As a deity name
Name 308 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
having but one horn, unicorn
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "ekaśṛṅga" is the vocative of "ekaśṛṅgā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
eka—śṛṅga mfn. having but one horn, unicorn, L.
having but one peak (as a mountain), T.
being of singular eminence, pre-eminent
eka—śṛṅga m. N. of Viṣṇu, L.
eka—śṛṅga m. pl. a class of Manes, MBh. ii
eka—śṛṅgā f. N. of the first wife of Śuka, Hariv. 987.
Alternative readings
More than one analysis survives full verification. That ambiguity is real, so we show every reading rather than pick one silently.
Caveats
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