Udanta, Udamta, Uḍantā: 13 definitions

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Udanta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Udanta (उदन्त).—a. [udgato'nto yasya] Reaching to the end or border of anything.

-ntaḥ [udgato'nto nirṇayo yasmāt]

1) News, intelligence, report, full tidings, account, history; श्रुत्वा रामः प्रियोदन्तनम् (śrutvā rāmaḥ priyodantanam) R.12.66; आत्मोदन्तं कथयिष्यति (ātmodantaṃ kathayiṣyati) K.132; कान्तोदन्तः सुहृदुपगतः संगमात्किंचिदूनः (kāntodantaḥ suhṛdupagataḥ saṃgamātkiṃcidūnaḥ) Meghadūta 12.

2) A pure and virtuous man (sādhu).

3) Supporting oneself by sacrificing for others (vṛttiyājanam).

4) One who gets a livelihood by a trade, agriculture (vṛttiyojane); see also (Wilson).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Udānta (उदान्त).—(°-) [, in proper names, see Udātta-.]

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

Udanta (उदन्त).—m.

(-ntaḥ) 1. Pure and virtuous man. 2. Tidings, intelligence. 3. One who gets a livelihood by a trade, &c. E. ud disjunctive, and anta end, term.

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

Udanta (उदन्त).—[ud-anta], m. Tidings, [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 10, 55.

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

Udanta (उदन्त).—1. [masculine] end of labour, harvest, feast, quiet; news, intelligence.

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Udanta (उदन्त).—2. [adjective] running over the brim; [neuter] [adverb] to the end.

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

1) Udanta (उदन्त):—[=ud-anta] mfn. reaching to the end or border, running over, flowing over, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] good, virtuous, excellent, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [=ud-anta] m. (ud-anta) end of the work, rest

4) [v.s. ...] harvest time, [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa i, 2, 6, 2]

5) [v.s. ...] ‘telling to the end’, full tidings, intelligence

6) [v.s. ...] news, [Raghuvaṃśa; Meghadūta; Kathāsaritsāgara; Śakuntalā 226, 6]

7) [v.s. ...] one who gets a livelihood by a trade etc., [Horace H. Wilson]

8) [v.s. ...] by sacrificing for others, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Udanta (उदन्त):—[uda+nta] (ntaḥ) 1. m. A good man; a tradesman; news.

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

Udanta (उदन्त) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Uaṃta, Udaṃta.

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Udanta 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.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

Udaṃta (उदंत) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Udanta.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Udaṃta (ಉದಂತ):—[noun] reports of recent happenings, that is spread from place to place; news.

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Udaṃta (ಉದಂತ):—[noun] a word ending with the letter or the sound ' [u] '.

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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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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Uḍantā (उडन्ता):—adj. 1. groundless; 2. wandering; 3. spendthrift; wasteful;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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