Alternative spellings of this word include Uchchhvasita.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Ucchvasita (उच्छ्वसित) refers to “heaving a sigh of relief”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.21 (“Nārada instructs Pārvatī”).—Accordingly, after Nārada spoke to Pārvatī: “On hearing your words, O sage, Pārvatī, the daughter of the mountain, heaved a sigh of relief [i.e., ucchvasita] and gladly spoke to you with palms joined in reverence”.

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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.

Kavya (poetry)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (kavya)

Ucchvasita (उच्छ्वसित) refers to “(clear) sighs” (symbolizing expressions of contentment), according to Kālidāsa’s Raghuvaṃśa verse 8.3-4.—Accordingly: “Having experienced his great consecration with water gathered by Vasiṣṭha, the earth seemed to express her contentment with clear sighs (viśada-ucchvasita). When the ritual had been performed for him by the guru who knew the Atharvaveda, he became unassailable by his enemies, for when Brahman is united with the power of weapons it is a union of wind and fire”.

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ucchvasita (उच्छ्वसित).—p. p. (Used actively).

1) Heaving, breathing; Uttararāmacarita 3.

2) Emitting or sending out vapour (refreshed); V.4.

3) Full blown, opened, expanded; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 4; °मूर्तिः (mūrtiḥ) K.92 raised up, Ch. P.13.

4) (a) Enlivened, gladdened, refreshed; त्वन्निष्यन्दोच्छ्वसित- वसुधागन्धसंपर्करम्यः (tvanniṣyandocchvasita- vasudhāgandhasaṃparkaramyaḥ) Meghadūta 44. (b) Inspired or animated with hope; कामस्योच्छ्वसितं मनः (kāmasyocchvasitaṃ manaḥ) Kumārasambhava 6.14.

5) Breathing a sigh of relief; हृदयमुच्छ्वसितं मम विक्लवम् (hṛdayamucchvasitaṃ mama viklavam) M.3.6; R.1.73; K.181.

6) Consoled; उत्कण्ठोच्छ्वसितहृदया (utkaṇṭhocchvasitahṛdayā) Meghadūta 12.

7) Waving, dishevelled; °अलकम् (alakam) R.8.55.

8) Effaced; (sam°) किंचित्समुच्छ्वासितपत्रलेखनम् (kiṃcitsamucchvāsitapatralekhanam) Kumārasambhava 3.38.

-tam 1 Breath, the (very) life; सा कुलपतेरुच्छ्वसितमिव (sā kulapaterucchvasitamiva) Ś.3; Kumārasambhava 7.4.

2) Blooming, blowing.

3) Exhalation; विशदोच्छ्वसितेन मेदिनी कथयामास कृतार्थतामिव (viśadocchvasitena medinī kathayāmāsa kṛtārthatāmiva) R.8.3.

4) Heaving upheaval, throbbing; केयूरबन्धोच्छ्वसितैर्नुनोद (keyūrabandhocchvasitairnunoda) R.6.68; V.1.

5) Becoming loose or relaxed.

6) Sighing.

7) The vital airs of the body.

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Ucchvāsita (उच्छ्वासित).—p. p.

1) Breathless, out of breath.

2) Much, excessive.

3) Loosened, released.

4) Detached, separated, divided.

5) Consoled.

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

Ucchvasita (उच्छ्वसित).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Blown, expanded. 2. Breathed, inspired. 3. Sighing. E. ut much, &c. śvasita breathed, blown.

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

Ucchvasita (उच्छ्वसित).—[adjective] calmed (also ucchūsta), refreshed, lifted, opened, loosed; [neuter] breathing, breath; also = [preceding]

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

1) Ucchvasita (उच्छ्वसित):—[=uc-chvasita] [from uc-chvas] mfn. heaving, beating, breathed, inspired

2) [v.s. ...] recovered, calm

3) [v.s. ...] revived, refreshed, gladdened, [Kumāra-sambhava; Mālavikāgnimitra; Kathāsaritsāgara; Raghuvaṃśa] etc.

4) [v.s. ...] heaving, swelling up, raised, lifted, [Raghuvaṃśa; Kathāsaritsāgara; Meghadūta] etc.

5) [v.s. ...] expanded, burst, unfastened, untied

6) [v.s. ...] blooming, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Mālatīmādhava]

7) [v.s. ...] n. breathing out, respiration

8) [v.s. ...] exhalation

9) [v.s. ...] breath

10) [v.s. ...] throbbing, sighing, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa; Raghuvaṃśa; Kumāra-sambhava; Śakuntalā]

11) [v.s. ...] bursting

12) [v.s. ...] unfastening, untying, [Meghadūta; Raghuvaṃśa]

13) Ucchvāsita (उच्छ्वासित):—[=uc-chvāsita] [from uc-chvas] mfn. caused to recover, gladdened, [Ṛtusaṃhāra; Kathāsaritsāgara]

14) [v.s. ...] raised, lifted up, [Rāmāyaṇa; Meghadūta]

15) [v.s. ...] unfastened, untied, loosened, released, [Meghadūta]

16) [v.s. ...] breathless, out of breath

17) [v.s. ...] much, excessive, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

18) [v.s. ...] desisted from

19) [v.s. ...] disjointed, divided, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Ucchvasita (उच्छ्वसित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ussasiya, Ūsasia.

[Sanskrit to German]

Ucchvasita 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ucchvasita (ಉಚ್ಛ್ವಸಿತ):—

1) [adjective] breathed in; inhaled.

2) [adjective] fully blown; opened; expanded.

3) [adjective] raised up; elevated; placed high.

4) [adjective] made glad; pleased; gladdened.

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Ucchvasita (ಉಚ್ಛ್ವಸಿತ):—[noun] the act of breathing; respiration; breathing.

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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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Partial matches: Uc.

Ends with: Samucchvasita, Vishadocchvasita.

Full-text: Usasia, Samucchvasita, Ussasiya, Samucchvasa, Ukchvas, Ucchvas, Parivishvas, Samucchvas, Visada, Nishvasa, Shvas, Shash.

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