Utthapaka, Utthāpaka: 12 definitions
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Utthapaka 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
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraUtthāpaka (उत्थापक, “challenge”) refers to one of the four varieties of the grand style (sāttvatī), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 22. Sāttvatī represents one of the four styles (vṛtti) employed in a dramatic production.
Source: archive.org: Natya ShastraUtthāpaka (उत्थापक).—One of the four varieties of sāttvatī (grand style);—One’s rising up with a view to conflict after saying “I am getting up for battle, now show me your own prowess” is called the Challenge (utthāpaka).
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryutthāpaka (उत्थापक).—a S That raises, establishes, erects, sets up.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishutthāpaka (उत्थापक).—a That raises, establishes, sets up.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUtthāpaka (उत्थापक).—a.
1) Raising up, causing to get up.
2) Exciting, instigating, animating.
-kaḥ 1 Awaiting man; Charaka.
2) A particular composition.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryUtthāpaka (उत्थापक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) 1. Lifting, causing to get up, who or what raises, &c. 2. Exciting, animating, E. ut before sthā to stay causal form, vun aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Utthāpaka (उत्थापक):—[=ut-thāpaka] [from ut-thā] mfn. lifting up, causing to get up, who or what raises etc.
2) [v.s. ...] exciting, animating
3) [v.s. ...] m. a waiting-man, [Caraka]
4) [v.s. ...] a particular composition, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryUtthāpaka (उत्थापक):—[utthā+paka] (kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) a. Raising up.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusUtthāpaka (ಉತ್ಥಾಪಕ):—
1) [noun] he who lifts from below; one who raises.
2) [noun] a man who sets another free, rescues from a danger or causes attain good position or status.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryUtthāpaka (उत्थापक):—adj. 1. uplifting; moving upward; 2. establishing; 3. arousing;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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