Ucchrita; 4 Definition(s)
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Ucchrita 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 Uchchhrita.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Ucchrita (उच्छ्रित) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. IX.44.45) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Ucchrita) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places
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
Sanskrit-English dictionary
Ucchrita (उच्छ्रित).—p. p.
1) Raised, lifted up; नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम् (nātyucchritaṃ nātinīcaṃ cailājinakuśottaram) Bg.6.11. H.2.123; R.17.33.
2) Gone up, risen; °सितांशुकर (sitāṃśukara) Śi.4.25; K.26
3) High, tall, lofty, exalted; अभिययौ स हिमाचलमुच्छ्रितम् (abhiyayau sa himācalamucchritam) Ki.5.1; Bg.6.11;9.19; पञ्चयोजनमुच्छ्रिता (pañcayojanamucchritā) Mb.
4) Produced, born.
5) Increasing, growing, Prosperous; अत्युच्छ्रितम् तथात्मानम् (atyucchritam tathātmānam) (manyeta) Ms.7.17; उच्छ्रितान्द्वेष्टि दुर्मतिः (ucchritāndveṣṭi durmatiḥ) Rām.1.15.8; increased (in size or bulk); grown.
6) Proud.
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUcchṛta (उच्छृत).—ppp. (hyper-Sanskrit, if not corruption, for Sanskrit ucchrita; compare utsṛta), raised: SP 235.14 (verse) śuṣkapāṃsur itocchṛtaḥ (both edd., no v.l.), for ita(s) ucch°; also Mmk 373.12 (= ucchrita 21), see ucchata.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryUcchrita (उच्छ्रित).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Born, produced. 2. High, tall. 3. Lifted up, raised. 4. Prosperous, advancing, increasing, rising. 5. Left, abandoned. 6. Increased in size or bulk, grown. E. ut before śriñ to serve, kta aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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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