Urdhvakrishana, Ūrdhvakṛśana, Urdhva-krishana: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Ūrdhvakṛśana can be transliterated into English as Urdhvakrsana or Urdhvakrishana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŪrdhvakṛśana (ऊर्ध्वकृशन).—a. having the sharp qualities stirred up (Soma) effervescing (?); अयं बिभर्त्यूर्ध्वकृशनं मदम् (ayaṃ bibhartyūrdhvakṛśanaṃ madam) Ṛgveda 1.144.2.
Ūrdhvakṛśana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ūrdhva and kṛśana (कृशन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ūrdhvakṛśana (ऊर्ध्वकृशन):—[=ūrdhva-kṛśana] [from ūrdhva] mfn. (ūrdhva) (a beverage) whose pungent or strong part is on the surface (said of the Soma), [Ṛg-veda x, 144, 2]
2) [v.s. ...] (or Name of a Ṛṣi, [Sāyaṇa])
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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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Partial matches: Krishana, Urdhva.
Full-text: Yamayana.
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