Urdhvakara, Ūrdhvakara: 4 definitions
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Urdhvakara 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
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramŪrdhvakara (ऊर्ध्वकर) refers to an “upraised hand”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, [while desribing the Bhairava of the Northern Tradition] “[...] Endowed with the Great Rule, he is light red and has beautiful eyes. His bodily form is large and fierce and he is the embodiment of the bliss of wine. In his upraised hand (ūrdhvakara), he holds a piece of human flesh and is adorned with eight skulls. He is angry and has ten arms. [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŪrdhvakara (ऊर्ध्वकर).—[adjective] with lifted hands or rising rays.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ūrdhvakara (ऊर्ध्वकर):—[=ūrdhva-kara] [from ūrdhva] m. an upper hand (of Viṣṇu), [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. having the hands raised upwards (and also casting rays of light upwards), [Ratnāvalī]
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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.
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