Uccadhvaja, Ucca-dhvaja: 5 definitions

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Uccadhvaja means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Uchchadhvaja.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Uccadhvaja (उच्चध्वज).—Name of Śākyamuni.

Derivable forms: uccadhvajaḥ (उच्चध्वजः).

Uccadhvaja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ucca and dhvaja (ध्वज).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Uccadhvaja (उच्चध्वज).—nt., name of a palace in the Tuṣita heaven: Lalitavistara 29.14 °jaṃ nāma tuṣitālaye mahāvimānaṃ.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Uccadhvaja (उच्चध्वज):—[=ucca-dhvaja] [from ucca] m. Name of Śākya-muni (as teacher of the gods among the Tuṣitas q.v.)

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Uccadhvaja in German

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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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