Udakakriya, Udaka-kriya, Udakakriyā: 9 definitions
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Udakakriya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryudakakriyā (उदकक्रिया).—f (S) Funeral solemnities of which casting handfuls of water to ancestors is one point.
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 dictionaryUdakakriyā (उदकक्रिया).—presentation of (a libation of) water to dead ancestors or the manes; लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः (luptapiṇḍodakakriyāḥ) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 1.42. वृकोदरस्योदकक्रियां कुरु (vṛkodarasyodakakriyāṃ kuru) Ve.6; Y.3.4.
Udakakriyā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms udaka and kriyā (क्रिया). See also (synonyms): udakakarman, udakakārya, udakadāna.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryUdakakriyā (उदकक्रिया).—f.
(-yā) Presentation of water to ancestors as far as the fourteenth degree. E. udaka and kriyā rite; so udakarmma, &c.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryUdakakriyā (उदकक्रिया).—f. pouring water in honour of a deceased one, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 5, 69. Kṛta -kriya, adj. one who has performed a religious ceremony, e. g. the funeral rites, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 5, 99. Kautuka-kriyā, f. the nuptial ceremonies, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 11, 53.
Udakakriyā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms udaka and kriyā (क्रिया).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryUdakakriyā (उदकक्रिया).—[feminine] dāna [neuter] = udakakarman.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryUdakakriyā (उदकक्रिया):—[=udaka-kriyā] [from udaka > und] f. = -karman above, [Gautama-dharma-śāstra xiv, 40; Manu-smṛti; Yājñavalkya etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryUdakakriyā (उदकक्रिया):—[udaka-kriyā] (yā) 1. f. Presentation of water to ancestors at the shrāddha or funeral rites.
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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.
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Partial matches: Kriya, Udaka.
Ends with: Pindodakakriya.
Full-text: Udakadana, Pindodakakriya, Salilakriya, Udakakarman, Jalanjali, Udakakarya, Anjali.
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