एकचक्रekacakra

एकचक्र (ekacakra) is a Sanskrit word meaning having one wheel, possessing only one army, governed by one king, the name of a Danava, the name of a town of the Kicakas, the name of a city, one-wheeled. Its 13 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them Name of a place (town/city/village), One-wheeled (adjective), Name of a Dānava/Asura.

Meanings by context

Name of a place (town/city/village)

4 definitions
the name of a town of the Kicakas

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The name of a city

Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The name of a city.

Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The name of a city

Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

One-wheeled (adjective)

4 definitions
having one wheel

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

one-wheeled

Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Having only one wheel. 2. Governed by only one king.

Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

having only one wheel

Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Name of a Dānava/Asura

3 definitions
the name of a Danava

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an Asura

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a son of Danu

The Purana Index

The Sun's Chariot (noun)

1 definition
the chariot of the Sun

Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Under a single ruler (adjective)

1 definition
possessing only one army, governed by one king

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 9 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.