Utpalini, Utpalinī: 7 definitions
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Utpalini means something in 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaUtpalinī (उत्पलिनी).—A river flowing near the forest known as Naimiṣāraṇya. Arjuna had seen this river. (Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 214, Stanza 6).
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryUtpalinī (उत्पलिनी).—f. (-nī) An assemblage of lotus flowers. E. utpala a lotus, ini affix, and ṅīpa fem. do.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Utpalinī (उत्पलिनी) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—lexicon, by Utpala. Oppert. 961. 4109. Quoted by Puruṣottama in Hārāvalī, in Medinīkośa, by Mallinātha Oxf. 113^a. 126^a, by Rāyamukuṭa, Śivarāma on Vāsavadatta p. 32. 174. Bhānujī Oxf. 182^b.
Utpalinī has the following synonyms: Utpalamālā.
2) Utpalinī (उत्पलिनी):—See Utpalamālā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Utpalinī (उत्पलिनी):—[from utpalin > ut-pala] f. an assemblage of lotus-flowers
2) [v.s. ...] a lotus (Nymphaea), [Mahābhārata]
3) [v.s. ...] a particular metre
4) [v.s. ...] Name of a river, [Mahābhārata]
5) [v.s. ...] Name of a dictionary.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryUtpalinī (उत्पलिनी):—(nī) 3. f. An assemblage of lotus flowers.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Utpalinī (उत्पलिनी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Uppaliṇī.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusUtpalini (ಉತ್ಪಲಿನಿ):—
1) [noun] that which has lotus plants; a lake; a pond.
2) [noun] the lotus plant (in gen.).
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Utpaḷini (ಉತ್ಪಳಿನಿ):—[noun] = ಉತ್ಪಲಿನಿ [utpalini].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Uppalini, Kutilagati, Utpalamala, Karviradi, Atijagati, Candrika, Naimisha, Utpala, Candraka, Kshama.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Naishadha-charita of Shriharsha (by Krishna Kanta Handiqui)
Introduction to Mallinātha’s commentary < [Introduction]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
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