Udya, Uḍyā, Udyā: 12 definitions
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Udya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Udya (उद्य) refers to “lifting (one’s weapon)” (in battle), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.9 (“Boasting of Tāraka”).—Accordingly, as Tāraka-Asura fought with the Gods: “[...] Seeing Indra thus insulted, the powerful lord Viṣṇu lifted (udya) his discus and hit Tāraka. Hit by the discus he fell on the ground. Getting up again, the lord of the Asuras hit Viṣṇu with his spear. On being hit by the spear Viṣṇu fell on the ground. There was a great uproar. The gods lamented much. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Udya (उद्य) refers to the “rise (of meritorious deeds)”.—[While explaining dhyāna (meditation) as part of the Eight yogadṛṣṭis].—Haribhadrasūri says that the happiness, which one gets as result of meritorious deeds (puṇya) is also of the nature of pain. It is so-called happiness. The real happiness is that which is obtained by practicing meditation. The happiness, which is obtained by performing meritorious deeds, is conditional. It is dependent upon the rise (udya) of corresponding meritorious deeds. Since such happiness is obtained by depending upon that which is non-self, it is of the nature of pain. Only that happiness is real which is gained by the soul itself through destroying karmans.
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
uḍyā (उड्या).—a (uḍaṇēṃ) That leaps, jumps, bounds. Pr. uḍyā puravēla paṇa paḍyā puravata nāhīṃ. 2 fig. Prompt, smart, quick, impetuous, spirited.
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
Udya (उद्य).—1 Ā. (P. in some cases)
1) To raise, elevate, lift up; बाहू उद्यम्य (bāhū udyamya) Ś1; परस्य दण्डं नोद्यच्छेत् (parasya daṇḍaṃ nodyacchet) Manusmṛti 4.164, 8.28; धनुरुद्यम्य पाण्डवः (dhanurudyamya pāṇḍavaḥ) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 1.2; R.15.23,11.17; भारमुद्यच्छते (bhāramudyacchate) Sk.; Bhaṭṭikāvya 4.31,17.92.
2) To offer, give.
3) To prepare, become ready for, begin, set about (with dat., loc. or inf.); उद्यच्छमाना गमनाय पश्चात् (udyacchamānā gamanāya paścāt) R.16.29; Bhaṭṭikāvya 8.47; see उद्यत (udyata).
4) To strive, be diligent, strive hard for; उद्यच्छति वेदम् (udyacchati vedam) Sk.
5) To reign, manage, govern.
6) To keep back, stop, hinder.
7) To rise. -Caus. To prompt, stimulate; मधुमदोद्यमिता वनिता (madhumadodyamitā vanitā) Kirātārjunīya 9.66.
Derivable forms: udyam (उद्यम्).
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Udyā (उद्या).—2 P.
1) To go up, rise, ascend; क्रमशस्ते पुनस्तस्य चापात्सममिवोद्ययुः (kramaśaste punastasya cāpātsamamivodyayuḥ) R.12.47; पतत्युद्याति (patatyudyāti) Gītagovinda 4.
2) To originate, spring, arise; इति मतिरुदयासीत् पक्षिणः प्रेक्ष्य भैमीम् (iti matirudayāsīt pakṣiṇaḥ prekṣya bhaimīm) N.2.19.
Udya (उद्य).—(?) , in puṣpodya (mss.), see uddhya.
Udya (उद्य).—m.
(-dyaḥ) A river. E. ud water, and ya what goes, from yā to go, and ḍa aff.
Udyā (उद्या).—rise, go forth or out, depart from ([ablative]).
Udyā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ud and yā (या).
1) Udya (उद्य):—mfn. (√vad q.v.), to be spoken
2) (udya, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xiv, 6, 8, 2], erroneous for uj-jya q.v.; udya, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.], erroneous for uddhya q.v.)
3) Udyā (उद्या):—[=ud-√yā] [Parasmaipada] -yāti, to rise (as the sun), [Ṛg-veda x, 37, 3];
—to go out or away, start from, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xiv, 5, 4, 1; Raghuvaṃśa];
—to raise one’s self, rise, [Gīta-govinda; Kathāsaritsāgara];
—to rise, originate from, [Rājataraṅgiṇī; Naiṣadha-carita];
—to excel, surpass ([accusative]), [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
Udya (उद्य):—(dyaḥ) 1. m. A river.
Udya (उद्य):—1. (von vad) s. kratodya, prakāmodya, brahmodya, sukhodya .
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Udya (उद्य):—2. (ud + dyā) adj. = ujjya [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 14, 6, 8, 2,] wo [Bṛhadāranyakopaniṣad 3, 8, 2] ujjya liest.
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Udya (उद्य):—3. m. fehlerhafte Schreibart für uddhya [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1091, v. l.]
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Udya (उद्य):—1. lies ṛtodya st. kratodya und vgl. noch mṛṣodya .
Udya (उद्य):—1. —
1) Adj. auszusprechen , gesprochen werdend. —
2) n. Unterhaltung.
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Udya (उद्य):—2. Adj. nachlässig für ujjya.
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Udya (उद्य):—3. m. fehlerhaft für uddhya.
Udya (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 策勵 [cè lì]: “effort”.
Note: udya can be alternatively written as: ud-√yam.
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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Starts with (+16): Udyaca Aditvara, Udyaccakra, Udyaccakri, Udyadbhanu, Udyadbhanu, Udyadbhanurasa, Udyadgiri, Udyam, Udyama, Udyamabhanga, Udyamabhrit, Udyamana, Udyamarata, Udyamashila, Udyamashile, Udyamata, Udyami, Udyamin, Udyamita, Udyamiyams.
Full-text (+71): Udyam, Mrishodya, Anudya, Sukhodya, Brahmodya, Satyodya, Udyama, Udyamin, Udyana, Tinatina, Udyamya, Samudya, Dya, Anatyudya, Udyata, Padya, Udyasa, Pratyudyam, Udyamita, Udyamiyas.
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