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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Look up any word of the Gita in Devanagari, IAST or Harvard-Kyoto, or browse the headwords letter by letter.

Entry उदान

  1. उदानudānaBreathing upwards.

    [अन्-घञ्]

    1. Breathing upwards.
    2. Breathing, breath in general.
    3. One of the five vital airs or life-winds which rises up the throat and enters into the head); the other four being प्राण, अपान, समान and व्यान; स्पन्दयत्यधरं वक्त्रं गात्रनेत्रप्रकोपनः । उद्वेजयति मर्माणि उदानो नाम मारुतः ॥
    4. (With Buddhists) An expression of praise or joy.
    5. The navel.
    6. An eye-lash.
    7. A kind of snake.
    8. a water-jar.
    9. a cloud.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -धिः

      1. उदकानि धीयन्तेऽत्र धा-कि उदादेशः
      2. the receptacle of waters, ocean; उदधेरिव निम्नगाशतेष्वभवन्नास्य विमानना क्वचित् R.8.8.
      3. a cloud.
      4. a lake, any large reservoir of water.
      5. a water-jar.
      6. a symbolical expression for the number 4 or 7. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedकन्या, तनया, सुता Lakṣmī, the daughter of the ocean (produced from the ocean among the 14 jewels). denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedक्रमः, -क्राः Masculine a voyager, mariner. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedमलः
      7. 2. उदन् Neuter उन्द्-कनिन् ParasmaipadaVI.1.63 Water (usually occurring in compounds either at the beginning or at the end, and as an optional substitute for उदक after the Accusative dual. It has no forms for the first five inflections. In comp. it drops its न्); Exempli gratia, for example उदधि, अच्छोद, क्षीरोद etc.
    • -आशयः A lake, tank; शरदुदाशये साधुजातसत्सरसिजोदरश्रीमुषा दृशा Bhāg.1.31.2.

    • -ओदनः water-meal.

    • -कीर्णः -र्यः Name of a tree (महाकरंज) the bark of which is rubbed and thrown in water to stun the fishes).

    • -कुम्भः a water-jar; Ms.2.182,3.68. तपःकृशः शान्त्युदकुम्भहस्तः Bk.

    • -ग्राभः Holding water, a cloud (Vedic) उदग्राभस्य नमयन् वधस्नैः Rv.9.97.15.

    • -कोष्ठः A water-jar.

    • -ज Adjective aquatic, watery, produced in or by water.

    • -जम् A lotus; एतद्धृषीकचषकैरसकृत्पिबामः शर्वादयोऽङजमध्वमृतासवंध्ऱ्यु ते Bhāg.1.14.33.

    • -धानः उदकं धीयते अत्र

    • -भारः

      1. a water-carrier, id est, that is a cloud.
      2. Water current (पूर); यमस्वसुश्चित्र इवोदभारः (रराज) Śi.3.11.
    • -मन्थः barley-water; a particular mixture; Mb.13.64.26.

    • -मानः, -नम् a fiftieth part of an आढक quod vide, which see

    • -मेघः

      1. a watery cloud.
      2. a shower of rain; तुग्रो ह भुज्युमश्विनोदमेघे Rv.1.116.3.
    • -मेहिन् Adjective Having watery urine or diabetes.

    • -लावणिक

      1. Adjective salted, prepared with brine, briny.
      2. cuttle-fish-bone.
      3. the foam of the ocean. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedमेखला or denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedवस्त्रा the earth (girdled by the ocean, sea-girt). denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedराजः the king of waters, id est, that is the chief ocean. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedसंभवम् sea-salt. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedसुता Name of Lakṣmī; and of Dvārakā, the capital of Kṛiṣṇa (said to have been reclaimed from the ocean).
    • -नेमि Adjective Rimmed by the ocean.

    • -प Adjective crossing the water (as a boat).

    • -पात्रम्, -त्री a water-jug, vessel; Ms.3.96.

    • -पानः, -नम् a small pool or pond near a well, or the well itself; K.5. यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः संप्लुतोदके Bg.2.46. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedमण्डूकः (Literal) a frog in a well; (Figurative) one who has had no experience of the world at large, a man of limited ideas who knows only his own neighbourhood; Compare कूपमण्डूक.

    • -पीतिः Feminine A place for drinking water.

    • -पेषम् a paste, anything ground with water. (-पम्) Indeclinable ParasmaipadaIII.4.38 and ParasmaipadaVI.3.28. by grinding in water.

    • -प्रुत् Adjective Vedic causing water to flow; swimming or splashing in water (?).

    • -प्लवः Waterflood (जलप्रलय); Bhāg 12.4.13. (Vartious reading for उपप्लव).

    • -प्लुत Adjective swimming in water. उदप्लुतमिव दार्वहीनाम् Av.1.4.3.

    • -बिन्दुः a drop of water; (प्रपेदिरे) चिरेण नाभि प्रथमोद- बिन्दवः Ku.5.24.

    • -स्थानम्

      1. a place full of water.
      2. residence in water.
    • -स्थाली a kettle, vessel for holding water.

    • -हरणः a vessel for drawing water.

    • -हार Adjective fetching or carrying water. (-रः) a cloud (watercarrier).

    • उदान udāna See under 1. उदन्.

    • -वज्रः

      1. a thunder shower; water-spout.
      2. thunderbolt in the form of water; भिन्दानो हृदयमसाहि नोदवज्रः Śi.8.39.
    • -वाप one who offers waters to the manes.

    • -वासः standing or residence in water; सहस्यरात्रीरुदवासतत्परा Ku.5.26. (-सम्) a house on the borders of a stream or pond.

    • -वासिन् Adjective standing in water; K.23.

    • -वाह Adjective bringing water; दिवा चित् तमः कृण्वन्ति पर्जन्येनोदवाहेन Rv.1.38.9. (-हः) a cloud.

    • -वाहनम्

      1. a water-vessel.
      2. A cloud.
    • -वावधः a yoke for carrying water.

    • -शरावः a jar filled with water; उदशराव आत्मानवेक्ष्य.

    • -शुद्धः a water-jar.

    • -श्वित् Neuter उदकन जलेन श्वयति butter-milk containing fifty per cent water; (id est, that is 2 parts of butter-milk and 1 part of water); श्रेयस्तैलं हि पिण्याकाद् घृतं श्रेय उदश्वितः Mb.12.167.35.

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Headwords under उ

Part 5 of 17 उत्सेक – उदेजयAll parts
  1. उ – उच्छ्वसित
  2. उच्छ्वास – उत्कृ
  3. उत्कृत् – उत्पक्ष्मन्
  4. उत्पचनिपचा – उत्सृष्टि
  5. उत्सेक – उदेजय
  6. उदेयिवस् – उद्धि
  7. उद्धित – उद्वाह
  8. उद्वाहन – उन्मूल
  9. उन्मूलनम् – उपचक्र
  10. उपचक्षुस् – उपधा
  11. उपधातु – उपप्लव्यम्
  12. उपप्लु – उपलम्भनम्
  13. उपलल् – उपसंख्यानम्
  14. उपसंग्रह् – उपहव्य
  15. उपहस् – उपे
  16. उपेक्ष् – उलूलुध्वनि
  17. उल्का – उह्र