Urdhvabahu, Ūrdhvabāhu, Urdhva-bahu: 13 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Ūrdhvabāhu (ऊर्ध्वबाहु).—A son of Vasiṣṭha. His mother was Ūrjjā. (Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 20). It is mentioned in Mahābhārata, Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 150, that this Ūrdhvabāhu did penance in South India.
Ūrdhvabāhu (ऊर्ध्वबाहु) refers to “(performed penance with) lifted hands”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.15 (“The penance and reign of Tārakāsura”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated: “[...] For a hundred years he [Tāraka] performed penance with his hands lifted up [i.e., ūrdhvabāhu], standing on only one leg and gazing at the sun. With his mind steady and firm he observed all sacred rites. Then for a hundred years, the lord and king of Asuras, Tāraka performed the penance: stood steady touching the ground with the single big toe. For hundred years he performed penance by drinking only water; another hundred years by sustaining himself on air alone, another hundred years standing in water and another hundred years standing on dry land. [...]”.
1a) Ūrdhvabāhu (ऊर्ध्वबाहु).—A sage of the Raivata epoch; a son of Vasiṣṭha and Ūrjā.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa VIII. 5. 3; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 11. 41; 36. 62; Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 1. 22.
1b) A son of Ūrja and Vasiṣṭha.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 10. 13.
Ūrdhvabāhu (ऊर्ध्वबाहु) refers to one of the seven sons of Vasiṣṭha and Ūrjā: one of the twenty-four daughters of Dakṣa and Prasūti, according to the Vaṃśa (‘genealogical description’) of the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, Ākūti was married to Ruci and Prasūti to Dakṣa. Dakṣa produced in Prasūti twenty-four daughters. [...] [Ūrjā was given to Vasiṣṭha.] From Vasiṣṭha and Ūrjā, seven sons—Raja, Gotra, Ūrdhvabāhu, Savana, Anagha, Sutapā and Śukla and a daughter Puṇḍarikā were born.
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.
Shaktism
Ūrdhvabāhu (ऊर्ध्वबाहु) refers to “having upraised arms”, according to the Śrīmatottara-tantra, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, while describing Trikhaṇḍā: “A necklace of divine jewels (hangs) from her neck and (there is) one of forest flowers around her head and a necklace of letters. She has six well adorned arms. O beautiful eyes! There is a trident, dagger, and sword in the right (hands) mirror, club, and skull in the left. (Her) weapon has death as its face and, flaming, it consumes and is hard to bear. The goddess sits in the diamond posture on a lotus below which is a great ghost, terrible in form and frightening. His arms are upraised [i.e., ūrdhvabāhu] and he looks at the goddess’s face. [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Ūrdhvabāhu (ऊर्ध्वबाहु).—a devotee who constantly holds his arms above his head till they are fixed in that position. ऊर्ध्वबाहुर्विरौम्येष न च कश्चित् शृणोति माम् (ūrdhvabāhurviraumyeṣa na ca kaścit śṛṇoti mām) Mb.
Derivable forms: ūrdhvabāhuḥ (ऊर्ध्वबाहुः).
Ūrdhvabāhu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ūrdhva and bāhu (बाहु).
Ūrddhvabāhu (ऊर्द्ध्वबाहु).—m.
(-huḥ) An ascetic, one who holds his arms above his head constantly till they are fixed in that position. E. ūrddhva and bāhu the arm.
Ūrdhvabāhu (ऊर्ध्वबाहु).—adj. having the arms lifted up, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 1, 3; [Pañcatantra] 165, 16.
Ūrdhvabāhu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ūrdhva and bāhu (बाहु).
Ūrdhvabāhu (ऊर्ध्वबाहु).—[adjective] having the arms raised.
1) Ūrdhvabāhu (ऊर्ध्वबाहु):—[=ūrdhva-bāhu] [from ūrdhva] mfn. having the arms lifted up, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā v; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa v; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Bhāgavata-purāṇa etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] a kind of ascetic or devotee
3) [v.s. ...] Name of several Ṛṣis.
Ūrddhvabāhu (ऊर्द्ध्वबाहु):—[ūrddhva-bāhu] (huḥ-huḥ-hu) a. One holding up the arms till immoveable.
Ūrdhvabāhu (ऊर्ध्वबाहु):—(ū + bā)
1) adj. der die Arme erhoben hat: yāvā.puruṣa ū.dhvabāhuḥ [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 5, 2, 5, 1.] [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 5, 4, 1, 17.] [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 16, 3, 8. 7, 32.] [Sundopasundopākhyāna 1, 10.] [Viśvāmitra’s Kampf 13, 23.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 7, 3, 2.] —
2) m. Nomen proprium einer der [7] Ṛṣi im 5ten Manvantara [Harivaṃśa 431.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 8, 5, 3.] einer von den [7] Ṛṣi des Südens. [Mahābhārata 13, 7112.] einer der 7 Söhne Vasiṣṭha’s [Viṣṇupurāṇa 83.]
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Ūrdhvabāhu (ऊर्ध्वबाहु):—
1) [Spr. 3813.] [Pañcatantra 165, 16.] —
3) m. pl. Name einer Śiva'itischen Secte [WILSON, Sel. Works 1, 32. 185. 234. fg.]
Ūrdhvabāhu (ऊर्ध्वबाहु):——
1) Adj. mit erhobenen Armen. —
2) Nomen proprium — a) Pl. einer Śiva'itischen Secte. — b) verschiedener Rṣi.
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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Partial matches (+0): Urddhva, Urdhva, Bahu.
Starts with (+0): Urdhvabahuvrati.
Full-text (+0): Gotra, Raja, Shukra, Pranjalipragraha, Dridhavya, Magha, Niralamba, Pragraha, Pundarika, Shukla, Urjja, Urja, Sutapa, Savana, Vasishtha, Sutapas.
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