Uttarapashcima, Uttarapaścima, Uttara-pashcima: 4 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Uttarapaścima can be transliterated into English as Uttarapascima or Uttarapashcima, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Uttarapashchima.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Uttarapaścima (उत्तरपश्चिम).—a. northwestern.

-maḥ the north-western country.

- [उत्तरस्याः पश्चिमायाश्च दिशोन्तरालम् (uttarasyāḥ paścimāyāśca diśontarālam)] the north-west; आलोकयन्नुत्तरपश्चिमेन (ālokayannuttarapaścimena) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.335.8.

Uttarapaścima is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms uttara and paścima (पश्चिम).

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

1) Uttarapaścima (उत्तरपश्चिम):—[=uttara-paścima] [from uttara > ut-tama] mfn. north-western, [Āśvalāyana-gṛhya-sūtra]

2) Uttarapaścimā (उत्तरपश्चिमा):—[=uttara-paścimā] [from uttara-paścima > uttara > ut-tama] f. ([scilicet] diś) the north-west.

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Uttarapashcima in German

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