्य mfn. only, alone, [MāṇḍUp.] homogeneous, [BhP.] (cf. aikātmya.) ekāvāñc एकावाञ्च् mfn. diminishing by one. ekāvalī एकावली ekāvali or , f. a single row, single string of pearls or beads or flowers, &c., [Vikr.]; [Naiṣ.]; [Kād.] &c.; (in rhet.) a series of sentences where the subject of each following sentence has some characteristic of the predicate of the preceding one, [Kpr. x, 45]; [Sāh.] &c.; N. of wk. on rhetoric; ekāvali एकावलि or ekāvalī, f. a single row, single string of pearls or beads or flowers, &c., [Vikr.]; [Naiṣ.]; [Kād.] &c.; (in rhet.) a series of sentences where the subject of each following sentence has some characteristic of the predicate of the preceding one, [Kpr. x, 45]; [Sāh.] &c.; N. of wk. on rhetoric; ekāvama एकावम mfn. inferior or less by one, diminishing by one, [RPrāt.] ekāyana एकायन ekāyaná n. a narrow way or path accessible for only one person, [MBh.]; [R.] the only way or manner of conduct, worldly wisdom, [ChUp. vii, 1, 2] meeting-place, centre of union, [ŚBr.] absorption in one, absolute devotedness to one, unity, [MBh.]; [ChUp.] ekāyaná mfn. passable for only one (as a foot-path), [MBh.] fixing one's thoughts on one object, closely attentive, absorbed in [L.] ekāśrama एकाश्रम m. a solitary hermitage. ekāśraya एकाश्रय and ekāśrita, mfn. resting upon or clinging to one object or person (cf. an-ekāśr°), [Bhāṣāp.] ekāśrita एकाश्रित ekāśraya and , mfn. resting upon or clinging to one object or person (cf. an-ekāśr°), [Bhāṣāp.] ekāñjali एकाञ्जलि m. a handful. ekādaśan एकादशन् ékādaśan mfn. eleven. ekādaśin एकादशिन् ekādaśín mfn. consisting of eleven ekāgnika एकाग्निक m. one and the same fire, [Hcat.] ekāgradhī एकाग्रधी ekāgra—dhī mfn. fixing one's mind on one object, closely attentive, [BhP.] ekāgratā एकाग्रता ekāgra—tā f. intentness in the pursuit of one object, close and undisturbed attention ekāhārya एकाहार्य mfn. having but one kind of food, eating anything, making no difference between allowed and forbidden food [[Nīlak.]], [MBh. (ed. Bombay) iii, 190, 41.] ekākṣara एकाक्षर ekākṣará n. the sole imperishable thing, [AV. v, 28, 8] a single syllable, [Subh.] a monosyllabic word, [VS.]; [ŚBr.]; [RPrāt.] &c. the sacred monosyllable om, [Mn. ii, 83]; [MBh.] &c. N. of an Upaniṣad (mfn.) monosyllabic ekānaṃśā एकानंशा f. (scil. kalā) ‘the single portionless one’, N. of Kuhū or the new moon, [MBh. iii, 14129] personified as Durgā, [Hariv.]; [VarBṛS.] N. of Durgā, [Kathās.] ekānartha एकानर्थ mfn. having the same evils, [MBh.] ekāntara एकान्तर mfn. separated by one intermediate (caste), [Gaut. iv, 16] next but one, one removed from, [Śak. 191 d.] ekāntatā एकान्तता ekānta—tā f. exclusive worship, [BhP.] the state of being a part or portion, [Pat.] ekāntena एकान्तेन ind. solely, only, exclusively, absolutely, necessarily, by all means, in every respect, invariably, [MBh.]; [Megh.]; [Bhartṛ.]; [Kap.] &c. ekāntika एकान्तिक mfn. devoted to one aim or object or person or theory. ekānvaya एकान्वय mfn. of the same family, [Śak. 292, 13.] ekārṇava एकार्णव m. only