एकादशी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit एकादशी (ekādaśī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /eː.kɑːd̪.ʃiː/, [eː.käːd̪.ʃiː]

Proper noun

एकादशी • (ekādśī) f

1. (astronomy, Hinduism) Ekadashi, the eleventh day of either paksha (Shukla paksha or Krishna paksha) in the Hindu calendar

   Synonym: ग्यारस (gyāras)

   हिंदू पंचांग के अनुसार प्रत्येक पक्ष की ग्यारहवीं तिथि को एकादशी कहा जाता है।

   hindū pañcāṅg ke anusār pratyek pakṣ kī gyārahvī̃ tithi ko ekādśī kahā jātā hai.

   According to the Hindu calendar, the eleventh lunar day of each fortnight is called Ekadashi.

2. (Hinduism) Ekadashi, a sacred vrata observed on the eleventh day of each paksha dedicated to Lord Vishnu

   वैष्णव भक्त पुण्य लाभ और आत्मशुद्धि हेतु नियमपूर्वक निर्जला एकादशी का कठिन उपवास रखते हैं।

   vaiṣṇav bhakt puṇya lābh aur ātmaśuddhi hetu niyampūrvak nirjalā ekādśī kā kaṭhin upvās rakhte ha͠i.

   Vaishnava devotees regularly observe the arduous fast of Nirjala Ekadashi for spiritual merit and self-purification.

Declension

Declension of एकादशी (sg-only fem ī-stem)

	singular
direct	एकादशी ekādśī
oblique	एकादशी ekādśī
vocative	एकादशी ekādśī

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “एकादशी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 678
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “एकादशी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 103
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “एकादशी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 142
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “एकादशी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 78.

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit एकादशी (ekādaśī). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘊𑘎𑘰𑘟𑘭𑘲 (ekādasī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.ka.d̪ə.ɕi/, [e.ka.d̪ə.ɕiː]
• Rhymes: -ə.ɕi
• Hyphenation: ए‧का‧द‧शी

Proper noun

एकादशी • (ekādaśī) f (Hinduism)

1. the eleventh lunar day of either paksha in the Hindu lunar calendar

Declension

Declension of एकादशी (sg-only fem ī-stem)

	singular एकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	एकादशी ekādśī
oblique सामान्यरूप	एकादशी-3 ekādśī-3
accusative / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	एकादशीला, एकादशीस1, एकादशीते2 ekādśīlā, ekādśīs1, ekādśīte2
ergative	एकादशीने, एकादशीनं ekādśīne, ekādśīna
instrumental	एकादशीशी ekādśīśī
locative सप्तमी	एकादशीत ekādśīt
vocative संबोधन	एकादशी ekādśī

¹Formal, or for the addressee in the beginning of a letter, or in Nagpuri dialect.
²Archaic.
³The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition.

Genitive declension of एकादशी (sg-only fem ī-stem)

	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	एकादशीचा ekādśīċā	एकादशीचे ekādśīċe	एकादशीची ekādśīcī	एकादशीच्या ekādśīcā	एकादशीचे, एकादशीचं ekādśīċe, ekādśīċa	एकादशीची ekādśīcī	एकादशीच्या1 ekādśīcā1

¹For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Noun

एकादशी • (ekādaśī) f (Hinduism)

1. a fast observed on the aforementioned day

Declension

Declension of एकादशी (fem ī-stem)

	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	एकादशी ekādśī	एकादश्या ekādśyā
oblique सामान्यरूप	एकादशी-3 ekādśī-3	एकादश्यां-3 ekādaśyā̃-3
accusative / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	एकादशीला, एकादशीस1, एकादशीते2 ekādśīlā, ekādśīs1, ekādśīte2	एकादश्यांना, एकादश्यांस1, एकादश्यांते2 ekādaśyā̃nā, ekādaśyā̃sa1, ekādaśyā̃te2
ergative	एकादशीने, एकादशीनं ekādśīne, ekādśīna	एकादश्यांनी ekādaśyā̃nī
instrumental	एकादशीशी ekādśīśī	एकादश्यांशी ekādaśyā̃śī
locative सप्तमी	एकादशीत ekādśīt	एकादश्यांत ekādaśyā̃ta
vocative संबोधन	एकादशी ekādśī	एकादश्यांनो ekādaśyā̃no

¹Formal, or for the addressee in the beginning of a letter, or in Nagpuri dialect.
²Archaic.
³The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition.

