Ucchraya, ⲹ, Ukchraya: 16 definitions
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Ucchraya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Uchchhraya.
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
: Google Books: Studies in the History of the Exact Sciences (Astronomy)ⲹ (उच्छ्राय) refers to the “height�, according to Lalla’s Śiṣyadhīvṛddhidatantra (Part I, 21, Yantrādhikāra, 34-35).�(Cf. Astronomical instruments in Bhāskarācārya’s Siddhāntaśiromaṇi).—Accordingly, “The bowl, which resembles half a pot (i.e. hemispherical), which is made of ten palas of copper, which is half a cubit (i.e. twelve ṅgܱ) in diameter at the mouth and half (i.e. six ṅgܱ) as high [i.e., 岹-ܳⲹ], which is evenly circular, and which is bored by a uniformly circular needle, made of three and one-third ṣa of gold and of four ṅgܱ in length, sinks into clear water in one ṭi (ḍ�)�.
: Wikibooks (hi): Sanskrit Technical TermsUcchraya (उच्छ्र�).�(or ucchriti) Height of an object. Note: Ucchraya is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.

Jyotisha (ज्योति�, dzپṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy� or “Vedic astrology� 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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusUcchraya (उच्छ्र�) refers to the “height� (of an elephant), according to the 15th century ٲṅgī composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 6, “on determination of measurements”]: �1. From the eye to the pecaka (region of the tail root) is their length. From the toenail to the shoulder is their height (ucchraya). The circumference of elephants is to be measured at the place of their girth (middle)�.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsⲹ (उच्छ्राय):—[ܳⲹṃ] Raised, Elevated

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.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryUcchraya.�(Ep. Ind., Vol. VIII, p. 46, note 3), a shelter; same as pratiśraya. Note: ucchraya is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUcchraya (उच्छ्र�) or ⲹ (उच्छ्राय).—[ud-ś ac ñ vā]
1) Rising (of a planet &c.); शक्रपाते तथोच्छ्रये (śakrapāte tathocchraye) Y.1.147.
2) Raising, erecting.
3) Height, elevation (physical and moral); श्रृङ्गेच्छ्रायै� कुमुदविशदैर्यो वितत्य स्थितः खम� (śrṛṅgecchrāyai� kumudaviśadairyo vitatya sthita� kham) Meghadūta 6; K.15; ܲīⲹ 7.27;8.23,17.61; Śiśupālavadha 4.1,8.22.
4) Growth, increase, intensity; गुण� (ṇa°) ܲīⲹ 8.21,16.1; नीतोच्छ्रायम� (īٴdzⲹ) 5.31,14.21.
5) Pride.
6) The upright side of a triangle.
7) A kind of pillar (Junāgadh Rock Inscription of Rudradāman, Ep. Ind. Vol. III).
-ī (ܳī) Plank.
Derivable forms: ܳⲹ� (उच्छ्रयः), ܳⲹ� (उच्छ्राय�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryUcchraya (उच्छ्र�).�(m.; = samucchraya, q.v.), body, bodily existence: ṇḍī첹 145.12 (verse) sa paścime cocchrayi�(Also used as in Sanskrit in sense of height, e.g. ṇḍī첹 159.9, prose.)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryUcchraya (उच्छ्र�).—m.
(-ⲹ�) 1. Height, elevation of a tree, mountain, &c. 2. Rising of a planet, &c. 3. Upright side of a triangle. E. ut up, śñ to serve, ac aff.
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ⲹ (उच्छ्राय).—m.
(-ⲹ�) Height, elevation. E. ut before ś to serve, ñ aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryUcchraya (उच्छ्र�).—i. e. ud-ś + a, m. Elevation, [峾ⲹṇa] 1, 13, 24.
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ⲹ (उच्छ्राय).—i. e. ud-ś + a, m. 1. Rising, [ܲīⲹ] 5, 31; [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 25, 45. 2. Elevation, [Ჹٲṅgṇ�] 5, 261.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryUcchraya (उच्छ्र�).—[masculine] ṇa [neuter], ܳⲹ [masculine] rising, increase, elevation.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ucchraya (उच्छ्र�):—[=uc-chraya] [from uc-chri] m. rising, mounting, elevation
2) [v.s. ...] rising of a planet etc.
3) [v.s. ...] elevation of a tree, mountain, etc.
4) [v.s. ...] height, [Mahābhārata; 峾ⲹṇa; Yājñavalkya; Mṛcchakaṭikā]
5) [v.s. ...] growth, increase, intensity, [Suśruta]
6) [v.s. ...] the upright side of a triangle.
7) ⲹ (उच्छ्राय):—[=ܳ-ⲹ] [from uc-chri] m. ([Pāṇini 3-3, 49]) rising upwards, elevation, height, [Mahābhārata; Yājñavalkya; Suśruta; Pañcatantra]
8) [v.s. ...] growth, increase, intensity, [ܲīⲹ; Suśruta]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ucchraya (उच्छ्र�):�(ⲹ�) 1. m. Height of a tree or mountain, &c.
2) ⲹ (उच्छ्राय):—[ܳ+ⲹ] (ⲹ�) 1. m. Height.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ⲹ (उच्छ्राय) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ⲹ, Ussaya, Ūⲹ.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusUcchraya (ಉಚ್ಛ್ರ�):—[noun] = ಉ್ಛ್ರಾಯ [ucchraya].
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ⲹ (ಉ್ಛ್ರಾಯ):—[noun] a prosperous condition; good fortune, wealth, success, etc.; a high place or position; prosperity.
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: Ucchrayana, Ucchrayanata, Ucchrayasthiti, Ucchrayata, Ucchrayavant, Ucchrayayati, Ucchrayopeta.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 98 < [Volume 24 (1918)]
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
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Studies in the Upapuranas (by R. C. Hazra)
Vastu-shastra (Introduction to Indian architecture) (by D. N. Shukla)
Chapter 3d - The varieties of Yantras (mechanical devices) < [Volume 4 - Palace Architecture]
Chapter 3b - Yantra and its Elements (Yantra-bījas) < [Volume 4 - Palace Architecture]
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