Utkshipta, Utkṣipta: 12 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Utkṣipta can be transliterated into English as Utksipta or Utkshipta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Utkshipt.

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In Hinduism

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

Utkṣipta (उत्क्षिप्त) refers to a specific ‘movement of the head’ (śiras), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 8. The head is one of the six major limbs (aṅga) used to perform certain gestures (āṅgika). These gestures form a part of the histrionic representation (abhinaya).

Source: archive.org: The mirror of gesture (abhinaya-darpana)

1) One of the Nine Movements of the Head. Utkṣipta (tossed): turning the head aside and upwards. Usage: saying “Take this”, etc., indication, cherishing, assent.

2) One of the Twenty-four Heads. Utkṣipta: the face is uplifted. Usage: things moving in the sky.

3) One of six movements of the Brows: Utkṣipta: either one or both of the brows is raised. Usage:woman’s anger, telling the truth, feelings of love (sṛṅgāra-bhāva), dalliance (līlā).

Source: archive.org: Natya Shastra

Utkṣipta (उत्क्षिप्त).—One of the thirteen gestures of the head;—Instructions: when the face is raised up the Utkṣipta head is the result. (Uses): It is used indicating lofty objects, and application of divine weapons. (See the Nāṭyaśāstra 8-23)

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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Utkṣipta (उत्क्षिप्त) refers to “freeing a seized limb” (in battle), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.15 (“Gaṇeśa’s battle”).—Accordingly, after Gaṇeśa spoke to Śiva’s attendants: “[...] Before the Gaṇas of Śiva had time to pull his legs Gaṇeśa struck a blow at their hands and got his legs free (utkṣipta) [utkṣiptau pādakau svayam]. Then seizing a big iron club and standing at the doorway he smashed the Gaṇas. Some got their hands broken, others got their backs smothered. The heads of others were shattered and the foreheads of some were crushed. [...]”.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Utkshipta in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

utkṣipta (उत्क्षिप्त).—p S Thrown up, out, away.

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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

[«previous next»] — Utkshipta in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Utkṣipta (उत्क्षिप्त).—mfn.

(-ptaḥ-ptā-ptaṃ) 1. Thrown upwards, tossed. 2. Thrown out, ejected. 3. Vomited. 4. Rejected, dismissed. m.

(-ptaḥ) Thorn apple, (Datura metel and fastuosa.) E. ut up, and kṣipta thrown; in the last sense it alludes to the intoxicating qualities of the plant.

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

1) Utkṣipta (उत्क्षिप्त):—[=ut-kṣipta] [from ut-kṣip] mfn. thrown upwards, tossed, raised, [Mahābhārata; Kathāsaritsāgara] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] thrown out, ejected

3) [v.s. ...] vomited

4) [v.s. ...] rejected, dismissed

5) [v.s. ...] m. the thorn apple (Datura Metel and Fastuosa), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Utkṣipta (उत्क्षिप्त) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Aḷlatthia, Ukkhitta, Ukkhittaya, Ucchitta, Ucchūḍha, Ubbhuttia, Ussikkiya, Hakkhuvia.

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Utkshipta 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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Hindi dictionary

[«previous next»] — Utkshipta in Hindi glossary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Utkṣipta (उत्क्षिप्त) [Also spelled utkshipt]:—(a) ejected; thrown up or away.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Utkshipta in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Utkṣipta (ಉತ್ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತ):—

1) [adjective] thrown up; projected upwards; tossed.

2) [adjective] held up; placed high.

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Utkṣipta (ಉತ್ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತ):—[noun] (dance) a lifting of the head with the face-looking at the sky as if look a thing moving in the sky or to indicate permission to take, go, jump up or fly away etc.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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