Udvritta, Udvṛtta: 13 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Udvṛtta can be transliterated into English as Udvrtta or Udvritta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

1) Udvṛtta (उद्वृत्त).—One of the 108 karaṇas (minor dance movement) mentioned in the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 4. The instructions for this udvṛtta-karaṇa is as follows, “hands, feet and the entire body to be moved violently (lit. thrown up) and then Udvṛttā Cārī to be observed.”.

A karaṇa represents a minor dance movements and combines sthāna (standing position), cārī (foot and leg movement) and nṛttahasta (hands in dancing position).

2) Udvṛtta (उद्वृत्त) refers to a gesture (āṅgika) made with ‘dance hands’ (nṛttahasta), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 8. The hands (hasta) form a part of the human body which represents one of the six major limbs (aṅga) used in dramatic performance. With these limbs are made the various gestures (āṅgika), which form a part of the histrionic representation (abhinaya).

3) Udvṛttā (उद्वृत्ता) refers to a one of the thirty-two cārīs, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 11. The Udvṛttā-cārī is classified as a ākāśikī, or “aerial”, of which there are sixteen in total. The term cārī  refers to a “dance-step” and refers to the simultaneous movement of the feet (pāda), shanks (jaṅghā) and the hip (ūru). From these cārīs proceed dance as well as movements in general.

Source: archive.org: The mirror of gesture (abhinaya-darpana)

One of the saṃyutta-hastāni (Twenty-six combined Hands).—Udvṛtta (asunder): one Haṃsa-pakṣa hand held face downwards and one face upwards. Patron deity Vāsiṣṭha. Usage: modesty, simile, torment, thorns etc., difference, consideration.

Source: archive.org: Natya Shastra

1) Udvṛtta (उद्वृत्त).—A type of gesture (āṅgika) made with dance-hands (nṛttahasta);—(Instructions): The two Haṃsapakṣa hands waved like a palm-leaf (fan). Its alternative name is the Tālavṛnta (palm-leaf). The Dance-hands are to be used in forming Karaṇas.

2) Udvṛttā (उद्वृत्ता).—A type of aerial (ākāśikī) dance-step (cārī);—Instructions: the (Kuñcita) foot of the Āviddha Cārī taken round [the thigh of the remaining leg] and thrown up and then caused to fall [on the ground].

Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (natya)

Udvṛtta (उद्वृत्त) refers to one of the thirty Nṛttahastas or “dance hand gestures” (in Indian Dramas), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—The hasta-mudrās (lit. “hand-gestures”) are very essential to denote some particular action or state in dancing and these mudrās are formed with the help of hands and fingers. In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, thirty kinds of nṛttahastas (“dance-hand gestures”) are mentioned. e.g., udvṛtta. The practice of these nṛttahastas is strictly prohibited in sickness of body, in old age, in fear, drunk and anxiety.

Natyashastra book cover
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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).

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

udvṛtta (उद्वृत्त).—p S Licentious, libertine, dissolute, profligate.

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udvṛtta (उद्वृत्त).—n S udvṛttaśaṅku m S See unmaṇḍala & unmaṇḍalaśaṅku.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Udvṛtta (उद्वृत्त).—p. p.

1) Raised, elevated (stana, danta, megha &c.). गर्जन्तमुद्वृत्तशिताग्रदंष्ट्रम् (garjantamudvṛttaśitāgradaṃṣṭram) Rām.6.59.95.

2) Flowing out, not contained in, swollen, overflowing; हृदयभरितोद्वृत्त- विस्मय (hṛdayabharitodvṛtta- vismaya) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 4; अपामुद्वृत्तानाम् (apāmudvṛttānām) Mu.3.8 overflowing; उद्वृतः क इव सुखावहः परेषाम् (udvṛtaḥ ka iva sukhāvahaḥ pareṣām) Śiśupālavadha 8.18. (where means also 'gone astray, ill-behaved').

3) Grown, increased.

4) Exalted, prosperous.

5) Proud, furious, haughty; परिधत्त किमुद्वृत्ता राजद्रव्याण्यभीप्सथ (paridhatta kimudvṛttā rājadravyāṇyabhīpsatha) Bhāgavata 1.41.35. °मृगपति (mṛgapati) K.9.

6) Vomited up.

7) Left as a remainder.

8) Ill-conducted, ill-mannered, rude.

9) Agitated; उद्वृत्तनक्रात् सहसोन्ममज्च (udvṛttanakrāt sahasonmamajca) R.16.79.

1) Turned up, opened wide (as eyes).

-ttaḥ A particular position of the hands in dancing.

-ttam (in astronomy) The east and west hour circle or six o'clock line.

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

Udvṛtta (उद्वृत्त).—mfn.

(-ttaḥ-ttā-ttaṃ) 1. Raised, elevated. 2. Exalted, prosperous. 3. Unrestrained, ill-behaved. 4. Vomited. 5. Left, as a remainder. E. ut above, and vṛtta placed.

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

Udvṛtta (उद्वृत्त).—[adjective] swollen, turgid, prominent; roused, excited; extravagant, dissolute.

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

1) Udvṛtta (उद्वृत्त):—[=ud-vṛtta] [from ud-vṛt] mfn. swollen up, swelling

2) [v.s. ...] prominent, [Suśruta; Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Bhartṛhari]

3) [v.s. ...] excited, agitated, waving, [Mahābhārata; Raghuvaṃśa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Suśruta] etc.

4) [v.s. ...] extravagant, ill-behaved, ill-mannered, proud, arrogant, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Rājataraṅgiṇī] etc.

5) [v.s. ...] turned up

6) [v.s. ...] opened, opened wide (as eyes), [Mahābhārata vii, 5405; ix, 432; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa xiv, 62] (erroneous for ud-vṛta, [Boehtlingk & Roth’s Sanskrit-Woerterbuch])

7) [v.s. ...] m. a particular position of the hands in dancing

8) [v.s. ...] n. (in [astronomy]) the east and west hour circle or six o'clock line (cf. un-maṇḍala).

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

Udvṛtta (उद्वृत्त):—[(ttaḥ-ttaḥ-ttaṃ) a.] Vomited.

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

Udvṛtta (उद्वृत्त) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Uvvaṭṭiya, Uvvatta.

[Sanskrit to German]

Udvritta 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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Udvṛtta (ಉದ್ವೃತ್ತ):—

1) [adjective] gone up; moved to a higher place, position, status, rank, etc.; progressed; developed.

2) [adjective] arrogant or overbearing in conduct or behaviour; offensively contemptuous; impertinently insulting.

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Udvṛtta (ಉದ್ವೃತ್ತ):—

1) [noun] he whose behaviour is marked by arrogance, contempt; he who tends to insults others impertinently.

2) [noun] ಉದ್ವೃತ್ತನಾಗು [udvrittanagu] udvřttanāgu to behave in an arrogant or overbearing manner; to be haughty; 2. to assume lordly airs; to ignore what is wise, decent or normal.

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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.

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