Ekadasharudra, Ēkādaśarudra, Ekādaśarudra, Ekādaśarudrā, Ekadasha-rudra: 4 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Vedanta
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Kannada
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Introduction:

Ekadasharudra 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.

The Sanskrit terms Ēkādaśarudra and Ekādaśarudra and Ekādaśarudrā can be transliterated into English as Ekadasarudra or Ekadasharudra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vedanta (school of philosophy)

Source: Shodhganga: Siva Gita A Critical Study

Ekādaśarudra (एकादशरुद्र) refers to “eleven Rudras”.—Eleven Rudras considered sacred are the following;

Mahādeva;
Śiva;
Mahā-rudra;
Śaṅkara;
Nīlalohita;
Īśāna-rudra;
Vijaya-rudra;
Bhīma-rudra;
Devadeva;
Bhavodbhava;
Ādityātmaka Śrī Rudra.

Their consorts are

Dhī-devī,
Dhṛti-devī,
Usnā-devī (or Rasalā-devī),
Umā-devī,
Nīyut-devī,
Sarpi-devī,
Īlā-devī,
Ambikā-devī,
Lerāvatī-devī,
Sudhā-devī,
Dīkṣā-devī.

context information

Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ēkādaśarudra (एकादशरुद्र).—m (S) A common term for eleven rudra or demigods: viz. vīrabhadra, śambhu, girīśa, ajaika- pāt, ahirbudhanya, pinākī, apavājita, bhuvanādhīśvara, kapālī, sthāṇu, bhava.

context information

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 dictionary

Ekādaśarudrā (एकादशरुद्रा).—(pl.) the eleven Rudras; see रुद्र (rudra).

Derivable forms: ekādaśarudrāḥ (एकादशरुद्राः).

Ekādaśarudrā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ekādaśa and rudrā (रुद्रा).

context information

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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ēkādaśarudra (ಏಕಾದಶರುದ್ರ):—[noun] any of the eleven Rudras, a class of gods; a particular kind of service offered to Śiva, reciting the Rudra hymn.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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