Uttarapuja, Uttarapūjā: 3 definitions
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Uttarapuja 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryuttarapūjā (उत्तरपूजा).—f (S) Worship and dismissal, at the close of a ceremony, of the divinity summoned and set up at the commencement of it. The dēva is conducted into the river or wilderness, or is buried.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishuttarapūjā (उत्तरपूजा).—f Worship and dismissal (at the close of a ceremony) of the divinity summoned and set up at the con mencement of it.
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryUttarapūjā (उत्तरपूजा):—[=uttara-pūjā] [from uttara > ut-tama] f. highest worship (sevenfold with Buddhists), [Dharmasaṃgraha 14]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Puja, Uttara.
Ends with: Anuttarapuja, Saptavidhanuttarapuja.
Full-text: Anuttarapuja.
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