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Utkocaka: 9 definitions

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Utkocaka means something in 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Utkochaka.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Utkocaka in Purana glossary
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Utkocaka (उत्कोच�).—An ancient holy place. Dhaumya did tapas here, and it was here that the Pāṇḍavas took Dhaumya as their priest. (Mahābhārata Ādi Parva, Chapter 152, Verses 2-6).

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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Utkocaka in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Utkocaka (उत्कोच�).�a. Bribed.

-첹� 1 A bribe.

2) The receiver of a bribe; Manusmṛti 9.258.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Utkocaka (उत्कोच�).—m.

(-첹�) 1. The receiver of a bride. 2. A bride. E. ut before kuc to be crooked, vun affix or kan added to the last.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Utkocaka (उत्कोच�).—i. e. ud-kuc + aka, I. adj., One who receives bribes, [Բ󲹰śٰ] 9, 258. Ii. (n.) The name of a holy place, Mahābhārata 1, 6914.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Utkocaka (उत्कोच�).—[adjective] accessible to bribes (cf. [preceding]).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Utkocaka (उत्कोच�):—[from ut-kuc] mfn. receiving a bribe, [Manu-smṛti ix, 258]

2) [v.s. ...] n. Name of a Tīrtha, [Mahābhārata]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Utkocaka (उत्कोच�):—[utko+caka] (첹�) 1. m. The receiver of bribes; a bribe.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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