Ulapa: 9 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
Languages
1. Sanskrit
2. Kannada
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Introduction:

Ulapa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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

Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: Wisdom Library: Raj Nighantu

Ulapa (उलप) refers to a “creeper” (viz., a creeping plant), as mentioned in a list of eight synonyms for Vīrudh or Latā, according to the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The Dharaṇyādi-varga covers the lands, soil, mountains, jungles and vegetation’s relations between trees [viz., Ulapa] and plants and substances, with their various kinds.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ulapa (उलप).—

1) A creeping plant, a spreading creeper.

2) Soft grass (komalatṛṇam), the grass or reed Saccharum Cylindricum; गोगर्भिणीप्रियनवोलपमालभारिसव्योपकण्ठविपिनावलयो भवन्ति (gogarbhiṇīpriyanavolapamālabhārisavyopakaṇṭhavipināvalayo bhavanti) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 9.2; Kirātārjunīya 1.3; Śiśupālavadha 4.8.

3) A shrub or bush; a wick (Ved.); Ṛgveda 1.142.3.

Derivable forms: ulapaḥ (उलपः).

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

Ulapa (उलप).—mn.

(-paḥ-paṃ) 1. A creeping plant, a spreading creeper. m.

(-paḥ) A kind of grass or reed, (Saccharum cylindricum.) E. bal to be strong, apac affix; also ulupa.

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

Ulapa (उलप).—[masculine] shrub, bush.

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

1) Ulapa (उलप):—m. (√val, [Uṇādi-sūtra iii, 145]), a species of soft grass, [Ṛg-veda x, 142, 3; Atharva-veda vii, 66, 1; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Mahābhārata; Śiśupāla-vadha] etc.

2) Name of a pupil of Kalāpin, [Kāśikā-vṛtti on Pāṇini 4-3, 104]

3) Ulapā (उलपा):—[from ulapa] f. a species of grass, [Bālarāmāyaṇa]

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

Ulapa (उलप) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ulaya, Ulava.

[Sanskrit to German]

Ulapa 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ulapa (ಉಲಪ):—[noun] a woody plant smaller than a tree; esp. (in bot.) a perennial plant having several woody stems rising from the base; a shrub; a bush.

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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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Item last updated: 31 May, 2022