Uttarapantha, Uttarapanthā, Uttarāpantha: 3 definitions
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Uttarapantha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexUttarapanthā (उत्तरपन्था).—The road to Heaven; also uttarāpatha; also uttaramārga consisting of nāgavīthi, gajavīthi, and airāvatīvīthi.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 27. 124; 35. 112; III. 3. 49.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryuttarapantha (उत्तरपंथ).—m The road northwards over the Himalaya mountains, beyond badarikā; stated to be the road to svarga, and to be inaccessible to mortals. 2 fig. A course of austerities and pilgrimages in preparation for death. u0 dharaṇēṃ or uttarapanthāsa lāgaṇēṃ To be on the point of death.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
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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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