# ऐक्यं (aikyaṃ)

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ऐक्यं (aikyaṃ) is a Sanskrit word meaning oneness, unity, harmony, unanimity, identity, sameness, identity of the human soul or the universe with the Deity, an aggregate or whole. Its 6 recorded definitions are grouped into 4 contexts, among them General Oneness, Unity, Agreement, Aggregate or Composite Whole, Spiritual/Philosophical Union with Deity.

- **SLP1:** `EkyaM`  **IAST:** aikyaṃ  **Devanagari:** ऐक्यं
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aikyam

## Meanings by context

### General Oneness, Unity, Agreement (3 definitions)
- Oneness, unity, harmony  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > ऐक्यं (aikyaṃ) [Printed book page 0358-b ] 1 Oneness, unity, harmony; Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 10. 82; Uttararāmacarita 6. 33. [ ID=9633 ]
- Unanimity  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > ऐक्यं (aikyaṃ) [Printed book page 0358-b ] 2 Unanimity. [ ID=9633 ]
- Identity, sameness  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > ऐक्यं (aikyaṃ) [Printed book page 0358-b ] 3 Identity, sameness. [ ID=9633 ]

### Aggregate or Composite Whole (1 definition)
- An aggregate or whole.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > ऐक्यं (aikyaṃ) [Printed book page 0358-b ] 5 An aggregate, whole. [ ID=9633 ]

### Spiritual/Philosophical Union with Deity (1 definition)
- identity of the human soul or the universe with the Deity  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > ऐक्यं (aikyaṃ) [Printed book page 0358-b ] 4 Especially, the identity of the human soul or of the universe with the Deity. [ ID=9633 ]

### Technical Algebraic Term (1 definition)
- The product of the length and depth of the portions or little excavations differing in depth  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > ऐक्यं (aikyaṃ) [Printed book page 0358-b ] 6 (In alg. ) The product of the length and depth of the portions or little excavations differing in depth (Colebrooke). [ ID=9633 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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