Ekagrah
Ekagrah (एकाग्रह) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “One-pointed; focused on a single object”. Find pronunciation, origin, deity association, popularity and similar Hindu baby names.
Ekagrah (एकाग्रह) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “One-pointed; focused on a single object”. Find pronunciation, origin, deity association, popularity and similar Hindu baby names.
Ekagrah (एकाग्रह, IAST: ekāgraha) is an Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “One-pointed; focused on a single object”. Compound of eka (one) + agra (pointed); the single-pointed focus of meditation.
Meaning, etymology & significance
Ekagrah (एकाग्रह) is built from eka (one) + agra (pointed, focused). The literal sense is "one-pointed" — the meditation-state of focused attention on a single object. In the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, ekāgratā (one-pointedness) is the penultimate state before nirodha (cessation) — the highest stage of dhāraṇā.
In the Bhagavad Gita 6.12 Krishna instructs Arjuna to seat himself "with mind concentrated, one-pointed" (manaḥ kṛtvā ekāgram) for meditation. A child named Ekagrah is named with this one-pointed quality as his keynote.
The closely related Ekagra is also valid; Ekagrah is the slightly fuller form.
Pronunciation: ay-KAA-grah. Pair with classical surnames where the yogic depth is welcome.
Astrology — nakshatra & rashi
By the standard Vedic correspondence between the first syllable of a name and the lunar mansion (nakshatra), Ekagrah aligns with the Krittika nakshatra, under the Vrishabha rashi (Moon sign).
Similar names
Hindu names with a similar feel or meaning include: Ekagra, Ekansh, Devansh. Each is a distinct choice with its own etymology — explore them on their own pages for fuller context.
