Uccanda, Uccaṇḍa, Uccamda: 8 definitions

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Uccanda 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Uchchanda.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Uccaṇḍa (उच्चण्ड).—a.

1) Fierce, terrible, formidable; Uttararāmacarita 6.

2) Quick, expeditious.

3) Loud.

4) Angry, irascible, violent; बृहत्खण्डमुच्चण्डरोचिः (bṛhatkhaṇḍamuccaṇḍarociḥ) Mv.1.45.

5) Hanging down.

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

Uccaṇḍa (उच्चण्ड).—mfn.

(-ṇḍaḥ-ṇḍā-ṇḍaṃ) 1. Quick, expeditious. 2. Passionate, violent. E. ut implying excess, caḍi to be angry, and ac aff.

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

Uccaṇḍa (उच्चण्ड).—[adjective] most violent, terrible.

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

1) Uccaṇḍa (उच्चण्ड):—[=uc-caṇḍa] mfn. (ud-ca) very passionate, violent

2) [v.s. ...] terrible, mighty, [Bālarāmāyaṇa; Prasannarāghava]

3) [v.s. ...] quick, expeditious, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] hanging down, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Uccaṇḍa (उच्चण्ड):—[ucca+ṇḍa] (ṇḍaḥ-ṇḍā-ṇḍaṃ) a. Quick, angry.

[Sanskrit to German]

Uccanda 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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Uccaṃḍa (ಉಚ್ಚಂಡ):—

1) [adjective] violent or impetuous; sudden and forceful.

2) [adjective] occurring or existing in a high degree; very strong.

3) [adjective] causing fear or dread; formidable; terrific.

4) [adjective] very strict or harsh; rigorous.

5) [adjective] cruel; savage.

6) [adjective] violently angry; wrathful.

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Uccaṃḍa (ಉಚ್ಚಂಡ):—[noun] that which is placed, held high.

context information

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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