Ukthya: 9 definitions
Introduction:
Ukthya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Ukthya (उक्थ्य) refers to one of the seven Somasaṃsthās or Somayajñas (groups of seven sacrifices).—Hārīta says: “Let a man offer the Pākayajñas always, always also the Haviryajñas, and the Somayajñas (Soma sacrifices), according to rule, if he wishes for eternal merit”.—The object of these sacrifices [viz., Ukthya] is eternal happiness, and hence they have to be performed during life at certain seasons, without any special occasion (nimitta), and without any special object (kāma). According to most authorities, however, they have to be performed during thirty years only. After that the Agnihotra only has to be kept up.
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
India history and geography
Ukthya.—(EI 22; CII 3), name of a sacrifice. Note: ukthya is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Ukthya (उक्थ्य).—a. [ukthamarhati yat]
1) Accompanied by praise.
2) Deserving praise or verses.
3) Generator : नाना गोष्ठी विहिता एकदोहनास्तावश्विनौ दुहतो धर्ममुक्थ्यम् (nānā goṣṭhī vihitā ekadohanāstāvaśvinau duhato dharmamukthyam) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.3.6.
-kthyaḥ 1 A libation at the morning and mid-day sacrifices.
2) Name of a sacrifice forming part of the ज्योतिष्टोम (jyotiṣṭoma) sacrifice.
3) A Soma sacrifice.
Ukthya (उक्थ्य).—i. e. uktha + ya, I. adj. Praiseworthy,
Ukthya (उक्थ्य).—[adjective] praiseworthy, also = [preceding]; [masculine] a cert. libation.
Ukthya (उक्थ्य) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—śr. Oppert. Ii, 5316. Ukthye Sāmaprayoga. Haug. 35.
1) Ukthya (उक्थ्य):—[from ukta] mfn. accompanied by verse or praise, consisting of praise, deserving praise, skilled in praising, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda]
2) [v.s. ...] accompanied by Ukthas, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
3) [v.s. ...] m. a libation (graha) at the morning and midday sacrifice, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
4) [v.s. ...] ([scilicet] kratu) Name of a liturgical ceremony (forming part of the Jyotiṣṭoma etc.), [Atharva-veda; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra] etc.
5) [v.s. ...] a Soma-yajña, [Lāṭyāyana; Rāmāyaṇa]
Ukthya (उक्थ्य):—(von uktha)
1) adj. a) von einem Spruch, von Preis begleitet, daraus bestehend; des Preises würdig; des Preises kundig [das 3, 8.] gā.a.ram [Ṛgveda 1, 38, 4.] mantram [40, 5.] vacaḥ [83, 3.] agne.tava.tadu.thyaṃ de.eṣva.tyāpyam [100, 13. 12.] su.nam [4, 53, 2.] varūtham [8, 56, 3.] jyotiḥ [9, 29, 2.] madam [48, 2.] vasu [19, 1.] von Agni [3, 10, 6. 26, 2.] von Indra [51, 1.] hotā gṛṇīta u.thyaḥ [1, 79, 12. 3, 2, 15.] dātā jari.ra u.thyam [8, 55, 2.] tadva u.thyam [4, 36, 4.] ā.iṣṭatkṛṣva.yadasatta u.thyam [2, 23, 14. 10, 11, 5. 48, 9. 96, 5.] kra.yādama.niṃ śaśamā.amu.thyam [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 12, 2, 10.] — b) von Uktha begleitet: ahāni [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 12, 3, 5, 12. 13.] yajñaḥ [13, 5, 3, 9. 4, 9.] ukthyaṃ paśubandhameke [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 22, 7, 23. 11, 17. 24, 3, 25.] —
