Urdhvakesha, Ūrdhvakeśa, Ūrdhvakeśā, Urdhva-kesha: 9 definitions

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Urdhvakesha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.

Urdhvakesha has 7 English definitions available.

The Sanskrit terms Ūrdhvakeśa and Ūrdhvakeśā can be transliterated into English as Urdhvakesa or Urdhvakesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Ūrdhvakeśa (ऊर्ध्वकेश):—[(ūrdhva + keśa)]

1) adj. dessen Haare in die Höhe stehen [Hiḍimbavadha 3, 2.] —

2) m. Nomen proprium eines Mannes [Oxforder Handschriften 101,a,37.] —

3) f. ī Nomen proprium einer Göttin [Oxforder Handschriften 19,a,26.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Ūrdhvakeśa (ऊर्ध्वकेश):—n.

1) Adj. dessen Haare emporstehen.

2) m. Nomen proprium eines Mannes. —

3) f. ī Nomen proprium einer Göttin.

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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.

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