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Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)

Ulvaṇa (उल्वण) refers to Maric (“pepper”) according to the Hindi commentator of the Bhāvaprakāśa:—Accordingly, “having made an oblong leaf wrapper (that is filled) with wheat-flour enriched with ghee, and (that is) combined with sugar mixed with cloves, pepper [viz., ulvaṇa], and camphor, one shall bake (it) in clarified butter; when ready, this (is) to be known as a ‘camphor tube’ [viz., karpūranālikā]”.

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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.

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

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

Ulvaṇa (उल्वण) 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., ulvaṇa. The practice of these nṛttahastas is strictly prohibited in sickness of body, in old age, in fear, drunk and anxiety.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ulvaṇa (उल्वण).—a.

1) Thick, clotted, copious, abundant (blood &c.); स्यन्नस्वेदकणोल्बणः (syannasvedakaṇolbaṇaḥ) Bhaṭṭikāvya 5.83. °रुधिरम् (rudhiram) Mv. 6.33.

2) Much, excessive, intense; प्रववर्ष च तत्रैव सहसा तोयमुल्बणम् (pravavarṣa ca tatraiva sahasā toyamulbaṇam) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.9.18. केनचिन्मधुरमुल्बणरागम् (kenacinmadhuramulbaṇarāgam) Śiśupālavadha 1.54, 68,12.37; Kumārasambhava 7.84.

3) Strong, powerful, great; आम्लादिभिरुल्बणैः (āmlādibhirulbaṇaiḥ) Bhāgavata 3.31.7. रिपुरुल्बणभीमभोगभाजां भुजगानां जननीं जजाप विद्याम् (ripurulbaṇabhīmabhogabhājāṃ bhujagānāṃ jananīṃ jajāpa vidyām) Śiśupālavadha 2.41; °रसः (rasaḥ) Uttararāmacarita 5.26 the heroic sentiment; Daśakumāracarita 23,25; K.299,32. तेनैवा- त्युल्बणं तेषां कटकं घटिकात्रयम् (tenaivā- tyulbaṇaṃ teṣāṃ kaṭakaṃ ghaṭikātrayam) (vihitam) Parṇāl.5.71.

4) Manifest, clear; तस्यासीदुल्बणो मार्गः पादपैरिव दन्तिनः (tasyāsīdulbaṇo mārgaḥ pādapairiva dantinaḥ) R.4.33. विनिशश्वसुरुल्बणं शयाना विकृताक्षिप्तभुजा जजृम्भिरे च (viniśaśvasurulbaṇaṃ śayānā vikṛtākṣiptabhujā jajṛmbhire ca) Bu. Ch.5.59.

5) Gaudy, showy; मृगैर्मयूरैश्च समाकुलो- ल्बणम् (mṛgairmayūraiśca samākulo- lbaṇam) Rām.2.15.41; अनुल्बणवेषेण (anulbaṇaveṣeṇa) K.66.

6) Dreadful; मया सह दहन्तीभिर्दिशश्चक्षुर्भिरुल्बणैः (mayā saha dahantībhirdiśaścakṣurbhirulbaṇaiḥ) Bhāgavata 3.12.17.

7) Sinful; भवत्यल्पफलं कर्म सेवितं नित्यमुल्बणम् । अबुद्धिपूर्वं धर्मज्ञ कृतमु- ग्रेण कर्मणा (bhavatyalpaphalaṃ karma sevitaṃ nityamulbaṇam | abuddhipūrvaṃ dharmajña kṛtamu- greṇa karmaṇā) || Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.291.16.

-ṇaḥ A particular position of hands in dancing.

-ṇam ind. Much, heavily (as sighing).

See also (synonyms): ulbaṇa.

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Ulvaṇa (उल्वण).—See उल्ब, उल्बण (ulba, ulbaṇa).

See also (synonyms): ulva.

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

Ulvaṇa (उल्वण).—mfn.

(-ṇaḥ-ṇā-ṇaṃ) 1. Apparent, evident. 2. Much exceeding. n.

(-ṇaṃ) An excess of either of the humors of the body, bile, phlegm or wind. E. ud up, lvī to join, deriv. irr.

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

Ulvaṇa (उल्वण).— (probably akin to uru, of which the original form has been urvan, cf. for ), adj., f. ṇā. 1. Abundant, Mahābhārata 3, 340. 2. Evident, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 148 (incarnate).

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

1) Ulvaṇa (उल्वण):—[from ulva] n. the membrane enveloping the embryo, [Taittirīya-āraṇyaka i, 10, 7]

2) [v.s. ...] singular, strange, [Aitareya-āraṇyaka]

3) [v.s. ...] manifest, evident, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] (ifc.) abundantly furnished with, [Mahābhārata; Suśruta] etc.

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

6) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Vasiṣṭha, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

7) Ulvaṇā (उल्वणा):—[from ulvaṇa > ulva] f. a particular dish (consisting of milk mixed with the juice of melons, bananas etc.), [Nighaṇṭuprakāśa]

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

Ulvaṇa (उल्वण):—[(ṇaḥ-ṇā-ṇaṃ) a.] Apparent.

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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

Ulvaṇa (ಉಲ್ವಣ):—[adjective] serious; concerned with a grave problem; grave; assuming dangerous proportion.

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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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Starts with: Ulvanahasta, Ulvanakkam, Ulvanarasa.

Ends with: Anulvana, Atyulvana, Shulvana.

Full-text: Atyulvana, Ulva, Aulvanya, Anulvana, Ulvanarasa, Ulbana, Ulvanahasta, Nrittahasta.

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