Ucchishta, Ucchiṣṭa: 21 definitions

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Ucchishta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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.

The Sanskrit term Ucchiṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Ucchista or Ucchishta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Uchchhishta.

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Ucchiṣṭa (उच्छिष्ट) or Ucchiṣṭacaruka refers to “(eating of the remains of) sacrificial food”, according to the second recension of the Yogakhaṇḍa of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, as the Goddess (i.e., Khageśī) said to the God (i.e., Bhairava), “[...] I will tell (you) how Yoginīs and Siddhas behave—(a teaching) that is never easy to acquire. (As if) replete with one hundred blades, the Vidyā and the Kula liturgy (krama) are (dangerous). There is no success (siddhi) in the Kula liturgy without the (ritual) drinking of liquor, the sacrificial substances, along with (various kinds of) meat and the (eating of the remains of) sacrificial food (ucchiṣṭa-caruka). Worship is offered (by means of these things) to the oral scripture (that the god and goddess transmit) to one another. [...]”.

Source: Red Zambala: The 10 Great Wisdom Goddesses

Ucchiṣṭa Mātaṅgī as the embodiment of the ritually polluted is the goddess by means of whom one can directly come to terms with pollution. As such she is very empowering and liberating. She also has a strong association with forests and jungles.

Source: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of Śiva (shaktism)

Ucchiṣṭa (उच्छिष्ट) or Ucchiṣṭatantra refers to one of the twenty Bhūtatantras, belonging to the Śāktāgama (or Śāktatantra) division of the Āgama tradition. The Śāktāgamas represent the wisdom imparted by Devī to Īśvara and convey the idea that the worship of Śakti is the means to attain liberation. According to the Pratiṣṭhālakṣaṇasamuccaya of Vairocana, the Śāktatantras are divided into to four parts, the Ucchiṣṭa-tantra belonging to the Bhūta class.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Dharmashastra (religious law)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-śāstra

Ucchiṣṭa (उच्छिष्ट) is a Sanskrit word referring to “leavings” (referring to food). The word is used throughout Dharmaśāstra literature such as the Manusmṛti. (also see the Manubhāṣya verse 4.211)

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Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Shodhganga: Mantra-sādhana: Chapter One of the Kakṣapuṭatantra

Ucchiṣṭa (उच्छिष्ट) is the name of an Āgama or Tantra mentioned in the Kakṣapuṭatantra verse 1.5-7.—“At a previous time, when Pārvatī asked him, Śaṅkara told of the attainments of vidyā in the wide worldly life, in various ways. I observed each teaching taught also by the troops of Gods, Siddhas (those who have attained supernatural power), Munis (saints), Deśikas (spiritual teachers), and Sādhakas (tantric practicioners). They are [, for example]: Ucchiṣṭa... I shall carefully extract all the above-mentioned āgamas, which are transmitted from mouth to mouth, like butter extracted from coagulated milk”.

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

Ucchiṣṭa (उच्छिष्ट) refers to the “leftover (of paśus)”, according to the 13th-century Matsyendrasaṃhitā: a Kubjikā-Tripurā oriented Tantric Yoga text of the Ṣaḍanvayaśāmbhava tradition from South India.—Accordingly, “Contempt [for these] will make him fall immediately here in this world and in the other world, O Pārvatī. He should not follow the path of the paśus [i.e. that of the uninitiated] and he should not long for the leftover (ucchiṣṭa) of paśus. He should strive for an encounter with the Yoginīs. He should not have sex with uninitiated women. He should not give leftovers to the uninitiated (paśu). He should never abuse women. [...]”.

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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.

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

Source: Prabhupada Books: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta

Ucchiṣṭa (उच्छिष्ट) refers to “(eating) the remnants of the food (of Vaiṣṇavas)”, according to the Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta 3.20 (“The Śikṣāṣṭaka Prayers”).—Accordingly, as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said said: “[...] Now let me repeat all the pastimes of the Antya-līlā, for if I do so I shall taste the pastimes again. [...] The Sixteenth Chapter tells how Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu showed His mercy to Kālidāsa and thus demonstrated the result of eating the remnants of the food of Vaiṣṇavas (vaiṣṇava-ucchiṣṭa). It also describes how Śivānanda's son composed a verse and how the doorkeeper of the Siṃha-dvāra showed Kṛṣṇa to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Also in that chapter, the glories of mahā-prasāda are explained, and a verse is tasted describing the effect of nectar from the lips of Kṛṣṇa. [...]”.