Genitive declension of एकादशी (fem ī-stem)

	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	एकादशीचा ekādśīċā	एकादशीचे ekādśīċe	एकादशीची ekādśīcī	एकादशीच्या ekādśīcā	एकादशीचे, एकादशीचं ekādśīċe, ekādśīċa	एकादशीची ekādśīcī	एकादशीच्या1 ekādśīcā1
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	एकादश्यांचा ekādaśyā̃ċā	एकादश्यांचे ekādaśyā̃ċe	एकादश्यांची ekādaśyā̃cī	एकादश्यांच्या ekādaśyā̃cā	एकादश्यांचे, एकादश्यांचं ekādaśyā̃ċe, ekādaśyā̃ċa	एकादश्यांची ekādaśyā̃cī	एकादश्यांच्या1 ekādaśyā̃cā1

¹For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “एकादशी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “एकादशी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• “एकादशी”, in अमरकोश मराठी शब्दकोश [Amarkosh Marathi Dictionary], 2014

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• একাদশী (Assamese script)
• ᬏᬓᬵᬤᬰᬷ (Balinese script)
• একাদশী (Bengali script)
• 𑰊𑰎𑰯𑰟𑰫𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀏𑀓𑀸𑀤𑀰𑀻 (Brahmi script)
• ဧကာဒၐီ (Burmese script)
• એકાદશી (Gujarati script)
• ਏਕਾਦਸ਼ੀ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌏𑌕𑌾𑌦𑌶𑍀 (Grantha script)
• ꦌꦏꦴꦢꦯꦷ (Javanese script)
• 𑂉𑂍𑂰𑂠𑂬𑂲 (Kaithi script)
• ಏಕಾದಶೀ (Kannada script)
• ឯកាទឝី (Khmer script)
• ເອກາທຨີ (Lao script)
• ഏകാദശീ (Malayalam script)
• ᡝᡬᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡩᠠᡧᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘊𑘎𑘰𑘟𑘫𑘲 (Modi script)
• ᠧᢉᠠᢗᢑᠠᠱᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦪𑦮𑧑𑦿𑧋𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐊𑐎𑐵𑐡𑐱𑐷 (Newa script)
• ଏକାଦଶୀ (Odia script)
• ꢍꢒꢵꢣꢯꢷ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆍𑆑𑆳𑆢𑆯𑆵 (Sharada script)
• 𑖊𑖎𑖯𑖟𑖫𑖱 (Siddham script)
• එකාදශී (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩔𑩜𑩛𑩭𑩿𑩑𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚆𑚊𑚭𑚛𑚧𑚯 (Takri script)
• ஏகாத³ஶீ (Tamil script)
• ఏకాదశీ (Telugu script)
• เอกาทศี (Thai script)
• ཨེ་ཀཱ་ད་ཤཱི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒋𑒏𑒰𑒠𑒬𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨄𑨋𑨊𑨛𑨮𑨁𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Feminine of ए॒का॒द॒श (ekādaśá, “eleventh”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐi̯.kɑː.dɐ.ɕiː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /eː.kɑː.d̪ɐ.ɕiː/

Proper noun

एकादशी • (ekādaśī) stem, f

1. (Hinduism) the eleventh day of lunar fortnight

Declension

Feminine ī-stem declension of एकादशी

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	एकादशी ekādaśī	एकादश्यौ, एकादशी1 ekādaśyau, ekādaśī1	एकादश्यः, एकादशीः1 ekādaśyaḥ, ekādaśīḥ1
accusative	एकादशीम् ekādaśīm	एकादश्यौ, एकादशी1 ekādaśyau, ekādaśī1	एकादशीः ekādaśīḥ
instrumental	एकादश्या ekādaśyā	एकादशीभ्याम् ekādaśībhyām	एकादशीभिः ekādaśībhiḥ
dative	एकादश्यै ekādaśyai	एकादशीभ्याम् ekādaśībhyām	एकादशीभ्यः ekādaśībhyaḥ
ablative	एकादश्याः, एकादश्यै2 ekādaśyāḥ, ekādaśyai2	एकादशीभ्याम् ekādaśībhyām	एकादशीभ्यः ekādaśībhyaḥ
genitive	एकादश्याः, एकादश्यै2 ekādaśyāḥ, ekādaśyai2	एकादश्योः ekādaśyoḥ	एकादशीनाम् ekādaśīnām
locative	एकादश्याम् ekādaśyām	एकादश्योः ekādaśyoḥ	एकादशीषु ekādaśīṣu
vocative	एकादशि ekādaśi	एकादश्यौ, एकादशी1 ekādaśyau, ekādaśī1	एकादश्यः, एकादशीः1 ekādaśyaḥ, ekādaśīḥ1

¹Vedic.
²Brāhmaṇas.

Descendants

• → Bengali: একাদশী (ekadośi)
• → Gujarati: એકાદશી (ekādśī)
• → Kannada: ಏಕಾದಶಿ (ēkādaśi)
• → Hindi: एकादशी (ekādśī)
• → Malayalam: ഏകാദശി (ēkādaśi)
• → Marathi: एकादशी (ekādaśī)
• → Old Marathi: 𑘊𑘎𑘰𑘟𑘭𑘲 (ekādasī)
• → Tamil: ஏகாதசி (ēkātaci)
• → Telugu: ఏకాదశి (ēkādaśi)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “एकादशी”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 230, column 1.
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2026), “ekādaśī”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.