Uccata, Uccatā, Uccāṭa, Uccaṭa, Ukcata, Ukcāṭa: 16 definitions
Introduction:
Uccata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Uchchata.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Uccatā (उच्चता):—One of the sixty-four Divyauṣadhi, which are powerful drugs for solidifying mercury (rasa), according to Rasaprakāśa-sudhākara (chapter 9).
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Uccaṭā (उच्चटा) is another name for Bhūmyāmalakī, a medicinal plant identified with Phyllanthus urinaria Linn. (synonym Phyllanthus niruri Hook f.) or “chamber bitter” from the Phyllanthaceae family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.91-93 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Together with the names Uccaṭā and Bhūmyāmalakī, there are a total of nineteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Uccāṭa (उच्चाट) or Uccāṭapayas refers to “boiled milk” and is the name of an herbal ingredient which is included in a (snake) poison antidote recipe, according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā, which represents the Ayurvedic study on Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—Several herbal formulations have been recommended in the segment exclusively for lepa or ointment to counter poison. According to Kāśyapasaṃhitā (verse VIII.46), “Vyoṣa, Aśvāri, Vacā, root of Nīlī saturated with oil and a measure of boiled milk (uccāṭa-payas) serve as ointment”.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Uccāṭa (उच्चाट) refers to “extirpating enemies”. It is a siddhi (‘supernatural power’) described in chapter one of the Kakṣapuṭatantra (a manual of Tantric practice from the tenth century).
Uccāṭa (उच्चाट) refers to “extirpating enemies” and represents one of the various siddhis (perfections) mentioned in the Kakṣapuṭatantra verse 1.11-13. Accordingly, “by excellent Sādhakas (tantric practitioners) wishing the Siddhi (e.g., uccāṭa), the mantrasādhana should be performed in advance, for the sake of the Siddhi. One would not attain any Siddhi without the means of mantra-vidhāna (the classification of mantra)”.
According to verse 1.49, “One should recite a mantra using the index finger and thumb for the vidveṣa and uccāṭa (extirpating enemies)”. According to verse 1.52, for the uccāṭa, one should recite a mantra until sunset at the arrival of the rainy season. According to verse 153, the uccāṭa should be performed in the afternoon. According to verse .156, “Śaṅkara said that the 14th or 8th of the dark half month, whichever day is a Saturday, is specially recommended for japa (recitation) of the uccāṭa”. According to verse 1.64, the ardha-svastika (half-cross) posture (āsana) is recommended for uccāṭa. According to verse 1.65, performing on Cyperus grass in an empty shire is recommended for uccāṭa.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Uccāṭa (उच्चाट) refers to “driving away” (viz., ailments, roga), which is mentioned as obtainable through the worship of Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.1.14:—“[...] the worship with Japā flowers (China rose) brings about the death of enemies (śatrumṛtyu). Karavīra flowers drive away all ailments (roga-uccāṭa)”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
uccāṭa (उच्चाट).—& uccāṭaṇēṃ See ucāṭa & ucāṭaṇēṃ.
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
Uccaṭa (उच्चट).—Tin.
Derivable forms: uccaṭam (उच्चटम्).
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Uccatā (उच्चता).—Height, superiority.
See also (synonyms): uccatva.
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Uccaṭā (उच्चटा).—
1) Pride, arrogance.
2) Habit, usage.
3) A kind of garlic.
4) Name of different plants; गुञ्जा, चूडाला, भूम्यामलकी, नागरमुस्ता (guñjā, cūḍālā, bhūmyāmalakī, nāgaramustā).
Uccaṭā (उच्चटा).—f.
(-ṭā) 1. Pride, arrogance. 2. Habit, usage. 3. A kind of garlic. 4. A species of grass, (a cyperus.) 5. A shrub, (Abrus precatorius.) 6. A sort of sorrel. E. ut and caṭ to injure, ac and ṭāp affs.
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Uccatā (उच्चता).—f.
(-tā) Height; also uccatva n.
(-tvaṃ) E. tal or tva added to ucca.
Uccatā (उच्चता).—[ucca + tā], f. Superiority, Mahābhārata 3, 10635.
1) Uccatā (उच्चता):—[=ucca-tā] [from ucca] f. height, superiority, [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] the apex of the orbit of a planet, [Sūryaprajñapti]
3) Uccāṭa (उच्चाट):—[=uc-cāṭa] [from uc-caṭ] m. ruining (an adversary), causing (a person) to quit his occupation by means of magical incantations, [Mantramahodadhi]
4) Uccaṭā (उच्चटा):—f. ([etymology] doubtful), pride, arrogance, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) habit, usage, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) a species of cyperus, [Suśruta]
7) a kind of garlic, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) Abrus Precatorius, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) Flacourtia Cataphracta, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
1) Uccaṭā (उच्चटा):—[ucca+ṭā] (ṭā) 1. f. Pride; habit; garlic; a shrub; sorrel.
2) Uccatā (उच्चता):—[ucca-tā] (tā) 1. f. Height.
Uccaṭā (उच्चटा):—f.
1) Stolz. —
2) Wandel (caryā) [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 154.] —
3) Name verschiedener Pflanzen: eine Species von Cyperus (nāgaramustā [Rājanirghaṇṭa]), deren Wurzel als Aphrodisiacum gebraucht wird, [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 5, 25.] [Suśruta 2, 156, 11. fgg. 225, 21.] eine Art Knoblauch (laśuna) [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] Abrus precatorius Lin. (guñja), Flacourtia cataphracta Roxb. (bhūmyāmalakī) [Rājanirghaṇṭa] vulg. nirviṣī, nach Andern ce~cuyā [BHARATA im Śabdakalpadruma]
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Uccatā (उच्चता):—(von ucca) f. Ueberlegenheit (Gegens. nīcatā) [Mahābhārata 3, 10635.]
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Uccāṭa (उच्चाट):—(von caṭ mit ud) m. das aus-dem-Wege-Räumen eines Gegners und die (der) dieses bezweckende Zaubercerimonie (Zauberspruch) [Oxforder Handschriften 97,b,32. 100,a,40.]
Uccaṭā (उच्चटा):—f. —
1) *Wandel , Benehmen. —
2) *Stolz. —
3) eine Art Cyperus , *eine Art Knoblauch , *Abrus precatorius und Flacourtia cataphracta.
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Uccatā (उच्चता):—f. Ueberlegenheit [Mahābhārata 3,133,15.]
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Uccāṭa (उच्चाट):—m. das aus dem Wege Räumen eines Gegners und die darauf gerichtete Zauberhandlung.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Uccāṭa (ಉಚ್ಚಾಟ):—[noun] the fact of frequent or an instance of intestinal evacuation with fluid stools.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
1) Uccatā (उच्चता):—n. high profile; loftiness;
2) Uccāṭa (उच्चाट):—n. monotony; distaste;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Uc, Ucca, Luo, Da, Ta.
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