Utpataka, Utpāṭaka, Utpātaka, Utpatāka: 7 definitions

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Utpataka 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)

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Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Utpātaka (उत्पातक).—A holy bath. Those who bathe in this tīrtha (bath) will get the merits of a fast. (Mahābhārata Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 25, Stanza 41).

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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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Utpāṭaka (उत्पाटक).—

1) One who roots out.

2) A disease of the external ear.

Derivable forms: utpāṭakaḥ (उत्पाटकः).

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Utpātaka (उत्पातक).—a.

1) Causing a calamity.

2) Flying up.

-kaḥ = उत्पादकः (utpādakaḥ) q. v.

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Utpatāka (उत्पताक).—a. [uttolitā patākā yatra] With uplifted banners, where flags are hoisted; पुरंदरश्रीः पुरमुत्पताकम् (puraṃdaraśrīḥ puramutpatākam) R.2.74,

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Utpāṭaka (उत्पाटक).—adj. (compare Pali uppāṭaka; in Sanskrit only as name of a disease), plucking out: Śikṣāsamuccaya 69.18 dantotpāṭakā(ḥ), n. pl.

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

1) Utpāṭaka (उत्पाटक):—[=ut-pāṭaka] [from ut-paṭ] m. the above disease, [Suśruta]

2) Utpātaka (उत्पातक):—[=ut-pātaka] [from ut-pat] mfn. causing misfortune or calamity, [Tārānātha tarkavācaspati’s Vācaspatyam, Sanskrit dictionary]

3) [v.s. ...] flying upwards, [Tārānātha tarkavācaspati’s Vācaspatyam, Sanskrit dictionary]

4) [v.s. ...] m. a kind of animal (= ut-pāda, [Horace H. Wilson?]), [Mahābhārata xviii, 44]

5) [v.s. ...] n. Name of a Tīrtha.

6) Utpatāka (उत्पताक):—[=ut-patāka] mfn. with raised flags

7) [v.s. ...] with uplifted banners, [Raghuvaṃśa; Rājataraṅgiṇī]

8) Utpatākā (उत्पताका):—[=ut-patākā] [from ut-patāka] f. a raised banner or flag, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

[Sanskrit to German]

Utpataka 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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Utpatāka (ಉತ್ಪತಾಕ):—[noun] a high-flying flag.

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Utpātaka (ಉತ್ಪಾತಕ):—

1) [noun] an unusual phenomenon, like earthquake, falling of a meteoroid, etc.

2) [noun] an odd, eccentric, man.

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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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