Urdhvapundraka, Ūrdhvapuṇḍraka, Urdhva-pundraka: 4 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŪrdhvapuṇḍraka (ऊर्ध्वपुण्ड्रक).—a perpendicular sign of sandal on the forehead of a Brāhmaṇa.
Derivable forms: ūrdhvapuṇḍrakaḥ (ऊर्ध्वपुण्ड्रकः).
Ūrdhvapuṇḍraka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ūrdhva and puṇḍraka (पुण्ड्रक). See also (synonyms): ūrdhvapuṇḍra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŪrdhvapuṇḍraka (ऊर्ध्वपुण्ड्रक).—[ūrdhva-puṇḍra + ka], m. A perpendicular line on the forehead made with sandal, etc.; a sectarial mark, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 70, 11.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŪrdhvapuṇḍraka (ऊर्ध्वपुण्ड्रक).—[masculine] the perpendicular line on the forehead of a Brahman.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŪrdhvapuṇḍraka (ऊर्ध्वपुण्ड्रक):—[=ūrdhva-puṇḍraka] [from ūrdhva] n. = -tilaka above.
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: Urdhva, Pundraka.
Full-text: Urdhvapundra, Pundraka.
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