Uttanashaya, Uttānaśaya, Uttana-shaya: 7 definitions
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Uttanashaya 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.
The Sanskrit term Uttānaśaya can be transliterated into English as Uttanasaya or Uttanashaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUttānaśaya (उत्तानशय).—a. sleeping supinely or on the back, lying with the face upwards; कदा उत्तानशयः पुत्रकः जनयिष्यति मे हृदयाह्लादम् (kadā uttānaśayaḥ putrakaḥ janayiṣyati me hṛdayāhlādam) K.62.
-yaḥ, -yā a little child, suckling, infant.
Uttānaśaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms uttāna and śaya (शय).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryUttānaśaya (उत्तानशय).—mfn.
(-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) One who sleeps with the face upwards. mf.
(-yaḥ-yā) An infant. E. uttāna and śaya who sleeps.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Uttānaśaya (उत्तानशय):—[=ut-tāna-śaya] [from ut-tāna > ut-tan] mfn. lying on the back, sleeping with the face upwards
2) [v.s. ...] m. a little child, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryUttānaśaya (उत्तानशय):—[uttāna-śaya] (yaḥ) 1. m. Who sleeps with the face upward; an infant.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusUttānaśaya (ಉತ್ತಾನಶಯ):—[adjective] lying on the back i.e. facing upward.
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Uttānaśaya (ಉತ್ತಾನಶಯ):—[noun] one (esp. a child) lying on the back.
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: Saya, Uttana.
Starts with: Uttanashayana.
Full-text: Saya.
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