Utkshepana, Utkṣepaṇa: 12 definitions
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Utkshepana means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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 Utkṣepaṇa can be transliterated into English as Utksepana or Utkshepana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Nyaya (school of philosophy)
Utkṣepaṇa (उत्क्षेपण) refers to one of the five kinds of Karma (action) in the Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika philosophy. According to Kaṇāda, karma (action) is of five kinds. According to Praśastapāda (Praśastapādabhāṣya), the action which is caused by gurutva, prayatna, saṃyoga and which is the cause of conjunction of the body with upper portion of the thing and disjunction with lower portion is called utkṣepaṇa. Avakṣepaṇa is the cause of the conjunction and disjunction which are opposite of the utkṣepaṇa. According to Varadarāja (Tārkikarakṣā), the non-inherent (asamavāyikāraṇa) cause of the conjunction with upper space is utkṣepaṇa. According to Annaṃbhaṭṭa (Tarkasaṃgraha), action is known as utkṣepaṇa which causes conjunction with the upper space.
Nyaya (न्याय, nyaya) refers to a school of Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. The Nyaya philosophy is known for its theories on logic, methodology and epistemology, however, it is closely related with Vaisheshika in terms of metaphysics.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
utkṣepaṇa (ग्रहण) refers to “(making an elephant) lift something up (with the trunk)”, according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 12, “On the qualities of elephant drivers, etc.”]: “9. With words suggesting the undertaking of an action, in Sanskrit, Prakrit, or the dialect of any particular province, he shall teach an elephant to know what he is to do. The double (repeated) sound hum means to sit down. To make him take hold of something quickly he shall say ‘Take, take!’; and to make him lift it (utkṣepaṇa) with his trunk, ‘Up, up!’ [pravadeduparyupari caivaṃ tatkarotkṣepaṇe]”
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Utkṣepaṇa (उत्क्षेपण):—[utkṣepaṇaṃ] Throwing upwards; expulsing upwards
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Utkshepana (उत्क्स्हेपन) refers to “putting on (clothes)” (as part of an offering ritual), according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [as the Bhagavān teaches the offering of the root spell], “[...] Then the spell-master should bathe well and put on clean clothes. Water sipping, the sealing of the crest, the sealing of the boundary, the sealing of the maṇḍala, the putting on of clothes (vastra-utkṣepana), self-protection and bathing should be performed. [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Utkṣepaṇa (उत्क्षेपण).—
1) Throwing upwards, lifting or tossing up; अतिमात्रलोहिततलौ बाहू घटोत्क्षेपणात् (atimātralohitatalau bāhū ghaṭotkṣepaṇāt) Ś.1.29.
2) Throwing upwards, regarded by the Vaiśeṣikas as one of the five karmans q. v.
3) Vomiting.
4) Sending away, despatching.
5) A kind of basket for cleaning corn; a kind of stick for threshing corn.
6) A fan.
7) A measure of sixteen Paṇas.
Derivable forms: utkṣepaṇam (उत्क्षेपणम्).
Utkṣepaṇa (उत्क्षेपण).—n.
(-ṇaṃ) 1. A fan. 2. A kind of basket or bowl used for cleaning corn. 3. Throwing upwards, tossing. 4. Sending, sending away. 5. Vomiting. 6. Taking up. 7. A measure of sixteen Panas E. uta up, kṣip to throw or send, lyuṭ aff.
Utkṣepaṇa (उत्क्षेपण).—i. e. ud-kṣip + ana, n. 1. Tossing up, Bhāṣāp. 5. 2. Lifting up, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 29.
1) Utkṣepaṇa (उत्क्षेपण):—[=ut-kṣepaṇa] [from ut-kṣip] n. the act of throwing upwards, tossing, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Śakuntalā 30 a]
2) [v.s. ...] sending, sending away, [Suśruta]
3) [v.s. ...] vomiting, taking up
4) [v.s. ...] a kind of basket or bowl used for cleaning corn, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] a fan, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] a measure of sixteen paṇas, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Utkṣepaṇa (उत्क्षेपण):—[utkṣe+paṇa] (ṇaṃ) 1. n. A fan; a winnowing basket; tossing.
Utkṣepaṇa (उत्क्षेपण):—(wie eben) n.
1) das in-die-Höhe-Werfen [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 4, 75.] [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 5, 10, 21.] [Bhāṣāpariccheda 5.] dhānyotkṣepaṇa = utkāra [Amarakoṣa 3, 3, 36.] das Heben: atimātralohitatalau bāhū ghaṭotkṣepaṇāt (beim Begiessen der Bäume) [Śākuntala 29.] —
2) das Auswerfen [Suśruta 1, 97, 6.] —
3) Dreschflegel (dhānyamardanavastu) [Medinīkoṣa ṇ. 92.] —
4) Fächer [Medinīkoṣa] —
5) sechszehn Paṇa [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 4, 76.]
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Utkṣepaṇa (उत्क्षेपण):—
1) das Erheben (nach Einigen auch das Hinaufwerfen) als eine der fünf Grundformen der Bewegung [KAṆ. 1, 1, 7. 29.] [TARKAS. 55.] [SARVADARŚANAS. 107, 1.] [Bhāṣāpariccheda 5.] pādayoḥ [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10, 14, 12.] āyudhotkṣepaṇa [Sāhityadarpana 232.] utkṣepaṇatva n. [SARVADARŚANAS. 107, 1.]
Utkṣepaṇa (उत्क्षेपण):—n. —
1) das in die Höhe Werfen , Heben , Erheben. Dazu Nom.abstr. tva n. —
2) das Auswerfen. —
3) *Dreschflegel. —
4) *Fächer. —
5) *16 Paṇa.
Utkṣepaṇa (उत्क्षेपण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ukkhivaṇa, Ukkhivaṇā, Ukkhevaṇa, Ucchiṃpaṇa, Ucchubhaṇa, Ucchevaṇa.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Kshepana, Ut.
Starts with (+0): Utkshepanam.
Full-text (+0): Samutkshepana, Utkshepanam, Ukkhivana, Karma, Avakshepana, Vastrotkshepana, Ucchimpana, Ucchubhana, Ukkhevana, Ucchevana, Utkshipana, Akuncana, Gamana.
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