Utprasa, Utprāsa: 7 definitions

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Utprasa 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Utprāsa (उत्प्रास).—

1) Hurling, flinging away.

2) Jest, joke.

3) Violent burst of laughter.

4) (a) Ridicule. derision. (b) Satire, irony; Ratnāvalī 3; Mv.6; S. D,478.

5) Excess.

Derivable forms: utprāsaḥ (उत्प्रासः).

See also (synonyms): utprāsana.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Utprāsa (उत्प्रास).—i. e. ud-pra- 2. as + a, m. Excess.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Utprāsa (उत्प्रास).—[masculine] na [neuter] derision, irony.

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

1) Utprāsa (उत्प्रास):—[=ut-prāsa] m. (√2. as) hurling, throwing afar, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] violent burst of laughter

3) [v.s. ...] derision, jocular expression, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Utprasa in German

context information

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

Utprāsa (ಉತ್ಪ್ರಾಸ):—

1) [noun] the act or an instance of hurling or flinging away.

2) [noun] a violent burst of laughter.

context information

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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