Uttanaka, Uttānaka: 10 definitions

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Uttanaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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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Pali-English dictionary

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

uttānaka : (adj.) lying on one's back; supine; manifest; shallow.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Uttānaka, (adj.) (fr. uttāna) — 1. (= uttāna1) lying on one’s back J. VI, 38 (°ṃ pātetvā); DhA. I, 184.—2. (= uttāna2) clear, open D. II, 55; M. I, 340 = DhA. I, 173. (Page 131)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Uttānaka (उत्तानक).—A species of the Cyperus grass (uccaṭā).

Derivable forms: uttānakaḥ (उत्तानकः).

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

Uttānaka (उत्तानक).—adj. (= Pali id., Sanskrit uttāna), supine, on the back; upturned (with back down): Mahāvastu i.213.7 (prose; parallel ottānako, q.v.) na uttānako (tiṣṭhati; the Bodhi- sattva in his mother's womb); °kā prapatetsuḥ Mahāvastu ii.283.1; 412.15; (bhūmāv…) °kān pratiṣṭhāpya Divyāvadāna 375.10 (these all prose); °kān kṛtva…bhūmau Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 84.9 (verse); hastau…°kāvasthitau (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 407.3 (prose; the hands upside down, in a mudrā); °kaḥ (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 362.23 (verse).

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

Uttānaka (उत्तानक).—m.

(-kaḥ) A species of grass, (a cyperus:) see uccaṭā. E. ut much, tan to spread, vun aff.

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

Uttānaka (उत्तानक):—[from ut-tan] m. a species of Cyperus grass, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Uttānaka (उत्तानक):—[uttā+naka] (kaḥ) 1. m. A species of grass, (Cyperus.)

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Uttanaka 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

Uttānaka (ಉತ್ತಾನಕ):—[noun] a particular posture in wrestling.

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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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