Udana, Բ, Utana, Utāṇ�, Uṭaṉ�: 29 definitions
Introduction:
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Բ (उदान).—A vital air.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa II. 2. 20; IV. 4. 25.
1b) A Tuṣita god.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 3. 19; Vāyu-purāṇa 66. 18.
1c) The name of the 13th kalpa.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 290. 6.
1d) A mindborn son of Brahmā in the 21st kalpa.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 21. 47.

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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
: Google Books: A Practical Approach to the Science of AyurvedaԲ (उदान).—One of the five ܱ貹ṣa (sub-functions) of ٲ (one of the three biological humors).�
Location of ܻԲ: Throat and lungs (diaphragm).
Functions of ܻԲ: Controls the process of speech and the voice, upward movement of breath, responsible for strength, enthusiasm and will to work.
Ailments of ܻԲ due to vitiation: ENT (Ear, Nose, Throat) and eye ailments, speech defects.

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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and SubjectsԲ (उदान) is usually the fifth of the vital breaths (Prāṇa) when five are enumerated. Sometimes it appears as the second, coming after Prāṇa, and followed by Vyāna or Samāna. Again, it is found simply opposed to Prāṇa, or it simply follows Prāṇa and Apāna. In the Śatapatha Brāhmṇa it is treated as the breath that consumes food, a notion traceable in the later Upaniṣads, while it is also regarded as the wind that rises up by the throat, and leads the spirit forth at death.
: Yoga Magazine: PranaThe fourth prana is known as Udana. It is located in the head region as well as the limbs, between the shoulders and the fingertips, and from the hips down to the toes. It is associated with the motor and sensory nervous system. Udana controls an immense amount of energy. It coordinates and activates the nervous system, moves the limbs of the body and receives and categorizes the different sensory inputs from the external world. Udana is connected intimately with the functions of the five senses, eyes, nose, mouth, ears and touch. If this prana becomes weak or disturbed, we find it difficult to coordinate, balance and integrate our sensory and motor nerves.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA short collection of eighty stories, in eight vaggas, containing solemn utterances of the Buddha, made on special occasions. The Udana proper, comprising the Buddhas utterances, is mostly in verse, in ordinary metres (Sloka, Tristubh, Jagati), seldom in prose (E.g., iii.10; viii.1, 3, 4). Each Udana is accompanied by a prose account of the circumstances in which it was uttered.
The book forms the third division of the Khudda kanikaya (DA.i.17; but see p.15, where it is the seventh).
Udana is also the name of a portion of the Pitakas in their arrangement according to matter (anga). Thus divided, into this category fall eighty two suttas, containing verses uttered in a state of joy (DA.i.23-4; see also UdA. pp.2-3).
The prose and verse stories of the Udana seem to have formed the model for the Dhammapada Commentary (See Bud. Legends, i.28).
The Udana is also the source of twelve stories of the same Commentary and contains parallels for three others. About one third of the Udana is embodied in these stories. See, ibid., i.47-8, for details.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraԲ (उदान) refers to one of the twelve members of Buddhist texts (屹岹śṅg), according to a note attached to the Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 51.—T ܻԲ (‘exclamations�) are called yeou-fa. When the Buddha needed to speak and nobody was questioning him, he elicited a question by a short exclamation. Furthermore, as is said in the Prajñāpāramitāparivarta, the Devaputras applauded Subhūti on one occasion, exclaiming: “Good! Very good! Very rare is the Blessed One; exceptionally rare is the appearance of the Blessed One!”—That also is called ܻԲ. Furthermore, after the 貹Ծṇa of the Buddha, his disciples gathered and copied yao-kie ‘summary verses� (ܻԲ?); verses about impermanence made up the chapter on impermanence (anityavarga) and so on up to the verses on the Brāhmṇa which made up the chapter on the Brāhmṇa (ṇa).—That also is called ܻԲ. The collections of wonderful things are also called ܻԲ.
In general, any literary composition where, under the influence of joy or sadness, an ‘exclamation� is uttered, most often in the form of ٳ, can be called ܻԲ. But ܻԲ can also designate a given Buddhist work: for example, a collection of verses compiled after the Buddha’s 貹Ծṇa dealing with the grand subjects of the religion.

Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) 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 ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryԲ.—see udamāna. Note: ܻԲ 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
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English DictionaryܻԲ : (nt.) an emotional utterance.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryԲ, (nt.) (fr. ud + an to breathe) � 1. “breathing out�, exulting cry, i e. an utterance, mostly in metrical form, inspired by a particularly intense emotion, whether it be joyful or sorrowful (cp. K. S. p. 29 n. 2) D. I, 50, 92; S. I, 20, 27, 82, 160; A. I, 67; J. I, 76; Pug. 43, 62; Nett 174; PvA. 67; Sdhp. 514.—T utterance of such an inspired thought is usually introduced with the standing phrase “ima� ܻԲ� udānesi� i.e. breathed forth this solemn utterance (Cp. BSk. ܻԲ� ܻԲyati Divy 99 etc. ), e.g. at Vin. I, 2 sq. , 12, 230, 353; D. I, 47; II, 107 (ܻԲ of triumph); S. III, 55; Mhvs XIX. 29; DA. I, 140; Ud. 1 passim; SnA 354 (“the familiar quotation about the sakyas�). Occasionally (later) we find other phrases, as e.g. ܻԲ� pavatti J. I, 61; abhāsi Vin. IV, 54; kathesi J. VI, 38.�2. one of the ṅgs or categories of the Buddhist Scriptures: see under nava & ṅg.�Cp. vodāna. (Page 134)

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryuḍāṇa (उडाण).—m A portion of a farm or lands lying off or apart.
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ܻԲ (उदान).—m (S) One of the five vital airs,--that which rises up the throat and passes into the head. 2 n Gasping and heaving (as in the agonies of death); sense of suffocation through over-eating or from disease. v 岵.
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryܳṇ� (उताण�).—a (ܳٳԲ S) Supine, not prone. 2 That (lies, stands, is) with its face or mouth upwards. u0 ṇĸ To strut or stalk; to walk with stately steps. u0 貹ḍaṇĸ To fall (or lie) supine; i. e. bankrupt, pauper, wretched, helpless; or to fall or lie sick. 2 To lie empty or unemployed; or to become unserviceable;--used of ܻī-ٰ-ṇḍŧ� or thing gen.
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ut (उतान�).—See ܳṇ� &c.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishܳṇ� (उताण�).�a Supine, not prone. ܳṇ� ṇĸ Strut; walk with stately steps. ܳ 貹ḍaṇĸ Lie supine; lie sick; lie empty.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-EnglishܻԲ (उदान).�m One of the five vital airs. Gas- ping and heaving.
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 dictionaryԲ (उदान).—[-ñ]
1) Breathing upwards.
2) Breathing, breath in general.
3) One of the five vital airs or life-winds which rises up the throat and enters into the head); the other four being प्रा�, अपान, समान (prāṇa, apāna, samāna) and व्या� (Բ); स्पन्दयत्यधर� वक्त्र� गात्रनेत्रप्रकोपनः � उद्वेजयत� मर्माण� उदान� ना� मारुतः (spandayatyadhara� vaktra� gātranetraprakopana� | udvejayati marmāṇi udāno nāma māruta�) ||
4) (With Buddhists) An expression of praise or joy.
5) The navel.
6) An eye-lash.
7) A kind of snake. 2. udan n. [und-kanin P.VI.1.63] Water (usually occurring in compounds either at the beginning or at the end, and as an optional substitute for udaka after the acc. dual. It has no forms for the first five inflections. In comp. it drops its n); e. g. उदधि, अच्छोद, क्षीरो� (udadhi, acchoda, kṣīroda) &c.
Derivable forms: ܻԲ� (उदान�).
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Բ (उदान).—See under 1. उदन् (udan).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryԲ (उदान).�m. or nt. (= Pali id.; with acc. pron. usually imam, sometimes idam), a solemn but joyous utterance (according to [Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary] sometimes a sorrowful one in Pali), usually but not always having religious bearings; almost always in modulation of phrase imam (less often idam, as Lalitavistara 350.21; Ѳ屹ٳ ii.286.1; or omitted) ܻԲm ܻԲyati (usually with sma after verb), very common: Lalitavistara 103.13; 159.14; 380.15; ṅk屹-ūٰ 2.15; Ѳ屹ٳ iii.254.13; پ屹Բ 558.1; 3 pl. ܻԲyanti Lalitavistara 31.5; پ屹Բ 163.28; aor. ܻԲye Ѳ屹ٳ i.351.13; ii.417.8, 13; iii.412.14; udānesi ii.286.1; udān' ܻԲyī (3 sg. aor.) Ҳṇḍū 489.11 (verse); perf. ܻԲyām āsa ܱṇadzٳٲūٰ 193.2; °āsu� Lalitavistara 278.8; udānitavān Karmavibhṅg (and Karmavibhaṅgopadeśa) 155.18; in non-religious connexions, ܻԲm ܻԲyati پ屹Բ 2.11; Բ-śٲ첹 i.14.13; ܻԲyetsu (3 pl. aor.) Ѳ屹ٳ i.340.14; udānesi (3 sg. aor.) iii.162.7; nt. ܻԲm, as name of a type or class of Buddh. literature, one of the 12 (Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ) or 9 (ٳṃg) pravaca- nāni, Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 1271; ٳṃg 62; Բ-varga, name of a specific work (abbreviated Բvarga).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryԲ (उदान).—m.
