Urdhvabhaga, Ūrdhvabhāga, Urdhva-bhaga: 7 definitions

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Urdhvabhaga 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.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Ūrdhvabhāga (ऊर्ध्वभाग).—(of Aṇḍa)—above Brahmaloka 4 crores, 11 niyutas.*

  • * Vāyu-purāṇa 101. 143.
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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Yoga (school of philosophy)

[«previous next»] — Urdhvabhaga in Yoga glossary
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Ūrdhvabhāga (ऊर्ध्वभाग) refers to the “upper region” (i.e., “the region above the root of the palate”), according to the Advayatārakopaniṣad: an eighteenth-century Yoga Upaniṣad.—Accordingly: “The higher [yoga] which is without [mental] limitations is called Amanaska. A great ray of light exists in the region above the root of the palate (tālumūla-ūrdhvabhāga). Yogins should meditate on it. By doing so, the [eight] Siddhis beginning with minimization [are attain]”.

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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).

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Urdhvabhaga in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ūrdhvabhāga (ऊर्ध्वभाग).—

1) the upper part.

2) any part of a word coming after another part.

Derivable forms: ūrdhvabhāgaḥ (ऊर्ध्वभागः).

Ūrdhvabhāga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ūrdhva and bhāga (भाग).

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

Ūrdhvabhāga (ऊर्ध्वभाग).—[masculine] the upper [particle]

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

1) Ūrdhvabhāga (ऊर्ध्वभाग):—[=ūrdhva-bhāga] [from ūrdhva] m. upper part, higher part, subsequent part, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]

2) [v.s. ...] [commentator or commentary] on [Pāṇini]

3) [v.s. ...] mfn. effective towards the upper part, emetic, [Caraka]

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Urdhvabhaga 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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