Ekabhakta, Ēkabhakta, Eka-bhakta: 9 definitions
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Ekabhakta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryēkabhakta (एकभक्त).—n (S) ēkabhukta n (S) ēkabhukti f (S) Subsisting upon one meal daily. Ex. daśamīvrata ēkabhukta sācāra || ēkādaśī upōṣaṇa harījāgara ||
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryEkabhakta (एकभक्त).—a.
1) serving one master only.
2) worshipping one deity.
3) eating together.
-bhūktam Name of a religious ceremony; eating but one meal (a day) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3; Y.3.318. °व्रतम् (vratam) eating but once a day as a religious observance.
Ekabhakta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms eka and bhakta (भक्त).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryEkabhakta (एकभक्त).—mfn.
(-ktaḥ-ktā-ktaṃ) 1. Attached to a common master. 2. Worshipping one deity. 3. Eating together. 4. Eating but one meal, (a day.) E. eka and bhakta attached to, or bhakta food.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryEkabhakta (एकभक्त).—n. eating only once a day, Mahābhārata 13, 5146.
Ekabhakta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms eka and bhakta (भक्त).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryEkabhakta (एकभक्त).—[adjective] devoted only to one, faithful.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ekabhakta (एकभक्त):—[=eka-bhakta] [from eka] mf(ā)n. devoted or faithful to only one (husband), faithful, [Manu-smṛti viii, 363]
2) [v.s. ...] n. the eating only one meal (a day), [Kauśika-sūtra; Yājñavalkya iii, 319; Mahābhārata etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryEkabhakta (एकभक्त):—[eka-bhakta] (ktaḥ-ktā-ktaṃ) a. Serving the same master or deity.
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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.
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