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Utpalapatra, Utpala-patra: 6 definitions

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Utpalapatra 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.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

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Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)

: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India

Utpalapatra (उत्पलपत्�) refers to the “blue lotus leaf utensils� (used for food) according to the 17th century Bhojanakutūhala (ⲹṇāgṇa-첹ٳ󲹲Բ).—The food-utensils that are made of Utpalapatra (blue lotus leaf) have the following dietetic effects: nindita, śīٲ, ūṣa (scorned, cool, pungent) ṛṣⲹ, klamahara and �yātrārthinā� abhihita� (aphrodisiac, removes weariness and suitable for travellers).

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Shilpashastra (iconography)

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: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)

Utpalapatra (उत्पलपत्�) refers to the “petals of blue lotus� and represents one of the five different types of Eyes, according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—The third variety of the eye should be in the shape of utpalapatra i.e., petals of blue lotus and its measurement should be six yavas. The eyes of Ծ i.e., immutable person should be in the shape of the petals of blue lotus. The eyes in the shape of the petals of blue lotus are more charming when the corners of the eyes are shown as red in colour and when these are adorned with long eyelashes and black pupils. In the description of Kādambarī, Bānabhatta projects the corners of the eyes of Kādambarī become slightly red due to anger which enhances the beauty of the picturisation of the character of Kādambarī.

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Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Utpalapatra (उत्पलपत्�).�

1) a lotus-leaf.

2) a wound on the breast caused by a female's finger-nail, (generally made by lover's finger-nail); nail-print.

3) a Tilaka or mark on the forehead made with sandal.

4) a broad-bladed knife or lancet.

Derivable forms: utpalapatram (उत्पलपत्रम�).

Utpalapatra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms utpala and patra (पत्र).

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

Utpalapatra (उत्पलपत्�).—n.

(-ٰ�) 1. The leaf of the lotus. 2. The impression of a female nail. 3. The Tilaka or mark on the forehead, made with sandal, &c. by the Hindus. 4. A broad-bladed knife or lancet. E. utpala a lotus, and patra a leaf; similarly shaped, &c. also kan added utpalapatraka.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Utpalapatra (उत्पलपत्�):—[utpala-patra] (ٰ�) 1. n. The lotus leaf.

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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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