Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

ekatama एकतम – one among many; a single one

adjective · Word type unspecified

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary adjective

one among many; a single one

Derived from

  1. eka एक numeral — one
  2. tama तम suffix — superlative suffix
Cappeller 1891 adjective

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ékatama ·a. ­ one of many.

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ekatamá ·a. one of many.

Monier-Williams 1872 Word type unspecified

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—Eka-tama, as, ā, at, one of many; one of two; one (used sometimes as an indefinite article).

Petersburger 1855 adjective

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ekatamá (von eka) adj. einer unter vielen P. 5,3,94. VOP. 7,96. ŚAT. BR. 1,6,3,23 (é˚). ŚAT. BR. 12,1,3,22. PAÑCAT. 12,21. PAÑCAT. 70,4. PAÑCAT. 93,9. PAÑCAT. 149,2. DURGAD._zu_VOP. 3,34. einer unter zweien (vgl. ekatara): astrāṇi vā śarīraṃ vā brahmannekatamaṃ vṛṇu MBH. 1,6337. svāmyamātyayorekatamasya kiṃ vā dvayorapi PAÑCAT. 92,5. ein (unbest. Artikel): tasya (paramāsanasya) caikatame deśe (vgl. ekadeśa) nānāratnavibhūṣitam .. dadarśa pāṇḍaraṃ chatram R. 5,14,2.

Böhtlingk 1879 adjective

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ékatama und ekatamá Adj. (f. ā́) einer unter vielen.

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ékatama und ekatamá Adj. (f. ā́) einer unter vielen.

Apte 1890 adjective

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ekatama a. (n. ˚mat, f. ˚mā) 1 One of many. 2 One (used as an indefinite article).

Cappeller 1887 Word type unspecified

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ékatama u. ekatamá einer unter vielen.

Burnouf 1866 adjective

Original text · French · adjective

ekatama ekatama a. (sup. de eka) un [entre plusieurs]. Gr. ἕϰαστος.

Occurrences in source texts (2)

VBT 2 occurrences
VBT 139–145: Fruit of the Ways 1 occurrence

Direct occurrences

VBT 146–155: Inner Rituals 1 occurrence

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