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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Ekavarṇa (एकवर्ण).—(a pada) made up of a single letter; cf. एकवर्णं पदम् आ, उ इतिः (ekavarṇaṃ padam ā, u itiḥ) commentary on R.Pr. X.2; cf. also V.Pr.IV. 144-145 where एकवर्ण (ekavarṇa) is defined as एकप्रयत्ननिर्वर्त्य (ekaprayatnanirvartya) capable of being produced with a single effort. Pāṇini gives the term अपृक्त (apṛkta) to an affix made up of one single letter; cf.अपृक्त एकाल् प्रत्ययः (apṛkta ekāl pratyayaḥ) P.I.2.41.

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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Ekavarṇā (एकवर्णा) (or Āparṇā) refers to one of the daughters of Himavat and Menakā, according to the Śrīmatottara-tantra, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, as Himavat says to Bhairava: “I have a beloved daughter born of Menakā’s womb. Out of fear of having her wings cut, she entered the sea. One of my daughters is Āparṇā (or, Ekavarṇā) and the second one is Ekapāṭalā. The third is the youngest (laghvīyasī). She is the beautiful Kālinī who is (still) alive. (These are my) daughters the eldest, middle one and the one called the child, respectively. I have given you one (namely) Sukālinī, who is present (here). O god, she is beautiful, well mannered and devoted to her husband (satīdharmaratā). May she now worship the feet of the Lord”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)

Source: archive.org: Hindu Mathematics

Ekavarṇa (एकवर्ण) refers to “equations in one unknown” and represents one of the classes of Samīkaraṇa (“equations”), according to the principles of Bījagaṇita (“algebra” or ‘science of calculation’), according to Gaṇita-śāstra, ancient Indian mathematics and astronomy.—Brahmagupta (628) in the Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta has classified equations as three classes [e.g., equations in one unknown (ekavarṇa-samīkaraṇa)] [...]. Pṛthūdakasvāmī (860) in his commentary on the Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta by Brahmagupta adopts four classes.

The ekavarṇa class is again divided into two sub-classes, viz.,

1. linear equations, and
2. quadratic equations (avyaktavarga-samīkaraṇa).

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Ganitashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, gaṇitaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ēkavarṇa (एकवर्ण).—m (S) Confusion of castes: also cessation of the distinctions of caste.

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ēkavarṇa (एकवर्ण).—a (S) pop. ēkavarṇī a Of one color.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ekavarṇa (एकवर्ण).—a.

1) of one colour.

2) identical, same.

3) of one tribe or caste.

4) involving the use of one letter (°samīkaraṇa). (-rṇaḥ) 1 one form.

2) a Brāhmaṇa.

3) a word of one syllable.

4) a superior caste.

-rṇī beating time, the instrument (castanet); °समीकरणम् (samīkaraṇam) an equation involving one unknown quantity.

Ekavarṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms eka and varṇa (वर्ण).

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

Ekavarṇa (एकवर्ण).—mfn.

(-rṇaḥ-rṇā-rṇaṃ) 1. Of one caste or tribe. 2. Of one colour. 3. Of one quality. m.

(-rṇaḥ) One unknown quantity, (in algebra.) f. (-rṇī) Beating time, marking musical measure by clapping the hands, or the instrument which does so, a castanet: see ekatālī. E. eka, varṇa a quality, a note, and ṅīṣ aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ekavarṇa (एकवर्ण).—adj. 1. onecoloured, plain, Mahābhārata 13, 3781. 2. identical, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 8, 5, 29. 3. consisting in one caste only, Mahābhārata 3, 13051.

Ekavarṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms eka and varṇa (वर्ण).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ekavarṇa (एकवर्ण).—[adjective] one-coloured, not brindled.

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

1) Ekavarṇa (एकवर्ण):—[=eka-varṇa] [from eka] m. a single sound or letter, [Ṛgveda-prātiśākhya; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā-prātiśākhya] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] mfn. of one colour, one-coloured, uniform, [Pāraskara-gṛhya-sūtra; Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa] etc.

3) [v.s. ...] having one caste only, being all one caste, [Mahābhārata iii]

4) [v.s. ...] consisting of one sound only, [Ṛgveda-prātiśākhya 110; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā-prātiśākhya i, 151]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ekavarṇa (एकवर्ण):—[eka-varṇa] (rṇaḥ-rṇā-rṇaṃ) a. Of one caste, colour or quality. m. ṇaḥ unknown quantity. (rṇī) 3. f. Beating time with the hand, &c.

[Sanskrit to German]

Ekavarna in German

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ēkavarṇa (ಏಕವರ್ಣ):—

1) [noun] a single colour.

2) [noun] a word of a single syllable.

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

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Eka, Varna.

Starts with: Ekavarnaka, Ekavarnarthasamgraha, Ekavarnasamikarana.

Ends with: Anekavarna.

Full-text: Ekavarnasamikarana, Ekavarnika, Aikavarnika, Ekavarni, Varnika, Anekavarna, Aprikta, Aparna, Asakritsamikarana, Asakrit, Sakritsamikarana, Shakrit, Samikarana, Ekapatala, Ekapada, Sukalika, Pativrata, Kalini, Sukalini, Laghviyasi.

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