Utkri, Utkṛ, Utkṝ: 5 definitions

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Utkri means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 terms Utkṛ and Utkṝ can be transliterated into English as Utkr or Utkri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Ut-kṛ.—‘to engrave’; cf. Prakrit kaṇḍāra, used in some Kannaḍa inscriptions (Bul. Dec. Col. Res. Inst., Vol. XI, 1950, pp. 170-71). Cf. utkīrṇa, udghāṭita, Ullekhaka, Vilekhaka. Note: ut-kṛ is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Utkṛ (उत्कृ).—8 Ā. To inform against.

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Utkṝ (उत्कॄ).—6 U.

1) To scatter, upwards, throw up, pile up or heap; रजोभिस्तुरगोत्कीर्णैः (rajobhisturagotkīrṇaiḥ) R.1.42.

2) To dig up, excavate.

3) To engrave, carve, sculpture; उत्कीर्णा इव वासयष्टिषु निशानिद्रालसा बर्हिणः (utkīrṇā iva vāsayaṣṭiṣu niśānidrālasā barhiṇaḥ) V.3.2; R.4.59; see उत्कीर्ण (utkīrṇa) also.

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

1) Utkṛ (उत्कृ):—[=ut-√kṛ] (ud-√kṛ) [Parasmaipada] -karoti, to do away with, extirpate, [Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā] : [Ātmanepada] -kurute, to inform against (?), [Kāśikā-vṛtti on Pāṇini 1-3, 32];

—to promote, help.

2) Utkṝ (उत्कॄ):—[=ut-√kṝ] (ud-√kṝ) [Parasmaipada] -kirati, to scatter upwards;

2) —to pile up, heap up, [Raghuvaṃśa; Rāmāyaṇa];

2) —to dig up or out, excavate, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Mahābhārata; Suśruta] etc.;

2) —to engrave, [Vikramorvaśī; Raghuvaṃśa]

3) Utkrī (उत्क्री):—[=ut-krī] m. Name of a particular Soma sacrifice, [Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra xiv, 42, 8.]

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

Utkṛ (उत्कृ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kaṃḍāra.

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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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