Udava, Uḍavā: 3 definitions
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Udava means something in Marathi, 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryuḍavā (उडवा).—m A stack of gāvalīṃ (gram-plants dried): also a stack of dried leguminous plants gen. 2 Understood in the Konkan̤ as a large uḍavēṃ or rice-stack. 3 Applied, from its form, to a kalōḍa or pile of cowdung bits.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishudava (उदव).—An exclamation used by the worshippers of dēvī when begging. udava karaṇēṃ-lāvaṇēṃ To do mighty things, to perform feats and wonders (in a bad sense).
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryUḍava (उडव) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Uṭaja.
Uḍava has the following synonyms: Uḍaja, Uḍaya.
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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Starts with (+22): Udavagi, Udavagraha, Udavah, Udavaha, Udavahana, Udavahi, Udavajra, Udaval, Udavane, Udavanem, Udavani, Udavapa, Udavarta, Udavartaka, Udavartana, Udavartapurishapravartana, Udavartin, Udavartta, Udavas, Udavasa.
Ends with: Audava, Catushkudava, Dudava, Edurudave, Haludava, Kudava, Paudava, Pudava, Sudava, Tudavatudava, Udavaudava.
Full-text (+28): Shinta, Thisari, Udavanem, Udo, Udava (Udayostu, Udavasaya, Udavasita, Udavasaniya, Udavasya, Udavasatri, Bhirarevadi, Udavasana, Bhandoda, Utaja, Udaja, Bhurali, Shintada, Tehara, Udavasa, Piki.
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