Udabindu, Uda-bindu: 6 definitions
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Udabindu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
: Journal of South Asian Intellectual History: Samarasi峁僪a and the Early Transmission of T膩jika AstrologyUdabindu (啶夃う啶た啶ㄠ啶︵) refers to a 鈥渄rop of the water (of meaning)鈥�, according to the 碍补谤尘补辫谤补办腻艣补鈥攐ne of the earliest preserved Sanskrit works on Perso-Arabic (T膩jika) astrology authored by Samarasi峁僪a in the 13th century.鈥擜ccordingly, [verse 20.8-9]: 鈥淏orn from the oyster of my words that was nourished by a drop of the water of meaning (artha-udabindu) from the large cluster of lotus flowers that is the Great Teaching composed by 艢r墨 Khindika, these very pearls of the results of men鈥檚 nativities will by their merits [or: strands] become a necklace gracing the breast of connoisseurs. [...]鈥�.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryUdabindu, (uda + bindu) a drop of water M. I, 78; Sn. 812; Dh. 121, 122, 336; It. 84 (v. l. udaka掳); Nd1 135; SnA 114; DhA. II, 51. (Page 133)
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryUdabindu (啶夃う啶た啶ㄠ啶︵).鈥擺masculine] a drop of water.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryUdabindu (啶夃う啶た啶ㄠ啶︵):鈥擺=uda-bindu] [from uda > und] m. a drop of water, [Kum膩ra-sambhava]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus鲍诲补产颈峁僤耻 (嗖夃拨嗖部嗖傕拨喑�):鈥擺noun] a drop of water.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Udabindunipata.
Full-text: Udabindunipata, Udakabindu, Nipata, Uda.
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