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Ucchiṣṭa (उच्छिष्ट) refers to the “leavings (of food)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.54 (“Description of the duties of the chaste wife”).—Accordingly, as a Brahmin lady said to Pārvatī: “[...] She shall partake of the leavings (ucchiṣṭa) of her husband’s food or whatever is given by him saying ‘This is thy great grace’. She shall never take food without first offering due share to the gods, the Pitṛs, the guests, the servants, cows and saintly mendicants. A gentle lady of chaste rites shall always be clever to manage the household with limited requisites. She shall be averse to spend unnecessarily. [...]”.

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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.

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: Google Books: The Power of Tantra

1) Ucchiṣṭa (or śeṣa) is a technical term used in the Vedic sacrifice to refer to that portion of the victim that is “left over” once all the offerings have been made. Like leftovers generally in India, it is considered impure and polluting; but at the same time, it is also considered to be the powerful “seed” that gives birth to the next sacrifice.

2) The term Ucchiṣṭa has a number of complex meanings, most of them quite negative and tied to profound impurity. These include “left, rejected, stale, spit out of the mout (as remnants of food)... one who has not washed his hands and mouth and therefore is considered impure, impure, that which is spit out, leavings, fragments remainder (especially of a sacrifice or food).”

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ucchiṣṭa (उच्छिष्ट).—p (S) Corruptly ucciṣṭa p Left, rejected, left of a meal; leavings, orts, offals. 2 fig. Used and left, i. e. enjoyed, occupied, worn &c. before.

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

ucchiṣṭa (उच्छिष्ट).—p Left, rejected, Enjoyed before. n Leavings, orts, offals.

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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

Ucchiṣṭa (उच्छिष्ट).—p. p.

1) Left as a remainder

2) Rejected, abandoned; अन्° (an°) R.12.15.

3) Stale; °कल्पना (kalpanā) stale idea or invention.

4) Unholy, impure; उच्छिष्टं तु यवक्रीतम- पकृष्टकमण्डलुम् (ucchiṣṭaṃ tu yavakrītama- pakṛṣṭakamaṇḍalum) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.136.14.

5) (Used actively). One who has not washed his mouth and hands after meals, and hence considered impure; न चोच्छिष्टः क्वचिद् व्रजेत् (na cocchiṣṭaḥ kvacid vrajet) Manusmṛti 2.56;

-ṣṭam 1 Leaving, fragments remainder, (especially of food or sacrifice); उच्छिष्टमपि चामेध्यम् (ucchiṣṭamapi cāmedhyam) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 17.1; नोच्छिष्टं कस्यचिद्दद्यात् (nocchiṣṭaṃ kasyaciddadyāt) Manusmṛti 2.56.; so द्विज°, गृध्र° (dvija°, gṛdhra°).

2) Honey.

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

Ucchiṣṭa (उच्छिष्ट).—mfn.

(-ṣṭaḥ-ṣṭā-ṣṭaṃ) 1. Left, rejected as food; (i. e. spit out of the mouth, or orts, crumbs, fragments, &c.) 2. Left, abandoned. E. ut up, śiṣ to leave as a residue, and kta aff.

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

Ucchiṣṭa (उच्छिष्ट).—[adjective] left, rejected, impure ([person and thing]). [neuter] leavings, [especially] of the sacrificial food; [abstract] tā† [feminine]

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

1) Ucchiṣṭa (उच्छिष्ट):—[=uc-chiṣṭa] [from uc-chiṣ] mfn. left, rejected, stale

2) [v.s. ...] spit out of the mouth (as remnants of food), [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Chāndogya-upaniṣad; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata; Yājñavalkya] etc.

3) [v.s. ...] one who has still the remains of food in the mouth or hands, one who has not washed his hands and mouth and therefore is considered impure, impure, [Gautama-dharma-śāstra; Manu-smṛti]

4) [v.s. ...] n. that which is spit out

5) [v.s. ...] leavings, fragments, remainder (especially of a sacrifice or of food), [Atharva-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Manu-smṛti; Āśvalāyana-gṛhya-sūtra etc.]

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

Ucchiṣṭa (उच्छिष्ट):—[ucchi+ṣṭa] (ṣṭaḥ-ṣṭā-ṣṭaṃ) a. Left (as food.)

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

Ucchiṣṭa (उच्छिष्ट) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ucchiṭṭha, Ucchiṭṭa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Ucchishta 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

Ucchiṣṭa (उच्छिष्ट) [Also spelled uchchhisht]:—(a) leaving; remainder (esp. of food etc.), residual, waste; ~[bhojī] one who sustains on leavings.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ucchiṣṭa (ಉಚ್ಛಿಷ್ಟ):—[noun] the leavings in the dining plate after one has finished meals; orts.

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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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