Udakumbha: 11 definitions
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Udakumbha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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 Dictionaryudakumbha : (m.) a flood of water.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryUdakumbha, (uda + kumbha) a water jug J. I, 20; Dh. 121, 122; Pv. I, 129. (Page 133)
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryudakumbha (उदकुंभ).—m S A pitcher of water (given to Brahmans upon occasions).
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryUdakumbha (उदकुम्भ).—m.
(-mbhaḥ) A water-jar. E. ud and kumbha a jar; also udakakumbha.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryUdakumbha (उदकुम्भ).—m. a water pot, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 182.
Udakumbha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms udan and kumbha (कुम्भ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryUdakumbha (उदकुम्भ).—[masculine] a water-jug; [Name] of a physician.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryUdakumbha (उदकुम्भ):—[=uda-kumbha] [from uda > und] m. a water-jar, a jar with water, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Manu-smṛti etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryUdakumbha (उदकुम्भ):—[uda-kumbha] (mbhaḥ) 1. m. Water-jar.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusUdakuṃbha (ಉದಕುಂಭ):—[noun] a water vessel.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kumbha, Uda, Udac.
Starts with: Udakumbhadana.
Ends with: Kukkudakumbha, Kukudakumbha, Shantyudakumbha.
Full-text: Udakakumbha, Shantyudakumbha, Uda, Amakumbha, Bhinna, Chidra, Skandha.
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