Uhanati, Ūhanati: 3 definitions
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Uhanati means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryūhanati : (u + han + a) pulls out; removes.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary1) Ūhanati, 2 (either ud + han or ava + han, cp. ohanati) 1. to cut off, discharge, emit, defecate Vin. I, 78; III, 227. ‹-› 2. (prob. for ūharati, cp. ūhacca1) to lift up, to take away M. I, 117 (opp. odahati). Cp. ohana in bimb ohana. ‹-› ger. ūhacca2 (q. v.). (Page 159)
2) Ūhanati, 1 (ud + han) to disturb, shake up, defile, soil M. I, 243; J. II, 73.—Pass. aor. ūhani: see ūhaññati.—pp. ūhata2 (q. v.). Cp. sam°. (Page 159)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryŪhanati (ऊहनति).—(= Pali id.; compare § 3.2; Sanskrit uddhanti in this sense at most Vedic and BhāgP., hardly Class. Sanskrit), removes, puts away, destroys, gets rid of: Mahāvastu ii.404.14 (adya sarvabhavamūlam aśeṣaṃ) ūhanāmi.Cf. ūhata, the ppp. to this (? or = Sanskrit uddhṛta).
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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The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)
The First Jhāna < [Chapter IV - The Earth Kasiṇa (Pathavī-kasiṇa-niddesa)]