eka एक éka mfn. (√ i, [Uṇ. iii, 43], probably fr. a base e; cf. Zd. ae-va; Gk. οἰ-ν-ός, οἶος; Goth. ai-n-s; also Lat. aequu-s; g. sarvādi, [Pāṇ. i, 1, 27]; see [Gr. 200]), one (eko'pi, or ekaś-cana, with na preceding or following, no one, nobody; the words ekayā na or ekān na are used before decade numerals to lessen them by one, e.g. ekān na triṃśat, twenty-nine), [RV.] &c. (with and without eva) alone, solitary, single, happening only once, that one only (frequently ifc.; cf. dharmaika-rakṣa, &c.), [RV.] &c. the same, one and the same, identical, [ŚBr. v]; [KātyŚr.]; [Mn.] &c. one of two or many ( — , — dvitīya, the one — the other; esp. pl. eke, some, eke — apare some — others, &c.), [ŚBr.]; [KātyŚr.]; [MBh.]; [Hit.] &c. ( repeated twice, either as a compound [cf. ekaika] or uncompounded, may have the sense ‘one and one’, ‘one by one’, [RV. i, 20, 7]; [123, 8]; [v, 52, 17]; [R.]; [BhP.] &c.) single of its kind, unique, singular, chief, pre-eminent, excellent, [Ragh.]; [Kathās.]; [Kum.] &c. sincere, truthful, [MW.] little, small, [L.] (sometimes used as an indefinite article), a, an, [R.]; [Śak.]; [Vet.] &c. (the fem. of before a Taddhita suffix and as first member of a compound is not ekā, [Pāṇ. vi, 3, 62]) éka m. N. of a teacher, [Āp.] of a son of Raya, [BhP.] éka n. unity, a unit (ifc.), [Hcat.] ekadhā एकधा ekadhā́ ind. simply, singly in one way, together, at once, [AV.]; [TS.] &c., [MBh.] &c. ekadā एकदा ind. at the same time, at once, [Sāh.] sometimes, once, one time, some time ago, [MBh.]; [Pañcat.]; [Hit.] &c. ekaga एकग eka—ga mfn. attentive to only one object, [L.] ekagu एकगु eka—gu m. a particular Agni-ṣṭoma (q.v.), [GopBr.] ekaja एकज eka—já mfn. born or produced alone or single, solitary, single, alone of its kind, [RV. i, 164, 15]; [x, 84, 3]; [AV.]; [KātyŚr.] &c. ekaka एकक ekaká mf(A, ikA)n. single, alone, solitary, [RV. x, 59, 9]; [AV. xx, 132, 1.] ekalū एकलू eka—lū m. N. of a Ṛṣi g. gargādi, [Pāṇ. iv, 1, 105.] ekala एकल mfn. alone, solitary, [ChUp.]; [BhP.] &c. (in mus.) a solo singer. ekatā एकता eka—tā f. oneness, unity, union, coincidence, identity, [ŚBr.]; [ChUp.]; [MBh.] &c. (ekatām api-√ yā, to become one with [instr.] [VP.]) ekata एकत ekatá m. N. of one of the three Āptyas, [VS. i, 23]; [ŚBr. i]; [Kāṭh.] &c. of a Brāhman, [MBh.] ekato एकतो (by Sandhi for ekatas). ekaśas एकशस् eka—śas See p. 231, col. 1. ind. one by one, singly, [KātyŚr.]; [R.] &c. ekadṛś एकदृश् eka—dṛś mfn. one-eyed, [L.] a crow, [L.] N. of Śiva, [L.] = tattva-jña, [T.] ekadiś एकदिश् eka—diś mfn. being in the same quarter or direction, [Pāṇ. iv, 3, 112.] ekadyū एकद्यू eka—dyū́ m. N. of a Ṛṣi, [RV. viii, 80, 10.] ekaṛtu एकऋतु eka—ṛtú m. the only time, only season, [AV. viii, 9, 25]; [26.] ekaṛṣi एकऋषि eka—ṛṣi m. the only or chief Ṛṣi, [AV. viii, 9, 25]; [26]; [x, 7, 14] N. of a Ṛṣi, [ŚBr. xiv.] ekajyā एकज्या eka—jyā f. the cord of an arc sine of 30 degrees or of the radius, [W.] ekapad एकपद् eka—pád mfn. (pāt, padī, pat and pāt) having only one foot, limping, lame, [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.]; [AitBr.] &c. incomplete, [ŚBr. xiv] (with 1. aja N. of one of the Maruts, [RV.]) eka—pád (pāt), m. N. of Viṣṇu, [MBh. iii] of Śiva, [L.] of a Dānava, [MBh. i] ekarāj एकराज् eka—rāj mfn. shining alone, alone visible, [BhP. iii, 