Alternative spellings of this word include Udrek.

In Hinduism

Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)

Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

Udreka (उद्रेक) refers to an “increase” (of sexual desire), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “Hunting on horseback (āśvina) represents one of the eight subdivisions of Hunting (mṛgayā). [...] By the eating (abhyavahāra) of the wholesome meat of wild boars and buffaloes bagged in hunting, sexual desire and capacity are increased (kāma-udreka), which leads to the enjoyment of women by the increase of strength. [...]”.

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This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

udreka : (m.) 1. a belch; 2. spouting out.

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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.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

udrēka (उद्रेक).—m S Exuberance, profusion, overflowing plenty. 2 A throe or heave; a sudden and sharp movement of the bowels during or just previously to stool. In this sense vēga & lahara. 3 Sudden impulse; sudden animal suggestion or prompting. Used with pōṭāntūna yēṇēṃ.

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

udrēka (उद्रेक).—m Exuberance, profusion. A throe or heave. Sudden impulse.

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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

Udreka (उद्रेक).—

1) Increase, excess, preponderance, abundance; ज्ञानोद्रेकाद्विघटिततमोग्रन्थयः सत्त्वनिष्ठाः (jñānodrekādvighaṭitatamogranthayaḥ sattvaniṣṭhāḥ) Ve.1.23; गत्वोद्रेकं जघनपुलिने (gatvodrekaṃ jaghanapuline) Śiśupālavadha 7.74; so मोह°, धन°, मद° (moha°, dhana°, mada°); सुकृतोद्रेकः (sukṛtodrekaḥ) Bhartṛhari 3.87.

2) Commencement, outset.

3) Prosperity (aiśvarya); Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.313.17.

-kā The plant (mahāniṃba).

Derivable forms: udrekaḥ (उद्रेकः).

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

Udreka (उद्रेक).—m.

(-kaḥ) 1. Commencement. 2. Increase. 3. Excess. E. ut, ric to flow, ghañ aff.

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

Udreka (उद्रेक).—i. e. ud-ric + a, m. 1. Excess, Mahābhārata 3, 13169. 2. Excellence, Mahābhārata 14, 1012.

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

Udreka (उद्रेक).—[masculine] excess, preponderance; p. kin.

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

1) Udreka (उद्रेक):—[=ud-reka] [from ud-ric] m. abundance, overplus, excess, preponderance, superiority, predominance, [Mahābhārata; Suśruta; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā] etc.

2) Udrekā (उद्रेका):—[=ud-rekā] [from ud-reka > ud-ric] f. the plant Melia Sempervirens, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Udreka (उद्रेक):—[udre+ka] (kaḥ) 1. m. Commencement; excess, increase.

[Sanskrit to German]

Udreka 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

Udreka (उद्रेक) [Also spelled udrek]:—(nm) overflow; abundance, preponderance, excess.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Udrēka (ಉದ್ರೇಕ):—

1) [noun] a feeling of displeasure resulting from injury, mistreatment, opposition, etc., and usu. showing itself in a desire to fight back at the supposed cause of this feeling; anger; the state of being enraged.

2) [noun] a feeling or the state of being provoked, incited; excitement.

3) [noun] the act or an instance of growing excess, transgressing the limit or trespassing the boundary, etc.

4) [noun] the quality of being impetuous; impetuosity.

5) [noun] excitement and loss of control caused by alcoholic liquor or drug; intoxication.

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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

Udreka (उद्रेक):—n. unexpressed thoughts; feeling; ideas;

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Ud, Reka.

Starts with: Udrekabhanga, Udrekagolisu, Udrekagollu, Udrekakaraka, Udrekakari.

Ends with: Chittodreka, Cittodreka, Kamodreka, Mahodreka, Pittodreka, Ragodreka, Samudreka, Sattvodreka, Vasudreka.

Full-text: Sattvodreka, Udrek, Cittodreka, Mahodreka, Udrekabhanga, Uddeka, Ragodreka, Udrekin, Uddharsha, Ayata.

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