The Sanskrit term Udarākṣa can be transliterated into English as Udaraksa or Udaraksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Wisdom Library: Varāha-purāṇa

Udarākṣa (उदराक्ष).—One of the eight rākṣasas facing the eight vasus in the battle of the gods (devas) between the demons (asuras), according to the Varāhapurāṇa chapter 94. This battle was initiated by Mahiṣāsura in order to win over the hand of Vaiṣṇavī, the form of Trikalā having a red body representing the energy of Viṣṇu. Trikalā is the name of a Goddess born from the combined looks of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara (Śiva).

The Varāhapurāṇa is categorised as a Mahāpurāṇa, and was originally composed of 24,000 metrical verses, possibly originating from before the 10th century. It is composed of two parts and Sūta is the main narrator.

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Udarākṣa (उदराक्ष).—A warrior of Skanda Deva. (Mahābhārata Śalya Parva, Chapter 45, Stanza 63).

Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

Udarākṣa (उदराक्ष) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. IX.44.58) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Udarākṣa) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

Udarākṣa is also mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. IX.44.58) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

1) Udarākṣa (उदराक्ष):—[from udara] m. Name of a demon causing diseases, [Mahābhārata ix, 2565] ([varia lectio] udārākṣa q.v.)

2) Udārākṣa (उदाराक्ष):—[from ud-āra] m. Name of a demon that causes diseases, [Mahābhārata] ([edition] Bombay ix, 45, 63; [varia lectio] udarākṣa q.v.)

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Udaraksha 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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