5, 24] eka—rāj m. (ṭ) the only king or ruler, monarch, [RV. viii, 37, 3]; [AV. iii, 4, 1]; [AitBr.] &c. the king alone, [KātyŚr. xxii, 11, 33.] ekarca एकर्च eka—°rcá m. (eka-ṛca) n. a single verse g. ardharcādi, [Pāṇ. ii, 4, 31] [[T.]] eka—°rcá mfn. consisting of only one verse, [ŚBr.] eka—°rcá n. a Sūkta of only one verse, [AV. xix, 23, 20.] ekartu एकर्तु eka—°rtú See -ṛtú, p. 227, col. 3. ekarṣi एकर्षि eka—°rṣi See -ṛṣí, [ib.] ekastha एकस्थ eka—sthá mfn. standing together, remaining in the same place, conjoined, combined, assembled, [ŚBr.]; [MBh.]; [Kum.] &c. standing in or occupying only one panel, [AgP.] ekatas एकतस् eka—tas See p. 230, col. 3. ind. from one, from one and the same, [Rājat.] from one view, from one side, on one side, on one part, on the one hand, [AitBr.]; [MBh.] &c. (the correlative to is either repeated or aparatas or anyatas or vā, e.g. — or — aparatas, on the one hand — on the other) in one body, all together, [MBh. xiii, 2230]; [Suśr.] ekatra एकत्र ind. in one, in one and the same, [MBh.]; [Kathās.]; [Pañcat.] &c. in one place, in the same place, in a single spot (with the force of the locative), [MBh.]; [Yājñ.]; [Mṛcch.] &c. on the one side (the correlative is aparatra or sometimes anyasmin, on the one side — on the other side, here — there) in one and the same place, all together, [Kathās.]; [Suśr.] &c. ekatva एकत्व eka—tva n. oneness, unity, union, coincidence, identity, [KātyŚr.]; [MBh.]; [Suśr.] &c. (in Gr.) the singular number, [Kāś.] singleness, soleness, [HYog.] ekavat एकवत् eka—vat ind. like one, simple as one, as in the case of one, [Āp.]; [Pāṇ.] &c. ekavṛt एकवृत् eka—vṛ́t mfn. ‘being one’, simple, [AV.]; [TS.]; [ŚBr.] &c. ekabhāga एकभाग eka—bhāga m. one part, one-fourth, [Pañcar.] ekabhāva एकभाव eka—bhāva m. the being one, oneness, [BhP.] simplicity, sincerity, [Pañcat.] eka—bhāva mfn. of the same nature, agreeing, [MBh.] simple, sincere, [Pañcat.] ekabhūta एकभूत eka—bhūta mfn. become one, concentrated (as the mind), [BhP.] ekabhūya एकभूय eka—bhūya n. the becoming one, union, [KauṣUp.] ekabhoga एकभोग eka—bhoga, m. and eka—bhogya, n. sole and entire right of enjoyment, [Inscr.] ekadhāra एकधार eka—dhāra m. a single or uninterrupted current, [TāṇḍyaBr. xiv, 4, 7.] ekadhātu एकधातु eka—dhātu mfn. consisting of one part or element. ekadhanā एकधना éka—dhanā (ās), f. pl. (scil. āpas) the water taken up by means of those vessels, [AitBr. ii, 20, 5]; [KātyŚr.] &c. ekadhana एकधन eka—dhaná n. a choice portion of wealth, [ŚBr. xi, 4, 1, 1]; [Āp. ii, 13, 13] (éka-dhana), ‘put down in an odd number’, N. of particular water-vessels by means of which water is taken up at certain sacrificial observances, [ŚBr.]; [KātyŚr.] &c. ekadhenu एकधेनु eka—dhenu f. a unique or excellent cow, [RV. vii, 38, 5.] ekadhura एकधुर eka—dhura or eka—dhurā-vaha or eka—dhurīṇa, mfn. bearing the same burden, fit for the same burden, equal, apt, [Pāṇ. iv, 4, 79]; [Naiṣ.] ekakhura एकखुर eka—khura m. a one-hoofed animal, [Āp. ii, 16, 16.] ekaphalā एकफला eka—phalā f. producing only one fruit, N. of a plant, [L.] ekaśākha एकशाख eka—śākha mfn. being of the same branch or school (as a Brāhman), [W.] having but one branch (as a tree), [T.] g. gahādi, [Pāṇ. iv, 2, 138.] ekaśālā एकशाला eka—śālā f. a single hall or room, [Pāṇ. v, 3, 