Udarata, Udāratā, Udarāṭa: 9 definitions
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Udarata means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Udarta.
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In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraUdāratā (उदार, “exaltedness”) or Udāra refers to one of the ten merits (guṇa) of a dramatic play (kāvya), according to Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 17. They are characterised by their sweetness and depth of meaning.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)Udarata (उदरत) [?] (in Chinese: Wou-t'o-lo-to) is the name of an ancient kingdom associated with Śravaṇā or Śravaṇānakṣatra, as mentioned in chapter 18 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra, a large compilation of Sūtras (texts) in Mahāyāna Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.—Chapter 18 deals with geographical astrology and, in conversation with Brahmarāja and others, Buddha explains how he entrusts the Nakṣatras [e.g., Śravaṇā] with a group of kingdoms [e.g., Udarata] for the sake of protection and prosperity.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUdarāṭa (उदराट).—A species of worm.
Derivable forms: udarāṭaḥ (उदराटः).
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Udāratā (उदारता).—
1) Liberality, generosity.
2) Richness (as of expression); वचसाम् (vacasām) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 1.7; Ś.6; (as applied to words) उदारता (udāratā) = कठिनवर्णघटनारूपविकटत्वलक्षणा (kaṭhinavarṇaghaṭanārūpavikaṭatvalakṣaṇā) R. G.; (as applied to the sense) चुम्बनं देहि मे भार्ये कामचाण्डालतृप्तये इत्यादिग्राम्यार्थपरिहारः (cumbanaṃ dehi me bhārye kāmacāṇḍālatṛptaye ityādigrāmyārthaparihāraḥ) ibid.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryUdāratā (उदारता).—[udāra + tā], f. Generosity, [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 21, 103.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryUdāratā (उदारता).—[feminine] tva [neuter] sublimity (of style).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Udarāṭa (उदराट):—[from udara] m. ‘wandering in the bowels’, a species of worm, [Caraka]
2) Udāratā (उदारता):—[=ud-āra-tā] [from ud-āra] f. nobleness, generousness, liberality
3) [v.s. ...] energy, [Kathāsaritsāgara; Daśakumāra-carita; Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] elegance of speech or expression, [Vāmana’s Kāvyālaṃkāravṛtti; Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryUdāratā (उदारता) [Also spelled udarta]:—(nf) magnanimity, generosity; liberality; ~[vāda] liberalism; ~[vādī] liberal; a liberalist.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Udaratadam, Udarataraka.
Ends with: Atyudarata, Khudarata, Kudarata, Pudarata.
Full-text: Audarya, Guna, Audary, Utaratai, Atyudarata, Udaratva, Udarta, Udara, Shravana, Gramya.
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