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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Utsikta (उत्सिक्त) refers to “haughty men”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 16) (“On the planets—graha-bhaktiyoga”), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “Ketu presides over mountains, fortified cities, the countries of Pahlava, Śveta, Hūṇa; Colā, Avagāṇa, Maru, Cīna (China) and the land of the Mlecchas; over rich men, men of note, men of industry and valour; over men coveting the wives of others, men prying into the secrets of other men, haughty men (utsikta), ignorant men, sinners and persons fond of victory. [...]”.

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Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Utsikta (उत्सिक्त).—p. p.

1) Sprinkled; रराज शोणितोत्सिक्तो गिरिः प्रस्रवणैरिव (rarāja śoṇitotsikto giriḥ prasravaṇairiva) Rām.6.67.89.

2) Proud, haughty, puffed up; अर्थवन्तो न चोत्सिक्ताः (arthavanto na cotsiktāḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 7.144.26.

3) Flooded, overflowing, excessive.

4) Enlarged, increased.

5) Raised, elevated.

6) Fickle, disturbed (in mind); जानीयादस्थिरां वाचमुत्सिक्तमनसां तथा (jānīyādasthirāṃ vācamutsiktamanasāṃ tathā) Manusmṛti 8.71.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Utsikta (उत्सिक्त).—mfn.

(-ktaḥ-ktā-ktaṃ) 1. Haughty, proud, rude. 2. Elevated, raised. 3. Enlarged, increased. 4. Sprinkled. 5. Disordered, disturbed (in mind, &c.) m.

(-ktaḥ) A king’s wrestler. E. ut before ṣic to sprinkle, and kta aff.

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

Utsikta (उत्सिक्त).—[adjective] exuberant, abundant in, swelled by (instr or —°); overstrained (lit. & [figuratively]); extravagant, haughty, disordered (mind).

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

1) Utsikta (उत्सिक्त):—[=ut-sikta] [from ut-sic] mfn. overflowing, foaming over

2) [v.s. ...] puffed up, superabundant, [Caraka; Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Rājataraṅgiṇī]

3) [v.s. ...] drawn too tight (as a bow), [Harivaṃśa 1876]

4) [v.s. ...] elevated, raised

5) [v.s. ...] haughty, proud

6) [v.s. ...] wanton

7) [v.s. ...] rude

8) [v.s. ...] crack-brained, disordered, disturbed in mind, [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Manu-smṛti; Kathāsaritsāgara etc.]

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

Utsikta (उत्सिक्त):—[utsi+kta] (ktaḥ) 1. m. A king’s wrestler. a. Sprinkled; haughty; elevated; enlarged; disturbed.

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

Utsikta (उत्सिक्त) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ucchitta, Ūsitta.

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Utsikta 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Utsikta (ಉತ್ಸಿಕ್ತ):—

1) [adjective] sprinkled; scattered in drops or particles.

2) [adjective] proud; haughty.

3) [adjective] agitated; anxious; apprehensive.

context information

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)

Partial matches: Ut, Sikta.

Starts with: Utsiktamanas.

Ends with: Anutsikta, Samutsikta, Vyutsikta.

Full-text: Usitta, Ucchitta, Utsiktamanas, Samutsikta, Utseka, Anutsikta, Uddhata, Umshita, Asuta, Sanj, Sic.

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