109] N. of a place, [ŚivP.] eka—śālā n. a house consisting of one hall, [MatsyaP.] N. of a town, [R. ii.] ekaśīla एकशील eka—śīla mfn. of one and the same nature or character, [MBh.] ekaśūla एकशूल eka—śūla mfn. one-pointed, [Hir.] ekaśapha एकशफ eka—śapha mfn. whole-hoofed, not cloven-hoofed, solidungulate, [VS.]; [TS.] &c. eka—śapha m. a whole-hoofed animal (as a horse &c.) eka—śapha n. the race of solidungulate animals, [AV. v, 31, 3]; [ŚBr.]; [Mn.] &c. ekaśata एकशत eka—śata n. 101 eka—śata mf(A)n. the 101st, [MBh. iii, 101] ekaśepa एकशेप eka—śepa m. N. of a man. ekaśeṣa एकशेष eka—śeṣa m. the only remainder, [Naiṣ.]; [Veṇīs.]; [Kathās.] ‘the remaining of one’, (in Gr.) a term denoting that of two or more stems (alike in form and followed by the same termination) only one remains (e.g. the pl. vṛkṣās is the only remainder of vṛkṣas + vṛkṣas + vṛkṣas + …), [Pāṇ. i, 2, 64 ff.] eka—śeṣa mfn. of which only one is left, [MBh.] ekaśilā एकशिला eka—śilā f. N. of a town. ekacara एकचर eka—cará mf(A)n. wandering or living alone, not living in company, solitary, segregarious, [MBh.]; [BhP.] (said of certain animals), [Mn. v, 17]; [BhP. v, 8, 15] (N. of a thief), [Kathās.] moving at the same time, [ŚBr. iii, 8, 3, 17]; [18] N. of Śiva-Rudra, [Gaut.] of Bala-deva, [L.] eka—cará (as), m. a rhinoceros, [L.] ekaciti एकचिति eka—citi mfn. having one layer (of wood or bricks &c.), [Jaim.] ekadeśa एकदेश eka—deśa m. one spot or place, one passage, a certain spot or passage, some place, [MBh.]; [Pañcat.]; [Sāh.] &c. a part, portion or division of the whole, [KātyŚr.]; [Mn.] &c. one and the same place, [Kap.] eka—deśa mfn. being in the same place, [KātyŚr. xvi, 7, 17] ekadehau एकदेहौ eka—dehau m. du. husband and wife, [T.] ekadeha एकदेह eka—deha mfn. having a similar body or descended from the same person (as a family), [Hariv. 2532] having as it were one body, [Hariv. 3439] eka—deha m. ‘having a singular or beautiful form’, N. of the planet Mercury, [L.] ekadeva एकदेव eka—deva m. the only God, supreme Lord, [T.] ekaguru एकगुरु eka—guru or eka—°guruka, m. having the same teacher, pupil of the same preceptor. ekahelā एकहेला eka—helā f. See eka-helayā ekajāta एकजात eka—jāta mfn. of one parentage, born of the same parents, [Mn. ix, 148]; [182.] ekajāti एकजाति eka—jāti mfn. once-born (as a Śūdra), [Gaut. x, 50]; [Mn. x, 4] of the same species or kind (as animals), [Suśr.] eka—jāti m. a Śūdra, [Mn. viii, 270.] ekajaṭā एकजटा eka—jaṭā f. N. of a goddess, [Tantras.] [[T.]] ekajaṭa एकजट eka—jaṭa m. N. of a being in the retinue of Skanda, [MBh.] ekakāla एककाल eka—kāla m. happening at the same time, simultaneous, [BhP.] ekakara एककर eka—kara mf(I)n. doing or effecting one, [Pāṇ. iii, 2, 21] eka—kara mf(A)n. one-handed, one-rayed, [L.] ekaloka एकलोक éka—loka mfn. possessing one world, [MaitrS.] ekamūlā एकमूला eka—mūlā f. Linum Usitatissimum, [L.] Desmodium Gangeticum, [L.] ekamūla एकमूल eka—mūla mfn. having one root, [ĀśvGṛ.] ekamati एकमति eka—mati f. concentration of mind, [BhP.] eka—mati mfn. unanimous, [MBh.]; [Suśr.]; [Pañcat.] ekamaya एकमय eka—maya mf(I)n. consisting of one, uniform, [Kathās.] ekamukha एकमुख eka—mukha mfn. having one mouth, [Hcat.] having the face turned towards the same direction, [AV. ix, 4, 9] having one chief or superintendent, [Yājñ. ii, 