Utpalaka: 5 definitions
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Utpalaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Utpalaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Nymphaea nouchali in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Nymphaea bernierana Planch. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1993)
· Flora Indica (1768)
· Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica (1994)
· Species Plantarum.
· Journal of Japanese Botany (1981)
· Revue Horticole (1853)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Utpalaka, for example side effects, chemical composition, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, health benefits, extract dosage, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryUtpalaka (उत्पलक).—m. (1) name of a hunter: Mahāvastu ii.102.1; 104.8*; 105.18; 114.6*, 7* (in passages marked * Senart prints Uppalaka with one ms.); (2) name of a nāga: Mahāvyutpatti 3287; Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 4.12 (Burnouf, and hence [Boehtlingk and Roth], Utpala); Mahā-Māyūrī 247.30; (3) name of a kalpa (compare prec. and Upala): Gaṇḍavyūha 446.14.
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Utpalaka (उत्पलक) or Uppalaka.—(1), q.v.; compare also Upala (for Uppala = Utpala).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Utpalaka (उत्पलक):—[from ut-pala] m. Name of a Nāga, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] of a man, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
[Sanskrit to German]
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)
Starts with: Utpalakarna.
Ends with: Marutpalaka.
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Search found 3 books and stories containing Utpalaka; (plurals include: Utpalakas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
I. Recollection of the Buddha (2): The miracles of his birth < [Part 2 - The Eight Recollections according to the Abhidharma]
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XIII - The Kinnarī Jātaka < [Volume II]