The Sanskrit term Utkarṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Utkarsana or Utkarshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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

Utkarṣaṇa (उत्कर्षण) refers to “praising (oneself)”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Then, they [the twenty-four types of pratibhāna—‘eloquence’] are accomplished by means of the following twenty-four preparations (parikarma). What are the twenty-four? [...] (18) he becomes one whose eloquence is adorned like the congregations of gods since he never praises himself (ātman-utkarṣaṇa) or blames others, and he gives away everybody’s favorite objects; (19) he becomes one who has eloquence on cutting off all doubts since he has no teacher’s secrecy concerning the dharma and teaches it according to tradition; [...]”.

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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Utkarṣaṇa (उत्कर्षण).—

1) Drawing upwards.

2) Taking or pulling off.

-ṇī Name of a Śakti.

Derivable forms: utkarṣaṇam (उत्कर्षणम्).

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

Utkarṣaṇa (उत्कर्षण).—(nt.), °ṇā, and °ṇa-tā (= Pali (att-)-ukkaṃsana, °nā; compare next), praise, laudation, exaltation (regularly of oneself, or one's own): Lalitavistara 32.14—15 ātmān- utkarṣaṇa-tā (i.e. ātma-an-utk°); Kāśyapa Parivarta 1.15 (verse) ātmotkar- ṣaṇi (loc.); 135.6—7 (prose) ātmaśīlotkarṣaṇā; Bodhisattvabhūmi 158.4 ātmotkarṣaṇā; Śikṣāsamuccaya 126.6 svapakṣotkarṣaṇa-(vacana).

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

Utkarṣaṇa (उत्कर्षण).—i. e. ud-kṛṣ + ana, n. Putting off (his clothes), Mahābhārata 2, 1665 (cf. 1667).

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

1) Utkarṣaṇa (उत्कर्षण):—[=ut-karṣaṇa] [from ut-kṛṣ] n. the act of drawing upwards taking off, [Suśruta]

2) [v.s. ...] pulling off (a dress), [Mahābhārata]

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

Utkarṣaṇa (उत्कर्षण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ukkarisaṇa, Ukkasaṇa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Utkarshana 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Karshana, Ut.

Starts with: Utkarshanakari.

Ends with: Atmotkarshana, Dhanutkarshana, Vastrotkarshana.

Full-text: Utkarshani, Utkarshane, Anutkarshanata, Ukkarisana, Utkarshini, Ukkasana, Vastrotkarshana, Apakarshana.

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