Urdhvakarna, Ūrdhvakarṇa, Urdhva-karna: 5 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŪrdhvakarṇa (ऊर्ध्वकर्ण).—a. with the ears pricked up or erect; निभृतोर्ध्वकर्णाः (nibhṛtordhvakarṇāḥ) Ś.1.8.
Ūrdhvakarṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ūrdhva and karṇa (कर्ण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŪrdhvakarṇa (ऊर्ध्वकर्ण).—[adjective] having the ears pricked up.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ūrdhvakarṇa (ऊर्ध्वकर्ण):—[=ūrdhva-karṇa] [from ūrdhva] mfn. having the ears erect, [Śakuntalā 8b]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a place.
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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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