203] belonging to the same category, [Sāy.] on [TBr.] ekanāthī एकनाथी eka—nāthī f. N. of his work. ekanātha एकनाथ eka—nātha m. ‘having one master’, N. of an author ekanīḍa एकनीड eka—nīḍa mfn. having a common abode, [VS. xxxii, 8] having only one seat, [BhP.] ekanaṭa एकनट eka—naṭa m. the principal actor in a drama, the manager (who recites the prologue), [L.] ekanemi एकनेमि eka—nemi mfn. having one felly, [AV. x, 8, 7] [xi, 4, 22.] ekanibha एकनिभ eka—nibha mfn. uniform, [VarBṛS.] ekapāṇa एकपाण eka—pāṇa m. a single wager or stake. ekapāda एकपाद eka—pāda m. a single foot, [MBh.]; [BhP.] one quarter, [MBh. xii] the same Pāda or quarter stanza, [RPrāt. 100] eka—pāda mfn. having or using only one foot, [AV. xiii, 1, 6]; [MBh.] eka—pāda m. pl. N. of a fabulous people, [MBh. ii] eka—pāda n. N. of a country (cf. eka-pád, col. 2.) ekapāta एकपात eka—pāta mfn. happening at once, sudden, rapid eka—pāta m. the Pratīka or first word of a Mantra, [Sāy. on AitBr. i, 19, 9.] ekapīta एकपीत eka—pīta mfn. quite yellow, [Ratnāv.] ekapadā एकपदा eka—padā f. (scil. ṛc) a verse consisting of only one Pāda or quarter stanza, [ŚBr.]; [RPrāt.] N. of the twenty-fifth lunar mansion (= pūrva-bhādra-padā), [VarBṛS.] ekapadī एकपदी eka—padī (padī), f. a foot-path, [MBh.]; [Daś.] &c. ekapada एकपद eka—pada n. one and the same place or spot the same panel, [AgP.] a single word, [VPrāt.]; [Śiś.] a simple word, a simple nominal formation, [Nir.] one and the same word, [VPrāt. i, 111] eka—pada mf(A and I [ĀśvGṛ.])n. taking one step, [ĀśvGṛ. i, 7, 19] having only one foot, [ŚBr.]; [BhP.] occupying only one panel, [Hcat.] consisting of a single word, named with a single word, [MBh.]; [VPrāt.]; [APrāt.] &c. eka—pada m. a kind of coitus eka—pada m. pl. N. of a fabulous race, [VarBṛS.] ekapade एकपदे éka—pade (e), ind. on the spot, in one moment, at once, [R.]; [Ragh.]; [Vikr.] &c. ekapadi एकपदि eka—°padi ind. upon or with only one foot g. dvidaṇḍy-ādi, [Pāṇ. v, 4, 128.] ekapara एकपर eka—pará mfn. of singular importance, more important than any other, first of all (said of dice), [RV. x, 34, 2.] ekapari एकपरि eka—pari ind. with exception of one (die), [Pāṇ. ii, 1, 10.] ekapati एकपति eka—pati m. one and the same husband, [BhP. iv, 20, 27.] eka—pati f. having only one husband, [HPariś.] ekarāśi एकराशि eka—rāśi f. one heap, a quantity heaped together ekarāja एकराज eka—rājá m. the only king, monarch, [TBr.]; [MBh.] ekarūpa एकरूप eka—rūpa n. one form, one kind, [Sāṃkhyak.] eka—rūpa mfn. having the same colour or form, one-coloured, of one kind, uniform, [RV. x, 169, 2]; [AV.]; [ŚBr.] &c. eka—rūpa n. N. of a metre ekaratha एकरथ eka—ratha m. an eminent warrior, [MBh. iii.] ekarada एकरद eka—rada m. ‘one-tusked’, N. of Gaṇeśa, [L.] ekaraja एकरज eka—raja m. Verbesina Scandens, [L.] ekarasa एकरस eka—rasa m. the only pleasure, only object of affection, [R. i] eka—rasa mfn. having only one pleasure or object of affection, relishing or finding pleasure in only one thing or person, [R. iii]; [Ragh.] &c. having (always) the same object of affection, unchangeable, [Uttarar.] ekasāla एकसाल eka—sāla n. N. of a place (v.l. for -śāla), [R. ed. Bombay]. ekasphyā एकस्फ्या eka—sphyā f. (scil. lekhā) a line scratched with one piece of wood, [ŚBr. iii], [ix.] ekasūnu एकसूनु eka—sūnu m. an only son.