Urdhvashodhana, Ūrdhvaśodhana, Urdhva-shodhana: 4 definitions

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Urdhvashodhana 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.

The Sanskrit term Ūrdhvaśodhana can be transliterated into English as Urdhvasodhana or Urdhvashodhana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ūrdhvaśodhana (ऊर्ध्वशोधन).—vomiting.

Derivable forms: ūrdhvaśodhanam (ऊर्ध्वशोधनम्).

Ūrdhvaśodhana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ūrdhva and śodhana (शोधन).

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Ūrdhvaśodhana (ऊर्ध्वशोधन).—Soap-nut tree and fruit, Sapindus Emarginatus (Mar. riṭhā).

Derivable forms: ūrdhvaśodhanaḥ (ऊर्ध्वशोधनः).

Ūrdhvaśodhana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ūrdhva and śodhana (शोधन).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ūrdhvaśodhana (ऊर्ध्वशोधन):—[=ūrdhva-śodhana] [from ūrdhva] n. ‘purifying or emptying upwards’, vomiting, [Horace H. Wilson]

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Urdhvashodhana in German

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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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