Ulka, 鲍濒办腻: 21 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Wisdom Library: 艢ilpa-艣膩stra鲍濒办腻 (啶夃げ啷嵿啶�, 鈥渢orch鈥�):鈥擨n Hindu iconology (艣颈濒辫补艣腻蝉迟谤补), this symbol represents the kindling of the fire, or, enthusiasm for the dharma and enlightenment. It is also one of six items that Agni is displayed carrying. Agni, one of the most important Vedic gods, represents divine illumination
Shilpashastra (啶多た啶侧啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 艣颈濒辫补艣腻蝉迟谤补) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira鲍濒办腻 (啶夃げ啷嵿啶�) refers to 鈥渕eteoric falls鈥�, according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it膩 (chapter 2), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var膩hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淎 true Astrologer is also one who has thoroughly mastered the Science of Sa峁僪it膩. [...] It treats of the prediction of immediate rain from surrounding phenomena; of judging the nature of the future crops from the growth of plants and flowers; of the halos round the sun and moon; of lines of clouds crossing the solar disc at rising and setting; of the winds; of meteoric falls [i.e., 耻濒办腻]; of false fires; of earthquakes; of the red sky immediately before sunrise and after sunset; of the fanciful shapes of clouds; of dust storms; of thunderbolts; of the price of food grains; of gardening; [...]鈥�.
: Google Books: Studies in the History of the Exact Sciences (Astronomy)鲍濒办腻 (啶夃げ啷嵿啶�) refers to a 鈥渕eteor鈥�.鈥擲ince the expression nak峁tram 耻濒办腻bhihata峁� (鈥榯he meteor smitten asterism鈥�) is found in the ninth verse of the same hymn [i.e., Atharvaveda 19.9], it seems that the author of the hymn intended to give mantras for appeasing the inauspicious phenomena in the sky.
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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationUlka (啶夃げ啷嵿) refers to 鈥渃omets鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.3.15 (鈥淭he penance and reign of T膩rak膩sura鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as Brahm膩 narrated: 鈥淸...] At the same time, several phenomena of evil portent forboding misery and distress happened, when the son of Var膩峁単墨 was born making the gods miserable. O dear, the phenomena of three varieties indicating great calamity and terrifying the worlds occurred in the sky, heaven and earth. I shall narrate them. With a terrifying noise, thunderbolts fell along with comets [i.e., ulka]; shooting meteors rose up, making the world miserable. [...]鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: University of Vienna: Sudar艣ana's Worship at the Royal Court According to the Ahirbudhnyasa峁僪it膩鲍濒办腻 (啶夃げ啷嵿啶�) refers to 鈥渕eteors鈥�, according to the Ahirbudhnyasa峁僪it膩, belonging to the P膩帽car膩tra tradition which deals with theology, rituals, iconography, narrative mythology and others.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淎n abnormal modification caused by a aggressive ritual against Kings, occurring at the improper time, dreadful and all-reaching, is characterized by the these signs: [...] meteors fall violently (mah膩-耻濒办腻鈥�nipatanti maholk膩岣� bh峁浥沘峁�) making dreadful sounds; ministers fight with each other out of greediness; in the night a terrifying rainbow shines, even if there are no clouds; here and there in the city great danger arises because of fire; [...] from such and other signs he should understand that the enemy is performing a aggressive ritual鈥�.
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra鲍濒办腻 (啶夃げ啷嵿啶�) refers to 鈥渕eteors鈥�, according to the Netratantra of K峁mar膩ja: a 艢aiva text from the 9th century in which 艢iva (Bhairava) teaches P膩rvat墨 topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.鈥擜ccordingly, [verse 19.121-128, while describing the prevention of natural disasters]鈥斺�淸The Mantrin] should [perform] rites and recitations to avert evil and famine, in times of great dangers, [such as] destructive earthquakes, meteors (耻濒办腻-ni辫腻迟补na), massive rainfall and drought as well as threats of mice and other pests. He should conduct the ritual when flowers, etc., grow out of season, [when images of gods] are lost or break. [...]鈥�.
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩1) 鲍濒办腻 (啶夃げ啷嵿啶�) refers to a 鈥渟hooting star鈥�, according to the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩: the eighth chapter of the Mah膩sa峁僴i辫腻迟补 (a collection of Mah膩y膩na Buddhist S奴tras).鈥擜ccordingly, as Bodhisattva Gaganaga帽ja explains to Bodhisattva Ratna艣r墨 what kind of concentration should be purified: 鈥淸...] (22) [when the Bodhisattvas attain] the concentration called 鈥楤eing endowed with shooting star (耻濒办腻)鈥� they will overcome all habitual tendencies; (23) [when the Bodhisattvas attain] the concentration called 鈥楽unshine鈥�, there will be no darkness; (24) [when the Bodhisattvas attain] the concentration called 鈥楾urning of the sun鈥�, they will look at the thoughts of all living beings; [...]鈥�.
