Ucchishtaganesha, Ucchiṣṭagaṇeśa, Ucchishta-ganesha: 1 definition
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Ucchishtaganesha 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.
The Sanskrit term Ucchiṣṭagaṇeśa can be transliterated into English as Ucchistaganesa or Ucchishtaganesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Uchchhishtaganesha.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryUcchiṣṭagaṇeśa (उच्छिष्टगणेश):—[=uc-chiṣṭa-gaṇeśa] [from uc-chiṣṭa > uc-chiṣ] m. (opposed to śuddha-gaṇapati), Gaṇeśa as worshipped by the Ucchiṣṭas (or men who leave the remains of food in their mouth during prayer), [Tantrasāra etc.]
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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Partial matches: Ucchishta, Ganesha.
Starts with: Ucchishtaganeshakalpa, Ucchishtaganeshapancanga, Ucchishtaganeshaprakarana.
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