Alternative spellings of this word include Udghatan.

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Udghāṭana (उद्घाटन) refers to “being opened” (i.e., ‘made manifest’), according to the Ṭīkā (commentary) on the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “[...] And his desire came into being, (a desire) which is free and unobstructed in (all) desires. How is (that energy of desire)? (It has) the form of a key, that is, it is crooked. This is the meaning. And when Kubjikā was opened (udghāṭana), that is, made manifest, by means of that (key), the couple, consisting of Ciñciṇī and Ciñciṇīśa, came into being by the descent of the couple consisting of both (brought) about by the union of Śiva and Śakti.  [...]”.

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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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

udghāṭana (उद्घाटन).—n S Opening or unclosing. 2 fig. Explaining or unfolding: also disclosing or publishing. Ex. of comp. daivōdghāṭana, marmōdghāṭana.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

udghāṭana (उद्घाटन).—n Opening. Explaining or pub- lishing, expounding.

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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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Udghāṭana (उद्घाटन).—a. (-nī f.)

1) Opening, unlocking; धर्मं यो न करोति निन्दितमतिः स्वर्गार्गलोद्घाटनम् (dharmaṃ yo na karoti ninditamatiḥ svargārgalodghāṭanam) H.1.133.

2) Revealing, manifesting; Mārk. P.

-nam 1 Opening; Ve.1.

2) Raising, lifting up, hoisting.

3) A key, any means of opening.

4) The rope and bucket of a well; a water-wheel.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Udghāṭana (उद्घाटन).—n.

(-naṃ) 1. The rope and bucked of a well, a leather bucket used for drawing water. 2. Opening, unlocking. 3. An opener, the instrument or means of opening, a key, &c. 4. Hoisting, raising, lifting up. E. ut up, ghaṭ to strive, affix lyuṭ; also with vun affix udghāṭaka.

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

Udghāṭana (उद्घाटन).—i. e. ud-ghaṭ + ana, n. A key, [Hitopadeśa] i. [distich] 146.

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

Udghāṭana (उद्घाटन).—[adjective] opening, pushing away (a bolt); [neuter] opening, laying bare, showing.

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

1) Udghāṭana (उद्घाटन):—[=ud-ghāṭana] [from ud-ghaṭ] mfn. opening, unlocking, [Hitopadeśa]

2) [v.s. ...] n. the act of opening, unlocking

3) [v.s. ...] revealing, manifesting, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa; Sāyaṇa]

4) [v.s. ...] the act of unveiling, exposing, uncovering, [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]

5) [v.s. ...] a leather bucket used for drawing up water, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) [v.s. ...] hoisting, raising, lifting up, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

7) Udghātana (उद्घातन):—[=ud-ghātana] [from ud-dhan] n. a bucket for drawing (water), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Udghāṭana (उद्घाटन):—[ud-ghāṭana] (naṃ) 1. n. Idem.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Udghāṭana (उद्घाटन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ugghāḍaṇa, Ugghāḍaṇā, Ugghāyaṇa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Udghatana in German

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Udghāṭana (उद्घाटन) [Also spelled udghatan]:—(nm) inauguration, release; uncovering; hence ~[ṭita] (a).

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Udghaṭana (ಉದ್ಘಟನ):—[noun] = ಉದ್ಘಾಟನೆ [udghatane].

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Udghaṭana (ಉದ್ಘಟನ):—[noun] = ಉದ್ಘಟ್ಟನ - [udghattana -] 1.

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Udghāṭana (ಉದ್ಘಾಟನ):—[[]] []

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Udghāṭana (उद्घाटन):—n. opening; inauguration;

2) Udghāṭana (उद्घाटन):—n. 1. inauguration; opening ceremony; 2. a start of public event with a ceremony; 3. disclosing; revelation; bringing to light; 4. raising (of a stage curtain);

3) Udghātana (उद्घातन):—n. →　उद्घाटन [udghāṭana]

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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Partial matches: Ghatana, Ud.

Ends with: Anudghatana, Kapatodghatana, Samudghatana, Vaktrodghatana.

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