Urdhvaga, Ūrdhvaga, Urdhva-ga: 11 definitions
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Urdhvaga means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexŪrdhvaga (ऊर्ध्वग).—A son of Kṛṣṇa and Mādrī.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 61. 15.
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.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Ūrdhvaga (ऊर्ध्वग) [=Ūrddhvaga] refers to “flying above (the hunter)”, according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the outlines of hawking]: “[...] Attacks are of three kinds, upwards, horizontal and downwards. All three attacks are very enjoyable when the Vājas attack the Varajas. [...] Hiding itself like a shadow below the quarry when it is flying above (ūrddhvaga), and then suddenly flying up and striking it like an arrow, is called the upward attack. [...]”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan BuddhismŪrdhvaga (ऊर्ध्वग) is the name of a Rāśi (zodiac sign) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Ūrdhvaga).
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŪrdhvaga (ऊर्ध्वग).—a.
1) going upwards, ascended, rising; भुवा सहोष्माणममुञ्चदूर्ध्वगम् (bhuvā sahoṣmāṇamamuñcadūrdhvagam) Kumārasambhava 5.23.
2) being on high.
3) virtuous, pious. (-gaḥ) 1 a kind of disease.
2) Name of of Viṣṇu; °पुरम् (puram) the city of Hariśchandra.
Ūrdhvaga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ūrdhva and ga (ग). See also (synonyms): ūrdhvagāmin.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryŪrdhvaga (ऊर्ध्वग) or Ūrdhvaṃga.—see ūrdhvāgra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŪrdhvaga (ऊर्ध्वग).—[ūrdhva-ga] (vb. gam), adj., f. gā. 1. Going upwards, Mahābhārata 3, 850. 2. Being in the air.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŪrdhvaga (ऊर्ध्वग).—[adjective] going upwards, ascending.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ūrdhvaga (ऊर्ध्वग):—[=ūrdhva-ga] [from ūrdhva] mfn. going upwards, ascending, hovering, [Mahābhārata; Suśruta] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] being above, high
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a son of Kṛṣṇa, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusŪrdhvaga (ಊರ್ಧ್ವಗ):—[adjective] tending to move upward; rising or going up.
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: Urdhvagama, Urdhvagamana, Urdhvagamanavant, Urdhvagamanavat, Urdhvagami, Urdhvagamin, Urdhvagamshu, Urdhvagapura, Urdhvagaroma, Urdhvagata, Urdhvagati, Urdhvagatman.
Full-text: Urdhvagamin, Urdhvagapura, Urdhvagama, Urdhvagatman, Urdhvagamanavant, Urdhvamga, Veshtanaka, Tiryagga, Raktapitta, Urdhvagra, Lakshana.
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