Uttana, Uttāna, Uttānā: 19 definitions

Introduction
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In Hinduism
1. Yoga
In Buddhism
1. Mahayana
Languages
1. Pali
2. Marathi
3. Sanskrit
4. Hindi
5. Prakrit
6. Kannada
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Introduction:

Uttana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. 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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In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Uttāna (उत्तान) refers to “upward-facing”, according to the Mataṅgapārameśvaratantra (Mataṅgapārameśvara’s Yogapāda) verse 2.23-27.—Accordingly, while discussing ancillary and seated poses in Yoga: “[Having adopted either paryaṅka, kamala, bhadra or svastikāsana], the wise [Yogin] places his hands obliquely, in the middle of the shanks, makes [them] upward-facing (uttāna) and evenly balanced, and fixes the right hand on the left, so that the right fingers are at the base of the left [hand]. The two thumbs are bent slightly and should be held together. [...]”.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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

Uttāna (उत्तान) [=Uttānī?] or Uttānīkaraṇa refers to “making things clear”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Further, the so-called ‘insight (prajñā)’ is a word for calm because it is free from the flame of false discrimination; [...] a word for the sky because it is perfectly pure; a word for the expanse of the sky because it is free from obstructions; a word for making things clear (uttānīkaraṇa-pada) in every direction because it abides in abiding; a word for no concepts because it is without a proper nature; [...]”.

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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

uttāna : (adj.) lying on one's back; supine; manifest; shallow.

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

Uttāna, (adj.) (fr. ut + tan, see tanoti & tanta) — 1. streched out (flat), lying on one’s back, supine Vin. I, 271 (mañcake uttānaṃ nipajjāpetvā making her lie back on the couch); II, 215; J. I, 205; Pv IV. 10⁸ (opp. avakujja); PvA. 178 (id.), 265.—2. clear, manifest, open, evident (cp. BSk. uttāna in same sense at Av. S. II, 106) D. I, 116; S. II, 28 (dhammo uttāno vivaṭo pakāsito); J. II, 168 (= pākaṭa); V, 460; PvA. 66, 89, 140, 168.—anuttāna unclear, not explained J. VI, 247.—The cpd. form (°-) of uttāna in comb^n. with kṛ & bhū is uttānī° (q. v.).—3. superficial, “flat”, shallow A. I, 70 (parisa); Pug. 46.

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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

uttāna (उत्तान).—a S Supine, having face or mouth upwards. 2 Shallow.

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

uttāna (उत्तान).—a Supine.

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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

Uttāna (उत्तान).—a.

1) Stretched out, spread out, expanded, dilated; उत्तानतारकस्य लोचनयुगलस्य (uttānatārakasya locanayugalasya) K.143; Uttararāmacarita 3.23.

2) (a) Lying on the back, with the face upwards, supine; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 3; उत्तानोच्छूनमण्डूकपाटितोदरसंनिभे (uttānocchūnamaṇḍūkapāṭitodarasaṃnibhe) K. P.7; पितृपात्रं तदुत्तानं कृत्वा विप्रान्विसर्जयेत् (pitṛpātraṃ taduttānaṃ kṛtvā viprānvisarjayet) Y.1.248. (b) Upright, erect.

3) Open, turned upwards; उत्तान आस्येन हविर्जुहोति (uttāna āsyena havirjuhoti) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.245.27. उत्तानपाणिद्वयसंनिवेशात् (uttānapāṇidvayasaṃniveśāt) Kumārasambhava 3.45; °रश्मिषु (raśmiṣu) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 3.151.

4) Open, unreserved, frank, candid; स्वभावोत्तानहृदयम् (svabhāvottānahṛdayam) Ś5; frank-minded.

5) Elevated; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 7.

6) Concave; having the mouth upwards.

7) Shallow

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Uttāna (उत्तान).—see under उत्तन् (uttan).

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

Uttāna (उत्तान).—adj. (= Pali id.; in this sense hardly Sanskrit, but see [Boehtlingk] for approximations; compare uttānī-karoti), open: of the face, in uttāna-mukha-varṇa (= Pali uttāna-mukha, wrongly defined [Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary]), of open (frank) countenance (suggesting accessibility, friendliness; so Pali Dīghanikāya (Pali) commentary, contrary to [Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary]), Bodhisattvabhūmi 123.11; 217.9 (in both followed by smitapūrvamgama); clear, manifest, of dharma, Mahāvyutpatti 1304; Avadāna-śataka ii.106.11 (with vivṛta); uttāna-kriyām āgamya Bodhisattvabhūmi 81.11, coming to manifestation; °nāṃ dharmadeśanām, °nām avavādānuśāsanīm Bodhisattvabhūmi 224.15; te (sc. doṣāḥ) …uttānā viśaditāḥ prakāśitāḥ Bodhisattvabhūmi 45.20; of doctrines that are obvious and so simple, easily comprehensible, in contrast with such as are profound (gambhīra) and hence comprehensible only to superior minds, Bodhisattvabhūmi 82.18; 283.19.

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

Uttāna (उत्तान).—mfn.

(-naḥ-nā-naṃ) 1. Shallow. 2. Sleeping supinely or with the face upwards. 3. Upright. 4. Concave. E. ut upwards, tan to stretch, and ghañ aff.

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

Uttāna (उत्तान).—i. e. ud-tan + a, adj., f. nā, Lying supinely, [Daśakumāracarita] in Chr. 198, 20 (referring to the hand lying with the palm turned upwards).

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

Uttāna (उत्तान).—[adjective] stretched out (lying); turned upwards, high, straight, upright; being on the surface, open, shallow.

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

1) Uttāna (उत्तान):—[=ut-tāna] [from ut-tan] a mfn. stretched out, spread out, lying on the back, sleeping supinely or with the face upwards, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā]

2) [v.s. ...] upright, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra] etc.

3) [v.s. ...] turned so that the mouth or opening is uppermost (as a vessel), concave, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Bhāgavata-purāṇa] etc.

4) [v.s. ...] spreading out over the surface, [Suśruta]

5) [v.s. ...] shallow

6) [v.s. ...] open, [Śakuntalā]

7) [v.s. ...] m. Name of an Āṅgirasa, [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa; Kāṭhaka]

8) [=ut-tāna] b See ut-tan.

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

Uttāna (उत्तान):—[uttā+na] (naḥ-nā-naṃ) a. Shallow; sleeping supinely; upright.

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

Uttāna (उत्तान) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Uttāṇa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Uttana 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Uttāna (उत्तान) [Also spelled uttan]:—(a) supine, upright.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

1) Uttaṇa (उत्तण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Uttṛṇa.

2) Uttāṇa (उत्ताण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Uttāna.

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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

Uttaṇa (ಉತ್ತಣ):—[noun] = ಉತ್ತ [utta]1.

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Uttāna (ಉತ್ತಾನ):—

1) [adjective] got up; risen; stretched upward or out.

2) [adjective] lying with face turned upwards; leaning on the back.

3) [adjective] open; turned upwards.

4) [adjective] frank; candid.

5) [adjective] lacking depth; shallow.

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Uttāna (ಉತ್ತಾನ):—[noun] that which is very clear or unmistakably obvious.

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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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