Uddana, Uddāna: 15 definitions

Introduction
In Buddhism
1. Mahayana
Languages
1. Pali
2. Marathi
3. Sanskrit
4. Prakrit
5. Kannada
See also

Introduction:

Uddana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Uddāna (उद्दान) refers to the “summary (of the dharma)”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Son of good family, there are eight purities of the insight (prajñā) of the Bodhisattvas. What are the eight? To with, [...] (5) although they teach four summaries of the dharma (dharma-uddāna), they never see anything in impermanence, suffering, selfless, or quiescence; (6) although they teach to enter into action and duties, they are free from karmic result and also not disturbed by performing deeds; (7) although they are established in the knowledge of teachings which is beyond discursive thinking, they elucidate the division of words of all teachings; (8) they attain the illumination of all teachings and teach living beings about impurity and purification”.

context information

Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

uddāna : (nt.) 1. a list; a table of contents; 2. a cluster.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Uddāna, (nt.) (fr. ud + dā, dayati to bind: see under dāma) a group of Suttas, used throughout the Vinaya Piṭaka, with ref. to each Khandhaka, in the Saṃyutta, the Aṅguttara and other books (cp. Miln. 407) for each group of about ten Suttas (cp. DhsA. 27). The Uddāna gives, in a sort of doggerel verse, at the end of each group, the titles of the Suttas in the group. It may then be roughly rendered “summary”. If all the Uddānas were collected together, they would form a table of contents to the whole work.—Otherwise the word has only been found used of fishes “macchuddāna” (so J. II, 425; DhA. II, 132). It then means a group of fish placed apart for for sale in one lot. Perhaps a set or a batch would meet the case. (Page 135)

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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 Dictionary

uḍḍāna (उड्डान).—n S pop. uḍḍāṇa n Flying. 2 Leaping, jumping, bounding.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

uḍḍāṇa (उड्डाण) [-na, -न].—n Flying, leaping, jumping.

context information

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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Uddāna (उद्दान).—[do bandhane lyuṭ]

1) Binding, confinement; उद्दाने क्रियमाणे तु मत्स्यानां तत्र रज्जुभिः (uddāne kriyamāṇe tu matsyānāṃ tatra rajjubhiḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.137.14.

2) Taming, subduing.

3) The middle, the waist.

4) A fire-place.

5) The submarine fire.

6) Entrance of the sun into a zodiacal sign. (saṃkrānta).

Derivable forms: uddānam (उद्दानम्).

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

Uddāna (उद्दान).—nt. (= Pali id.; see also antaroddāna, piṇḍodd°), summary, brief statement, especially of the contents of a longer literary work or passage: Mahāvyutpatti 1476 = Tibetan sdom, summary; Gaṇḍavyūha 496.10, cited Śikṣāsamuccaya 6.6, uddānabhūtaṃ sarvabodhisattvacaryāpraṇidhāna-saṃgrahaṇatayā, it is like a summary, because it comprises all…; Udānavarga xx.23 uddānaṃ, applied to the following verse, which lists simply the titles of ten chapters of Udānavarga; Karmavibhaṅga (and Karmavibhaṅgopadeśa) 82.8 asyoddānam, this is a summary of it (viz. of the results of a certain kind of good action; there follows in 5—6 lines the summary statement); Bodhisattvabhūmi 22.9 (refers to the following verse summarizing seven points listed just before); similarly 114.1; 137.1; 189.1; 200.1 etc.; Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya i.66.1; catvārīmāni dharmoddānāni Bodhisattvabhūmi 277.5 (and ff.), four summary statements of doctrine, which are then listed: (1) anityāḥ sarvasaṃskārāḥ, (2) duḥkhāḥ sarva°, (3) anāt- mānaḥ sarva°, (4) śāntaṃ nirvāṇam; Śatasāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā 1460.5, here by error for udāna, q.v., and see s.v. ityuktaka.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Uddāna (उद्दान).—n.

(-ṇaṃ) 1. Binding, confinement. 2. Taming, subduing. 3. A fireplace. 4. Submarine fire. 5. The middle, the waist. 6. The entrance of the sun into a sign of the zodiac. E. ut reverse, and dā to give, affix lyuṭ.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Uddāna (उद्दान).—i. e. ud-do + ana, n. Binding, Mahābhārata 12, 4902.

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

1) Uddāna (उद्दान):—[=ud-dāna] [from ud-dā] n. the act of binding on, fastening together, stringing, [Mahābhārata]

2) [v.s. ...] taming, subduing, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] the middle, waist, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] a fire-place, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] submarine fire, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) [v.s. ...] entrance of the sun into the sign of the zodiac, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

7) [v.s. ...] contents, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

8) [v.s. ...] tax, duty, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

9) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a man, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Uddāna (उद्दान):—[ud-dāna] (naṃ) 1. n. Binding; taming; fire-place; the middle.

[Sanskrit to German]

Uddana in German

context information

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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Uḍḍāṇa (उड्डाण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Uḍḍayana.

2) Uddāṇa (उद्दाण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Avadrāta.

context information

Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Uḍḍāṇa (ಉಡ್ಡಾಣ):—[noun] the fact, act or an instance of moving in the sky; a space-journey.

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Uddāna (ಉದ್ದಾನ):—[adjective] large; bulky; awkwardly big.

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Uddāna (ಉದ್ದಾನ):—

1) [noun] the act of holding within one’s control; a keeping in check.

2) [noun] a device or apparatus used for cooking; a (traditional) stove.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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