A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Uttara
This page describes Uttara which is located on page 469 of the third volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Uttara” according to 121 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Puranic encyclopaedia [by Vettam Mani]
In the fight which ensued Arjuna entered the battlefield with Uttara, the son of King Virata, and defeated the Kauravas and proclaimed that the life of pseudonymity was over. After that Abhimanyu married Uttara the daughter of Virata. (Mahabharata Virata Parva).Other details.(i) This Virata, the King of Matsya was born from a portion of the Marudganas. (Mahabharata Adi Parva, Chapter 67, Stanza 82).(ii) King Virata had two sons named Uttara and Shankha....
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Chaitanya Bhagavata [by Bhumipati Dasa]
rishabha-parvate gela dakshina-mathura kritamala, tamraparni, yamuna uttara || 138 || English translation: (138) He visited the Rishabha Mountain, Madurai, and the Kritamala, Tamraparni, and Uttara Yamuna Rivers....
Read full contents: Verse 1.9.138
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari [by K. A. Subramania Iyer]
It is because the words (dakshina and uttara) have not the same meaning when they are in the masculine gender that they cannot take the masculine form (pumvadbhava). In this sense (of dik), the masculine gender (prasavah) is never expressed by the words. Commentary [That is why there cannot be assumption of the masculine form by the words dakshina and uttara when the suffix ‘atasuc (P. 5. 3. 28) is added to them. These two words have a masculine form also, but with a difference in meaning....
Read full contents: Verse 3.6.10
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