Udayagiri, Udaya-giri: 15 definitions
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Udayagiri means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, 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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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
1) Udayagiri (उदयगिरि).—The mountain of the rising. It is supposed by poets that the Sun and the Moon rise from this mountain.
2) Udayagiri (उदयगिरि).—An ancient place of pilgrimage. It is mentioned in Mahābhārata, Vana Parva, Chapter 84, Stanza 93, that by conducting evening prayer and devotion at this place once, one could obtain the fruits of conducting evening prayer and meditation for twelve years continuously.
Udayagiri (उदयगिरि).—A mountain the chief hill of Śākadvīpa.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 4. 62.
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.
Vastushastra (architecture)
Udayagiri.—The earliest Hindu caves, which belong to the early 5th century, are seen at Udayagiri, near Bhilsa in Madhya Pradesh.
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Udayagiri (उदयगिरि) or simply Udaya refers to a country (=mountain?) belonging to “Pūrvā or Pūrvadeśa (eastern division)” classified under the constellations of Ārdrā, Punarvasu and Puṣya, according to the system of Kūrmavibhāga, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 14), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The countries of the Earth beginning from the centre of Bhāratavarṣa and going round the east, south-east, south, etc., are divided into 9 divisions corresponding to the 27 lunar asterisms at the rate of 3 for each division and beginning from Kṛttikā. The constellations of Ārdrā, Punarvasu and Puṣya represent the eastern division consisting of [i.e., Udayagiri] [...]”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
India history and geography
Udayagīri (उदयगीरि) refers to the Bilasa-bahil—one of the various Bahī (i.e., a sacred courtyard in the Newari community where Buddhist priests reside) situated in Kathmandu.—The valley of Kathmandu is known as “Nepal Mandala”, encircling the three cities of Kathmandu (northwest), Patan (Lalitpur) (south) and Bhaktapur (east). The Vihāras, Bāhās and Bahīs were, and still are, the centre for Buddhist activities and also dwelling place of the monks or monastics. For example, Bilasa-bahi, which is known in Sanskrit as Udayagīri (Nilagīri) Mahāvihāra. These monstaries, courtyards and other buildings possess a central place in Buddhism and were mostly situated within the vicinity of these three cities.
Udayagiri is an archaeologically important site situated in Bhilsa district (Madhya Bharat), known for inscriptions regarding the ancient history of India. For example, at Udayagiri there is a Sanskrit inscription in the Amṛta cave which records the renovation, possibly of a temple of Viṣṇu, by Kanha. Mentions also Chandragupta and Vikramāditya. It is dated V. S. 1093.
Udaya-giri.—(IA 22), the mythical Sun-rise mountain. Note: udaya-giri is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
udayagiri (उदयगिरि).—m (S) udayācala m (S) The eastern mountain behind which the heavenly bodies are supposed to rise.
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
Udayagiri (उदयगिरि).—the eastern mountain behind which the sun, moon &c are supposed to rise; उदयगिरिवनालीबालमन्दारपुष्पम् (udayagirivanālībālamandārapuṣpam) Udb.; श्रितोदयाद्रेरभिसा- यमुच्चकैः (śritodayādrerabhisā- yamuccakaiḥ) Śiśupālavadha 1.16; तत उदयगिरेरिवैक एव (tata udayagirerivaika eva) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 2.1.
Derivable forms: udayagiriḥ (उदयगिरिः).
Udayagiri is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms udaya and giri (गिरि). See also (synonyms): udayācala, udayādri, udayaparvata, udayaśaila.
Udayagiri (उदयगिरि).—[masculine] the eastern mountain, behind which the sun rises (cf. asta).
Udayagiri (उदयगिरि):—[=ud-aya-giri] [from ud-aya > ud-i] m. the eastern mountain (See above), [Hitopadeśa; Viṣṇu-purāṇa etc.]
Udayagiri (उदयगिरि):—m. = udaya
3) [Wilson's Uebersetzung des Viṣṇupurāṇa ,4,62.]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Udayagiri (ಉದಯಗಿರಿ):—[noun] the eastern mountain behind which the sun, moon, and stars appear to rise from.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Pali-English dictionary
udayagiri (ဥဒယဂိရိ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[udaya+giri]
[ဥဒယ+ဂိရိ]
[Pali to Burmese]
udayagiri—
(Burmese text): နေလစသည် ထွက်ရာတောင်၊ ဥဒည်းတောင်၊ ဥဒယဂိရိသိခရ-ကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): From the sunrise to the mountain of Uda, look upon the mountains of Udayagiri.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Giri, Udaya.
Starts with (+0): Udayagirimahavihara, Udayagirimahavihara, Udayagirisikhara, Udayagirisikharamatthaka.
Full-text (+0): Udyadgiri, Udayacala, Udayagirisikhara, Udyatparvata, Udayadri, Udayashaila, Udyant, Udayakudhara, Udayorvibhrit, Udaya, Anugatartha, Udayaparvata, Sathuragiri, Pattacitra, Bhuvaneshvara, Udayagirimahavihara, Paralakhemundi, Kalinganagara, Kharavela, Pataliputra.
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Old Brahmi Inscriptions (by B. M. Barua)
Index to Notes < [Book 2 - Notes]
Part 16 - Description of the Caves, Shrines and Pillars < [Book 2 - Notes]
Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 2.33 < [Chapter 2 - The Natures of Words (śabda)]
Indian influences in the Philippines (by Juan R. Francisco)
Sanskrit terms for Natural Phenomena in Filipino language < [Chapter 1 - Sanskrit in the Philippine languages]
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter CXXIV - Quadripartite state of the king vipaschit < [Book VII - Nirvana prakarana part 2 (nirvana prakarana)]
Chapter xxxvi < [Book III - Utpatti khanda (utpatti khanda)]
Jainism in Odisha (Orissa) (by Ashis Ranjan Sahoo)
Jaina Vestiges at Udayagiri and Khandagiri (Introduction) < [Chapter 8]
Light and Sound show Programme at Udayagiri ad Khandagiri < [Chapter 8]
Review of Literature < [Chapter 1]