Urdhvadvara, Ūrdhvadvāra, Urdhva-dvara: 3 definitions
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Urdhvadvara 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.
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Ūrdhvadvāra (ऊर्ध्वद्वार).—The gate opening into heaven.
Derivable forms: ūrdhvadvāram (ऊर्ध्वद्वारम्).
Ūrdhvadvāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ūrdhva and dvāra (द्वार).
Ūrdhvadvāra (ऊर्ध्वद्वार):—[=ūrdhva-dvāra] [from ūrdhva] n. the gate opening into heaven, [Amṛtabindu-upaniṣad]
Ūrdhvadvāra (ऊर्ध्वद्वार):—n. das nach oben (zum Himmel) führendes Thor [Amṛtabindūpaniṣad] in [Indische studien von Weber 9,33.]
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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