2) 鲍濒办腻 (啶夃げ啷嵿啶�) refers to the 鈥渓amp (of the dharma)鈥�, according to the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩.鈥擜ccordingly: 鈥淸...] Then, son of good family, the Tath膩gata Vimalaprabh膩nantara艣mir膩ja, having known the king Pu峁噛膩la峁僰膩ra鈥� thought, said this to Si峁僪avikr膩ntag膩min: 鈥楤y teaching the power of insight, supernatural knowledges , merits, and knowledges, son of good family, make all the assembly happy, make all abodes of M膩ra darken, illuminate the way of awakening, satisfy all living beings, defeat all opponents, light the lamp of the dharma (dharma-耻濒办腻), purify all vices, and demonstrate the miraculous play of the Bodhisattva鈥欌��.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary耻濒办腻 (啶夃げ啷嵿啶�).鈥攆 S Fire falling from heaven; a meteor or falling star. 2 A fire-brand.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English耻濒办腻 (啶夃げ啷嵿啶�).鈥�f Fire falling from heaven, a meteor. A firebrand.
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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary鲍濒办腻 (啶夃げ啷嵿啶�).鈥擺U峁嚹乨i-s奴tra 3.42]
1) A fiery phenomenon in the sky, a meteor; 啶掂た啶班ぐ啶距 啶曕ぞ啶氞え 啶膏ぎ啶� 啶す啷嬥げ啷嵿啶ぞ (virar膩ja k膩cana sama峁� maholkay膩) 艢i艣up膩lavadha 15.92; Manusm峁泃i 1.38,4.13; Y.1.145.
2) A fire-brand, torch; 啶� 啶灌た 啶むぞ啶く啶苦い啷佮 啶多啷嵿く啶� 啶膏ぞ啶椸ぐ啶距ぎ啷嵿き啶膏啶む啶｀啶侧啶曕く啶� (na hi t膩payitu峁� 艣akya峁� s膩gar膩mbhast峁涐箛olkay膩) H.1.83.
3) Fire, flame; 啶ぞ啶о啶む啶侧啶曕ぞ啶曕啶粪お啶苦い啶氞ぎ啶班啶ぞ啶侧き啶距ぐ啷� 啶︵さ啶距啷嵿え啶苦 (b膩dhetolk膩k峁pitacamar墨b膩labh膩ro dav膩gni岣�) Meghad奴ta 55.
4) Name of a grammar.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary鲍濒办腻 (啶夃げ啷嵿啶�).鈥攆.
(-濒办腻) 1. A fire-brand. 2. Fire falling from heaven, a meteor, &c. 3. Flame. 4. Fire. E. 耻峁� to burn, kak Unadi affix, la substituted for 峁; or the root is a Sautra root, ula to burn.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary鲍濒办腻 (啶夃げ啷嵿啶�).鈥攊. e. probably jval + ka, f. 1. A firebrand, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 3, 75, 51. 2. Fire falling from heaven, a meteor, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 1, 38.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary鲍濒办腻 (啶夃げ啷嵿啶�).鈥擺feminine] meteor, firebrand, flame.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ulka (啶夃げ啷嵿):鈥�m. Name of a king, [Hariva峁兣沘]
2) 鲍濒办腻 (啶夃げ啷嵿啶�):鈥�f. (鈭�耻峁�, [U峁嚹乨i-s奴tra iii, 42]), a fiery phenomenon in the sky, a meteor, fire falling from heaven, [峁歡-veda iv, 4, 2; x, 68, 4; Atharva-veda xix, 9, 9; Mah膩bh膩rata; Y膩j帽avalkya; Su艣ruta] etc.
3) a firebrand, dry grass etc. set on fire, a torch, [艢atapatha-br膩hma峁嘺 v; 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺; Kath膩sarits膩gara] etc.
4) (in [astrology]) one of the eight principal Da艣膩s or aspect of planets indicating the fate of men, Jyoti峁 ([T膩r膩n膩tha tarkav膩caspati鈥檚 V膩caspatyam, Sanskrit dictionary])
5) Name of a grammar.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary鲍濒办腻 (啶夃げ啷嵿啶�):鈥�(濒办腻) 1. f. A firebrand; a meteor, fire, flame.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)鲍濒办腻 (啶夃げ啷嵿啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 鲍办办腻.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary鲍濒办腻 (啶夃げ啷嵿啶�):鈥�(nf) a falling star, meteor; flame; firebrand; ~[诲丑腻谤墨] a torch-bearer; ~[辫腻迟补] the falling of a meteor; disaster, devastation.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusUlka (嗖夃膊喑嵿矔):鈥擺noun] = 嗖夃膊喑嵿矔喑� [ulke].
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U岣穔a (嗖夃渤喑嵿矔):鈥擺noun] = 嗖夃渤喑嵿矔喑� [ulke]2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary鲍濒办腻 (啶夃げ啷嵿啶�):鈥攏. 1. meteorite; a piece of rock/other matter from space that has landed on earth; 2. surprise; wonder;
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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