Alternative spellings of this word include Ekavilochana.

In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Ekavilocana (एकविलोचन) refers to “those people possessing a single eye”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 14), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The countries of the Earth beginning from the centre of Bhāratavarṣa and going round the east, south-east, south, etc., are divided into 9 divisions corresponding to the 27 lunar asterisms at the rate of 3 for each division and beginning from Kṛttikā. The constellations of Uttarāṣāḍha, Śravaṇa and Dhaniṣṭhā represent the north-western division consisting of [...] and the countries of Marukuccha and Carmaraṅga whose people possess a single eye [i.e., ekavilocana], single lock, a long neck, a long face and long hair. [...]”.

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Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ekavilocana (एकविलोचन).—a. one-eyed; see एकदृष्टि (ekadṛṣṭi).

Ekavilocana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms eka and vilocana (विलोचन).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ekavilocana (एकविलोचन):—[=eka-vilocana] [from eka] m. [plural] ‘one-eyed’, Name of a fabulous people, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

[Sanskrit to German]

Ekavilocana in German

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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.

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Partial matches: Eka, Vilocana.

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