2) m. a) näml. graha, eine Libation bei der Früh und Mittagsspende: yadu.thyo gṛ.yate [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 6, 5, 1, 1.] u.thyaṃ hu.aṃ somā a.vāyanti [4.] [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 4, 2, 3, 1. fgg. 3, 3, 2. 5, 1, 2, 19.] [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 9, 6, 20. 14, 8. 10, 1, 14. 14, 2, 20.] ukthyasthālī [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 4, 2, 2, 16.] ukthyapātra [5, 5, 8.] — b) näml. kratu, N. einer liturgischen Begehung, die einen Bestandtheil z. B. des Gyotiṣṭoma bildet (vgl. [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa 3, 49. 50.] [Aśvalāyana’s Śrautasūtrāni 6, 1]) [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 11, 7, 10.] [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 6, 4, 3, 4. 7, 1, 5, 3. 2, 5, 5. 6.] ityacchāvāka ukthya abhyasyati [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa 6, 15. 5, 34.] [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 3, 9, 3, 33. 4, 2, 5, 14. 5, 10, 8. 12, 2, 1, 6. 7.] navāgniṣṭomā māsi saṃpadyante ekaviṃśatirukthyāḥ [2, 6, 7.] caturṇāmukthyānāṃ dvādaśa stotrāṇi dvādaśa śastrāṇyatiyanti sa saptamo gniṣṭomaḥ [12. 13, 7, 1, 5.] [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 21, 1, 3. 10, 9, 26. fgg. 12, 3, 1. 18.] [Aśvalāyana’s Śrautasūtrāni 5, 10. 9, 3.] ein Somayajña [Nārāyaṇa] zu [Śāṅkhāyana’s Gṛhyasūtrāṇi] in [morgenländischen Gesellschaft VII, 527, Nalopākhyāna 2.] neutr.: tryaho śvamedhaḥ saṃkhyātaḥ kalpasūtreṇa brāhmaṇaiḥ . catuṣṭomamahastasya prathamaṃ parikalpitam .. ukthyaṃ dvitīyaṃ saṃkhyātamatirātraṃ tathottaram . [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 13, 44.] — ukthya = uktha [Kāśikīvṛtti] zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 4, 30.]
--- OR ---
Ukthya (उक्थ्य):—
2) b) ist eine der Grundformen (saṃsthā) des Soma-Opfers, deren drei, vier und bis sieben gezählt werden; vgl. [WEBER] in [Weber’s Indische Studien.9,120. 229.] [Oxforder Handschriften 30,b,10. 266,b,39.]
Ukthya (उक्थ्य):—ukthia —
1) Adj. — a) des Preisens würdig , preisenswerth. — b) Preis enthaltend , preisend. — c) von Uktha (rit.) begleitet. —
2) m. — a) eine best. Libation bei der Frühund Mittagsspende. — b) eine der Grundformen der Soma-Feier. Nom.abstr. tā f. [Lāṭyāyana’s Śrautasūtra 8,1,16.]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+0): Ukthyadikratuhautra, Ukthyamahiyava, Ukthyapatra, Ukthyaprayoga, Ukthyasthali.
Full-text (+6): Ukthyasthali, Ukthyapatra, Sokthya, Shatokthya, Tivrasoma, Brahmanachamsina ukthyam, Ubhayatokthya, Samantarukthya, Grahantarukthya, Brahmanacchamsinokthya, Ubhayataukthya, Uttiyam, Jyotishtoma, Ukthyaprayoga, Agnishtoma, Supravacana, Aptoryama, Ucathya, Mukhiya, Atyagnishtoma.
Relevant text
Search found 39 books and stories containing Ukthya, Ukthyas; (plurals include: Ukthyas, Ukthyases). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kanda XII, adhyaya 2, brahmana 2 < [Twelfth Kanda]
Kanda XIII, adhyaya 6, brahmana 1 < [Thirteenth Kanda]
Kanda IV, adhyaya 5, brahmana 4 < [Fourth Kanda]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 1.1: Forms (Saṃsthās) of Somayāga (Introduction) < [Chapter 3 - The Somayāga]
Part 5.4: Mid-day soma pressing (mādhyandina-savana) < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
Somasaṃsthā (3): Ukthya < [Chapter 3 - The Somayāga]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 19 < [Volume 14 (1904)]
Panchavimsha Brahmana (English translation) (by W. Caland)
Chapter 24 - Sattra rites (continued)
Chapter 22 - Ahinas rites (concluded)
Chapter 4 - The “gavam ayana” (the Soma-feast lasting a year of 360 days)
Apastamba Yajna-paribhasa-sutras (by Hermann Oldenberg)