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ekādaśa

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ekādaśa- mf ( [ ῑ ] ) n. the eleventh cf. RV. x , 85 , 45 cf. ŚBr. cf. Mn. &c.; ( [ [ v ]ṛṣabhāikādaśā gāvas ] , ` cows that have a bull as the eleventh ' , i. e. ten cows and one bull cf. Gaut. cf. Mn. &c. ); together with eleven , plus eleven cf. Vop; consisting of eleven , lasting eleven ( e. g. months ) cf. RV. cf. AV. v , 16 , 11 cf. MBh. &c.; ( [ ῑ ] ) , f. the eleventh day of a fortnight ( on which fasting is considered an indispensable observance and very efficacious ) cf. MBh. cf. Kathās. &c.; presentation of offerings to Pitṛs or deceased ancestors on the eleventh day after their death ( on which occasion Brāhmans are fed , and the period of impurity for a Brāhman terminates ); ( [ am ] ) , n. the number eleven cf. ŚBr. 2.