one ocean, nothing but ocean, general inundation, [VS.] ekārthatā एकार्थता ekārtha—tā f. the state of having the same object or purpose, [KātyŚr.]; [Mit.] the act of expressing only one thing or notion, [Pat.] ekāratni एकारत्नि ékāratni mfn. one cubit long, [ŚBr. xi.] ekārṣeya एकार्षेय mfn. having only one sacred ancestor, [MānŚr.] ekātmatā एकात्मता ekāt°ma-tā f. the unity of spiritual essence, the doctrine of one universal spirit. ekāvarta एकावर्त mfn. forming one whirl, [Vāgbh.] ekāṣṭhīlā एकाष्ठीला f. a species of Calotropis, [Car.] Clypea Hernandifolia, [L.] ekāṣṭhīla एकाष्ठील m. ‘having one kernel’, Agati Grandiflora, [L.] ekāṣṭakā एकाष्टका ekāṣṭakā́ f. the eighth day after full moon (esp. of the month Māgha; personified as Śacī, [T.]), [AV. iii, 10, 5]; [8]; [12]; [TS.]; [TāṇḍyaBr.] &c. ekādhipati एकाधिपति m. a sole monarch. ekādhyāyin एकाध्यायिन् m. a single pupil, [Āp. i, 16, 24.] ekādaśāha एकादशाह ekāda°śāha n. duration or period of eleven days, [R.] ekāda°śāha m. a sacrifice lasting eleven days ekādaśadhā एकादशधा ekādaśadhā́ ind. eleven-fold, in eleven parts, [ŚBr. x.] ekādaśaka एकादशक mfn. the eleventh, [Kap.]; [Sāṃkhyak.] consisting of eleven, [MBh.] n. the number eleven, [Vop.] ekādaśama एकादशम mfn. the eleventh. ekādaśinī एकादशिनी (inī), f. the number eleven, [TS.]; [ŚBr.]; [Yājñ.] ekāgratas एकाग्रतस् ekāgra—tas ind. with undivided attention, [Vet.] ekāgratva एकाग्रत्व ekāgra—tva n. intentness in the pursuit of one object, close and undisturbed attention ekāhātāna एकाहातान ekāhātāná n. the continued series of Ekāhas, [ŚBr. xiii.] ekāhagama एकाहगम ekāha—gama m. a day's journey, [Pāṇ. v, 2, 19.] ekālāpaka एकालापक mfn. having one sound, sounding as one (but expressing more than one thing), [Bālar. vi, 1.] ekānnādin एकान्नादिन् mfn. eating food given by only one person, [Mn. ii, 188.] ekāntarāj एकान्तराज् ekānta—rāj m. N. of a Bodhi-sattva ekāntarin एकान्तरिन् ekāntaritin (?) or , mfn. one who fasts every second day, [L.] ekāntatas एकान्ततस् ekānta—tas ind. lonely, alone solely, exclusively, invariably, &c. ekāntatva एकान्तत्व ekānta—tva n. exclusive worship, [BhP.] the state of being a part or portion, [Pat.] ekāntitva एकान्तित्व ekānti°-tva n. devotion to only one object or thing, [BhP.] ekānugāna एकानुगान n. N. of a Sāman, [ĀrṣBr.] ekāpacaya एकापचय m. diminution (of one's food) by one (mouthful), [Gaut. xxvii, 12.] ekārāmatā एकारामता ekārāma—tā f. the state of the above, [ŚBr. xi.] ekārthatva एकार्थत्व ekārtha—tva n. the state of having the same object or purpose, [KātyŚr.]; [Mit.] the act of expressing only one thing or notion, [Pat.] ekāsanika एकासनिक mfn. having only one seat. ekāvayava एकावयव mfn. made up of the same members or constituent parts. ekāyanībhū एकायनीभू ekāyanī-√ bhū (cf. ekāyana), to become the centre of union, become the only object (of affection &c.), [Mālav.] ekādaśākṣa एकादशाक्ष ekāda°śākṣa m. N. of a man, [GopBr.] ekādaśarca एकादशर्च ekādaśa—rcá (fr. ṛc), a hymn of 11 verses, [AV.] ekādaśatva एकादशत्व ekādaśa—tva n. the number eleven, [BhP.]