Uccataraka: 1 definition

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Uccataraka 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 Uchchataraka.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Uccataraka in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Uccataraka (उच्चतरक).—adj. (compare Pali uccatara, see [Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary] s.v. ucca; Sanskrit uccaistara), higher: Mahāvyutpatti 8603 na nīcatarake niṣaṇṇā uccatarake āsane niṣaṇṇāyāglānāya dharmaṃ deśayiṣyāmaḥ.

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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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