Urdhvamukha, Ūrdhvamukha, Urdhva-mukha: 7 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŪrdhvamukha (ऊर्ध्वमुख).—a. having the mouth or opening upwards; cast or directed upwards; प्रबोधयत्यूर्ध्वमुखैर्मुयूखैः (prabodhayatyūrdhvamukhairmuyūkhaiḥ) Kumārasambhava 1.16; R.3.57.
-kham the upper part of the mouth.
Ūrdhvamukha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ūrdhva and mukha (मुख).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŪrdhvamukha (ऊर्ध्वमुख).—adj. of which the aperture is turned upward; turned upward, [Kumārasaṃbhava, (ed. Stenzler.)] 1, 16.
Ūrdhvamukha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ūrdhva and mukha (मुख).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŪrdhvamukha (ऊर्ध्वमुख).—[adjective] (having the mouth or opening) turned upwards.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŪrdhvamukha (ऊर्ध्वमुख):—[=ūrdhva-mukha] [from ūrdhva] mfn. having the mouth or opening turned upwards, turned upwards, [Kumāra-sambhava; Raghuvaṃśa etc.]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŪrdhvamukha (ಊರ್ಧ್ವಮುಖ):—[noun] the face turned upward.
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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Partial matches: Urdhva, Mukha.
Starts with: Urdhvamukhapravaha, Urdhvamukhashvanasana, Urdhvamukhate.
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