Uddhrita, Uddhṛta: 17 definitions
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Uddhrita means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, 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.
The Sanskrit term Uddhṛta can be transliterated into English as Uddhrta or Uddhrita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Uddhrat.
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In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Uddhṛta is one of the saṃyutta-hastāni (Twenty-seven combined Hands).
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).
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
1) Uddhṛta (उद्धृत) means “assumed” (viz., “one that assumed an illusory form”), according to the second recension of the Yogakhaṇḍa of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, as the Goddess Kumārī said to Ṛṣi Vyāsa said: “Vyāsa’s state is nothing (real). O Śaṃkara, (there is nothing) of mine (I can give) you. O Śaṃkara! (See) the illusory form of a Ṛṣi assumed [i.e., uddhṛta] (by you). Why do you take suffering (onto yourself by the observance of) vows, Kaula practice (caryā), austerity and the like? All this is the net of Māyā. [...]”.
2) Uddhṛta (उद्धृत) means “extracted”, according to the commentary on the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “These [a, ṛ, ga, ha] are the four seeds of the Ages and those of the sacred seats. Why have the (seeds of) the Ages and the sacred seats been extracted [i.e., uddhṛta] from the gahvara grid? It is said (in reply) that they are extracted for those who (practice inwardly) without outer ritual (nirācāra) and desire to arouse (the energy) of athe world and for their own worldly enjoyment. [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Uddhṛta (उद्धृत) refers to “that which has been extracted (from a particular teaching)”, according to the Karmaprakāśa—one of the earliest preserved Sanskrit works on Perso-Arabic (Tājika) astrology authored by Samarasiṃha in the 13th century.—Accordingly, [verse 20.8-9]: “Born from the oyster of my words that was nourished by a drop of the water of meaning from the large cluster of lotus flowers that is the Great Teaching composed by Śrī Khindika, these very pearls of the results of men’s nativities will by their merits [or: strands] become a necklace gracing the breast of connoisseurs. Learned men! If you seek to know the results of nativities, like a treasure to increase your fame, that fixed and unchanging [fate] should be understood to have been extracted from the Tājika teaching (tantra-uddhṛta)”.
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Uddhṛtā (उद्धृता) refers to the “ladled out (alms)” (considered as acceptable), according to the Pātravidhi—a manual of the Lakulīśa Pāśupata school of Śaivism dealing with purification of the initiate’s vessel (pātra) and other concerned issues.—Accordingly, “If flawless but unlawful alms are obtained without begging, a Yogin should reject them and go begging for alms unplanned. (22) Prajāpati has regarded the alms ladled out (uddhṛtā) [at home by a householder] and brought [to an ascetic] which are not announced in advance as acceptable even if they belonged to those who committed bad deeds. (23) The ascetic who rejects in delusion the alms ladled out (uddhṛtā) [to him] and offered [by a house-holder] is a man of desire, anger and delusion; his living on alms is an imposture. (24) [Nevertheless], even the [alms] ladled out (uddhṛtā) [in this way] should be avoided if they belonged to a menstruating woman, a eunuch, or also a usurer, an unchaste woman, or a barren woman. (25) ”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Uddhṛta (उद्धृत) refers to “extracted (juice)”, according to the Bhūśalyasūtrapātananimittavidhi section of Jagaddarpaṇa’s Ācāryakriyāsamuccaya, a text within Tantric Buddhism dealing with construction manual for monasteries etc.—Accordingly, “[...] Having praised [the cord] with the sounds of a bell, auspicious song, conch shell, and bamboo flute, the donor should offer guest water [to the cord] together with jewels, gold, and fragrant flowers, which are blooming and beautiful, and mixed with the juice extracted from the sprouts (pallava-uddhṛta) of the airandhrīkara”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Uddhṛta (उद्धृत) refers to “(being) sustained”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “That [cosmos] is not at all produced by anyone, not at all sustained (uddhṛta) by anyone, so also not destroyed by anyone. Nevertheless, that exists by itself without support in the atmosphere. That very same one, which is without a beginning and end, is accomplished by itself and imperishable, without a Supreme Being and excessively filled with objects beginning with the self”.
