Udagayana, Udac-ayana: 13 definitions
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Udagayana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Udagayana (उदगयन).—Uttarāyaṇa.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 57. 13.
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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Udagayana (उदगयन) or Uttarāyaṇa refers to the “northward march” (of the sun and moon), according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 5), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If the sun and moon should begin to be eclipsed when only half risen, deceitful men will suffer as well as sacrificial rites. [...] If the sun and moon should be eclipsed when in their uttarāyaṇa (northward march) [i.e., udagayana], the Brāhmins and the Kṣatriyas will suffer; if when in their dakṣiṇāyana (southward march) the Vaiśyas and the Śūdras will suffer. If the eclipse should commence at the northern, eastern, southern, or western point of the disc, the Brāhmins, the Kṣatriyas, the Vaiśyas or the Śūdras will suffer respectively”.
Udagayana (उदगयन).—(or uttarāyaṇa) Sun's northward journey from winter solstice to summer solstice. Note: Udagayana is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
India history and geography
Udag-ayana.—(EI2 3), the winter solstice; same as uttarāyaṇa. Note: udag-ayana is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
udagayana (उदगयन).—n S (udak & ayana) The sun's progress northwards from the tropic of Capricorn.
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
Udagayana (उदगयन).—the sun's progress north of the equator (= uttarāyaṇam q. v.).
Derivable forms: udagayanam (उदगयनम्).
Udagayana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms udac and ayana (अयन). See also (synonyms): udaṅayana.
Udagayana (उदगयन).—n.
(-naṃ) The sun’s progress north of the equator: see uttarāyaṇa. E. udak north, and ayana going.
Udagayana (उदगयन).—[neuter] the (sun’s) northern progress; the time from the winter to the summer solstice.
1) Udagayana (उदगयन):—[=udag-ayana] [from udag > ud-añc] n. the sun’s progress north of the equator
2) [v.s. ...] the half year from the winter to the summer solstice, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kauśika-sūtra; Āśvalāyana-gṛhya-sūtra] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] mfn. being on the path of the sun at its progress north of the equator, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
Udagayana (उदगयन):—[udaga+yana] (naṃ) 1. n. North declination.
Udagayana (उदगयन):—(u + ayana) n. der Gang der Sonne nach Norden, das Halbjahr vom Winter-zum Sommersolstitium [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 14, 9, 3, 1.] [Kauśika’s Sūtra zum Atuarvaveda 6. 7.] [ĀŚV. GṚHY. 1, 4.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 1, 67.]
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Udagayana (उदगयन):—[Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 5, 32. 60, 20.] [BṚH. 2, 20.] [WEBER, Jyotiṣa 108.] [Nakṣ. 2, 301. 312.] [Z. 3 lies 67 Stenzler 6. 7.] adj. auf dem Wege liegend, welchen die Sonne auf ihrem Gange nach Norden geht: nakṣatrāṇi [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 5, 23, 5. 6.] — Vgl. dakṣiṇāyana .
Udagayana (उदगयन):——
1) n. der Gang der Sonne nach Norden , das Halbjahr vom Winterzum Sommersolstitium [Kauśika’s Sūtra 67] —
2) Adj. auf dem Wege liegend , den die Sonne auf ihrem Gange nach Norden geht.
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
Udagayana (ಉದಗಯನ):—
1) [noun] the progress of the sun to the north of the equator.
2) [noun] summer solstice a) the point on the celestial sphere where the sun is farthest north of the celestial equator; b) the moment or date of this annual event; c) the period or time of the summer solstice.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Udac, Ayana.
Starts with (+0): Udagayana-parvan.
Full-text (+0): Udagayana-parvan, Udaggati, Uttarayana, Udac, Vaishuvat, Vaishuvata, Udanayana, Ayana.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 1.67 < [Section XXXIX - ‘Day’ and ‘Night’ of the ‘Gods’]
Bhagavad-gita-rahasya (or Karma-yoga Shastra) (by Bhalchandra Sitaram Sukthankar)
Atharvaveda ancillary literature (Study) (by B. R. Modak)
Part 2.7 - The Tulapurusa-vidhi < [Chapter 2b - A Topical Analysis of the Atharvaveda-Parisistas]
Part 2.9 - The Hiranyagarbha-vidhi < [Chapter 2b - A Topical Analysis of the Atharvaveda-Parisistas]
Inscriptions of Orissa (Rajaguru) (by Shri Satyanarayana Rajguru)
Part 6 - Achyutapura Plates of Indravarma < [Section 1 - The Gangas of Kalinganagara]
Page 97 < [Volume 3, Part 1]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 24 < [Volume 13 (1898)]