Urdhvayana, Ūrdhvāyana, Urdhva-ayana: 5 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexŪrdhvāyana (ऊर्ध्वायन).—A class of people in Plakṣadvīpa.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa V. 20. 4.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŪrdhvāyana (ऊर्ध्वायन).—a. going upwards.
-nam motion above.
Ūrdhvāyana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ūrdhva and ayana (अयन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ūrdhvāyana (ऊर्ध्वायन):—[from ūrdhva] n. going or rising up, flying up, [Naiṣadha-carita]
2) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] Name of the Vaiśyas in Plakṣadvīpa, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
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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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