Utkalika, Utkālika, Utkalikā: 12 definitions

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Utkalika means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.

In Jainism

Jain philosophy

Source: archive.org: Anekanta Jaya Pataka of Haribhadra Suri

Utkalikā (उत्कलिका) refers to the “wind that blows downwards”, as occurring in the Anekāntajayapatākā-prakaraṇa, a Śvetāmbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra Sūri.—[Cf. Vol. I, P. 278, l. 9]—‘Utkalikā’ means the wind that blows downwards. The Pāiya (Prakrit) equivalent ‘ukkaliyā’ occurs in Jīvaviyāra (v. 7).

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General definition (in Jainism)

Source: JAINpedia: Jainism

Utkālika (उत्कालिक) in Prakrit (Ukkāliya in Sanskrit) refers to “related to when to study scriptures” and represents an example of Śrutajñāna (Suyanāṇa) or “scriptural knowledge” (knowledge from what is heard) which represents one of the five types of knowledge, as explained in the Nandīsūtra.—Examples of Utkālika are (1) “can be studied at any time”; (2) “titles of works are provided, some of which correspond to extant works while others are lost”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

utkalikā (उत्कलिका).—f S A sudden and strong desire; a kindling of the mind or passions; a burning or boiling (to do, go &c.) v . 2 A bud.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Utkalikā (उत्कलिका).—

1) Anxiety in general, uneasiness; जाता नोत्कलिका (jātā notkalikā) Amaruśataka 84; K.138,25,21,234; Daśakumāracarita 17.2.

2) Longing for, regretting, missing anything or person.

3) Wanton sport, dalliance (helā).

4) A bud.

5) A wave; वनावलीरुत्कलिकासहस्र° (vanāvalīrutkalikāsahasra°) Śiśupālavadha 3.7; क्षुभितमुत्कलिका- तरलं मनः (kṣubhitamutkalikā- taralaṃ manaḥ) ruffled by waves. Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 3.1 (where utkalikā also means anxiety); K.161; cf. also जलयन्त्रजलाकार- कीलालोत्कलिकाकुलाः (jalayantrajalākāra- kīlālotkalikākulāḥ) Śiva. B.14.33.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Utkalikā (उत्कलिका).—f.

(-kā) 1. Regretting, missing anything or person. 2. A bud, an unblown flower. 3. A wave. 4. Wanton sportfulness, dalliance. E. ut before kal to go, vun and ṭāp affs.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Utkalikā (उत्कलिका).—i. e. utka + la + ika, f. Longing for, [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 22, 105.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Utkalikā (उत्कलिका).—[feminine] longing, ardent desire.

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

1) Utkalikā (उत्कलिका):—[=ut-kalikā] [from ut-kal] f. longing for, regretting, missing any person or thing, [Amaru-śataka; Kathāsaritsāgara; Mālatīmādhava; Ratnāvalī] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] wanton sportfulness, dalliance, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] a bud, unblown flower, [Ratnāvalī]

4) [v.s. ...] a wave, [Mālatīmādhava; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa; Śiśupāla-vadha]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Utkalikā (उत्कलिका):—[utka+likā] (kā) 1. f. Regretting; a bud; a wave; sport.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Utkalikā (उत्कलिका) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ukkaliyā, Ukkāliya.

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Utkalika 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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