As a deity name
Name 5 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
As a Hindi name
एकदंष्ट्र · noun · masculine
गणेश — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
‘single-tusked’, N. of Gaṇeśa
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Dictionary citations
eka—daṃṣṭra m. ‘single-tusked’, N. of Gaṇeśa, L.
a kind of fever, L.
ekadaṃṣṭra m. (-ṣṭraḥ) A name of GAṆEŚA. E. eka and daṃṣṭra a tooth, single toothed or tusked; the fellow being broken off in a scuffle by KĀRTTIKEYA, or according to another legend by PARAŚURĀMA; also ekadanta.
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