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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Uddhan (उद्धन्).—2 P. [उद्-हन् (ud-han)] To raise up, elevate (fig. also) Ṛgveda 1.12.7. Ā. To kill one's self; Rām.; Pt. see उद्धत (uddhata).

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

Uddhan (उद्धन्).—force up, raise; root up or out; dig or throw up; [Middle] hang one’s self.

Uddhan is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ud and han (हन्).

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

Uddhan (उद्धन्):—[=ud-dhan] (ud-√han) [Parasmaipada] -dhanti ([Vedic or Veda] [imperfect tense] 3. sg. -ahan, [Ṛg-veda x, 102, 7]; [imperative] -hantu, [iii, 33, 13, 2]; [dual number] -hatam, i, 184, 2, etc.) [Ātmanepada] (3. [plural] uj-jighnante, [Ṛg-veda i, 64, 11]; [Vedic or Veda] [infinitive mood] -dhantavai, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xiii, 8, 1, 20])

—to move or push or press upwards or out, lift up, throw away, [Ṛg-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa];

—to root up or out, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa];

—to turn up (the earth), dig, throw open, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa] etc.: ([Ātmanepada])

—to kill one’s self, hang one’s self, [Rāmāyaṇa; Pañcatantra]

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Dhan, Han, Ud, Tan.

Starts with: Uddhana, Uddhanadvara, Uddhanana, Uddhanta, Uddhantavai.

Full-text (+2): Udgha, Udghata, Uddhatarnavanisvana, Uddhatatva, Uddhatishrit, Uddhatamanas, Udghatya, Uddhanana, Udghana, Uddhatamanaska, Upodghata, Uddhatamanaskatva, Anuhata, Uddhati, Udghatyaka, Udghatin, Uhanati, Upoddhan, Udghataka, Udghatana.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Uddhan, Ud-dhan, Ud-han; (plurals include: Uddhans, dhans, hans). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)

Chapter XXXI - The final defeat of Māra < [Volume II]

Chapter XIV - The great renunciation < [Volume II]

Chapter XXX - The rolling of the wheel < [Volume III]

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