Synonyms: Dhṛta.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
uddhṛta (उद्धृत).—p S Rescued, delivered, saved; raised up or out.
uddhṛta (उद्धृत).—p Rescued, delivered. Raised up or out.
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
Uddhṛta (उद्धृत).—p. p.
1) Drawn up or out (water), extracted &c.
2) Raised, elevated, lifted up, thrown up or upwards; निक्षेपणाय पदमुद्धृतमुद्वहन्ती (nikṣepaṇāya padamuddhṛtamudvahantī) Kumārasambhava 5.85.
3) Uprooted, eradicated; उद्धृतारिः (uddhṛtāriḥ) R.2.3.
4) Separated, set apart.
5) Divided, partitioned; ऋय्यजुःसामाथर्वाख्या वेदाश्चत्वार उद्धृताः (ṛyyajuḥsāmātharvākhyā vedāścatvāra uddhṛtāḥ) Bhāgavata 1.4.2.
6) Selected.
7) Dispersed, scattered.
8) Holding, containing.
9) Uncovered.
1) Vomited, cast up.
Uddhṛta (उद्धृत).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Raised, drawn up, as water from a well, &c. 2. Pulled up or out, eradicated or broken off. 3. Lifted up. 4. Raised, elevated. 5. Thrown up or upwards. 6. Vomited. 7. Separated, set apart. 8. Divided, partitioned. 9. Recovered. 10. Uncovered. 11. Dispersed, scattered. 12. Extracted, selected, taken from or out of. 13. Holding, containing. E. ut up, dhṛ to take, and kta aff.
Uddhṛta (उद्धृत).—[adjective] drawn up or out, raised, extracted, separated, selected.
1) Uddhṛta (उद्धृत):—[=ud-dhṛta] [from ud-dhṛ] mfn. drawn up or out (as water from a well etc.)
2) [v.s. ...] extracted, pulled up or out, eradicated, broken off, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Suśruta] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] drawn up or out, ladled out, skimmed, [Atharva-veda xii, 5, 34; xv, 12, 1; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] raised, elevated, lifted up, thrown up or upwards, [Mahābhārata; Rājataraṅgiṇī] etc.
5) [v.s. ...] separated, set apart, taken away, removed, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Manu-smṛti] etc.
6) [v.s. ...] chosen, selected, taken from or out of [Manu-smṛti] etc.
7) [v.s. ...] raised, made strong or famous, [Hitopadeśa]
8) [v.s. ...] recovered
9) [v.s. ...] uncovered
10) [v.s. ...] dispersed, scattered
11) [v.s. ...] holding, containing
12) [v.s. ...] vomited, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Uddhṛta (उद्धृत):—[(taḥ-tā-taṃ) a.] Raised up.
Uddhṛta (उद्धृत):—Partic. von har mit ud.
Uddhṛta (उद्धृत) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Uddhaḍa, Uddharia.
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
Uddhṛta (उद्धृत) [Also spelled uddhrat]:—(a) quoted, cited.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Uddhṛta (ಉದ್ಧೃತ):—
1) [adjective] drawn, pulled up or out; raised up.
2) [adjective] (said of a sentence, part of speech etc. from a different source) quoted; reproduced.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Uddhritagolisu, Uddhritari, Uddhritasneha, Uddhritoddhara.
Full-text (+16): Anuddhrita, Navoddhrita, Samuddhrita, Uddhritoddhara, Abhyuddhrita, Uddhritasneha, Uddhritari, Pratyuddhrita, Ugghatita, Pallavoddhrita, Tantroddhrita, Uddharati, Ukkitaciram, Anuhata, Uddharia, Uddhada, Jirnoddhrita, Uddhrat, Pipilika, Pratisahri.
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