Ekajati, Ekajāti, Eka-jati: 12 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexEkajāti (एकजाति).—Śūdras.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 227. 72, 82.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāEkajāti (एकजाति) refers to “one birth”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “What then, son of good family, is the recollection of gods (devānusmṛti), which is authorized by the Lord for Bodhisattvas? It is the recollection of two assemblies of gods. What are these two? The gods of the Pure Abode, and the Bodhisattvas hindered by only one birth (ekajāti-pratibaddha-bodhisattva), who dwell in the Tuṣita Heaven. In that the Bodhisattva recollects the gods of the Pure Abode. Further, the Bodhisattvas who are hindered by only one birth, and who dwell in the Tuṣita Heaven recollect ten qualities as the summit. What are those ten qualities?”
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryEkajāti (एकजाति).—a.
1) once born.
2) belonging to the same family or caste.
-tiḥ a Śūdra (opp. dvijanman); ब्राह्मणः क्षत्रियो वैश्यस्त्रयो वर्णा द्विजातयः । चतुर्थ एकजातिस्तु शूद्रो नास्ति तु पञ्चमः (brāhmaṇaḥ kṣatriyo vaiśyastrayo varṇā dvijātayaḥ | caturtha ekajātistu śūdro nāsti tu pañcamaḥ) || Manusmṛti 1.4;8.27.
Ekajāti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms eka and jāti (जाति).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryEkajaṭī (एकजटी) or Ekajaṭā.—(1): Mahāvyutpatti 4277 (compare Tārā 4280).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryEkajāti (एकजाति).—mfn. (-tiḥ-tiḥ-ti) 1. Of the same caste. 2. Once born. m.
(-taḥ) A Sudra. E. eka one, and jāti birth or caste: not being regenerated by investiture, &c.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryEkajāti (एकजाति).—1. adj. having only one birth, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 10, 4. 2. belonging to the same kind, [Suśruta] 2, 289, 12. Ii. m. a Śūdra, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 270.
Ekajāti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms eka and jāti (जाति).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryEkajāti (एकजाति).—[adjective] having (only) one birth (cf. dvijāti) or belonging to the same family.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ekajāti (एकजाति):—[=eka-jāti] [from eka] mfn. once-born (as a Śūdra), [Gautama-dharma-śāstra x, 50; Manu-smṛti x, 4]
2) [v.s. ...] of the same species or kind (as animals), [Suśruta]
3) [v.s. ...] m. a Śūdra, [Manu-smṛti viii, 270.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryEkajāti (एकजाति):—[eka-jāti] (tiḥ-tiḥ-ti) a. Of the same caste. m. A Sūdra.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusĒkajāti (ಏಕಜಾತಿ):—
1) [adjective] that is born only once; not having multiple births or birth-like religious consecration or sanctification.
2) [adjective] of or belonging to the same type, class, quality, family order, etc.
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Ēkajāti (ಏಕಜಾತಿ):—[noun] a man belonging to Śudra class in Hindu social system.
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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Starts with: Ekajatiekamati, Ekajatipratibaddha, Ekajatitantra, Ekajatiya.
Ends with: Anekajati.
Full-text: Ekajatiya, Ekajata, Abhisheka, Pratibaddha.
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