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General definition (in Jainism)

Source: academia.edu: The Original Paṇhavāyaraṇa/Praśnavyākaraṇa Discovered

Uttarādhara (उत्तराधर) refers to the “superior and inferior [akṣaras]”, as taught in the Paṇhavāgaraṇa (Sanskrit: Praśnavyākaraṇa): the tenth Anga of the Jain canon which deals with the prophetic explanation of queries regarding divination.—The Praśnavyākaraṇa deals with the praśnavidyā in a rather complex way. It is divided into at least 33 short chapters [e.g., uttarādhara-prakaraṇa], some of which are further divided into sub-chapters. Some contents of the text, mainly those related with articulation and pronunciation can have significance far beyond the scope of the praśnavidyā.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Uttarādhara (उत्तराधर).—a. higher and lower (fig. also).

-rau du.) the upper and under lip, the two lips; पुनर्विवक्षुःस्फुरितोत्तराधरः (punarvivakṣuḥsphuritottarādharaḥ) Kumārasambhava 5.83 (sphuraṇa- bhūyiṣṭho'dharo yasya Malli.).

Uttarādhara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms uttara and adhara (अधर).

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

Uttarādhara (उत्तराधर).—mfn.

(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) Superior and inferior, higher and lower. E. uttara upper, adhara lower.

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

Uttarādhara (उत्तराधर).—[adjective] higher and lower; [neuter] the upper and under lip, the lips.

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

1) Uttarādhara (उत्तराधर):—[from uttara > ut-tama] mfn. superior and inferior, higher and lower, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] n. upper and under lip, [Kumāra-sambhava]

3) [v.s. ...] the lips (See adharottara)

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

Uttarādhara (उत्तराधर):—[uttarā-dhara] (raḥ-rā-raṃ) a. Superior and inferior, higher and lower.

[Sanskrit to German]

Uttaradhara 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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Partial matches: Dhara, Uttara, Adhara.

Starts with: Uttaradharavibhaga, Uttaradharavivara, Uttaradharaya.

Full-text: Auttaradharya, Ati, Uttaradharavivara, Uttaradharavibhaga, Enap, Adharottara.

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