(-Բ�) 1. One of the five vital airs, that which rises us the throat and passes into the head. 2. The navel. 3. A snake. 4. An eye-lash. E. ud above, ṅa prefixed to ṇa to breathe, to be, affix ñ.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryԲ (उदान).—i. e. ud-an + a, m. One of the five vital airs, that which has its place in the throat and passes upward and outward, [Vedāntasāra, (in my Chrestomathy.)] in
Բ (उदान).—[masculine] the wind that goes upward (in the body).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Բ (उदान):—[=ܻ-Բ] [from ud-an] a m. breathing upwards
2) [v.s. ...] one of the five vital airs of the human body (that which is in the throat and rises upwards), [Vedāntasāra 97; Atharva-veda xi, 8, 4; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Chāndogya-upaniṣad; Śatapatha-brāhmṇa; Mahābhārata; Suśruta] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] the navel, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] an eyelash, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] a kind of snake, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] joy, heart’s joy ([Buddhist literature])
7) [from ܻ-Բ > ud-an] (with Buddhists) one of the 9 divisions of sacred scriptures, [ٳṃg 62]([Monier-Williams� Buddhism 63])
8) [=ܻ-Բ] b See 2. ܻ-√a.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryԲ (उदान):—[ܻ+Բ] (Բ�) 1. m. One of the five vital airs; the navel; a snake.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Uḍana (उड�):�—an allomorph of [ḍa] used as the first member in compound words; ~[ṭo] a legendary flying cot; ~[chū honā] to disappear all of a sudden, to vanish; ~[ī�] dodge, trickery; ~[岹] a flying squad.
2) Uḍanā (उडना):�(v) to fly, to fade, to get dim; to vanish; to explode; —[] to come at a fast pace; —[] to go flying or at a terrific speed; ~[tī khabara] an unconfirmed news, a rumour; ~[tī ciḍiyā ke paṃkha ginanā/pahacānanā] to know the rook as he is seen.
3) Uḍāna (उडान):�(nf) a flight; sortie; ~[ī] fraud,dodge; sortie; —[] to make a flight; to make a flight of imagination; —[] to put forth excuses; to hoodwink.
4) Uḍ� (उडान�):�(v) to fly; to squander; to steal or kidnap; to explode, to blow away; [uḍ� denā] to blow the expense; to blow.
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Utanā (उतना) [Also spelled utna]:�(a) that much, to that extent.
2) Utāna (उतान):�(a) supine, upright.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusԲ (ಉದಾನ):�
1) [noun] breathing, in general.
2) [noun] one of the five vital airs or life-winds which rises up the throat and enters into the head.
3) [noun] the small scar, usually a depression in the middle of the abdomen, marking the place where the umbilical cord was attached to the foetus; the navel.
4) [noun] the eye-lash.
5) [noun] a kind of snake.
6) [noun] a song sung celebrating joy; a joy-song.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconUṭaṉ� (உடனா) [ṭaṻt] [ṭa�-] intransitive verb < idem. +. To be in company with, associate; கூடிநிற்றல�. [kudinirral.] (சிவஞானசித்தியார் சுபக்ஷம் [sivagnanasithiyar supagsham] 2, 80.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) Uḍāna (उडान):—n. flight; the act of flying;
2) Բ (उदान):—n. one of the five vital airs supposed to work in the body and to cause belching;
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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Partial matches: Ud, Yu, U, A, Udac, Anna, Dhavala.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Fifth ṅg (member): Բ (exclamation) < [Part 2 - Hearing the twelve-membered speech of the Buddha]
The Բ-sutta < [Part 2 - Hearing the twelve-membered speech of the Buddha]
Part 2 - Hearing the twelve-membered speech of the Buddha < [Chapter LI - Seeing all the Buddha Fields]
Maha Buddhavamsa—The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 14 - Making the Joyful, Solemn Utterance (Բ) < [Chapter 7 - The Attainment of Buddhahood]
Part 1 - The Week on the Throne (Pallanka Sattāha) < [Chapter 8 - The Buddha’s stay at the Seven Places]
Part 4 - Queen Mahā-Māyā’s Journey from Kapilavatthu to Devadaha < [Chapter 1 - The Story of Sataketu Deva, The Future Buddha]
Chandogya Upanishad (english Translation) (by Swami Lokeswarananda)
Yoga-sutra with Bhashya Vivarana (study) (by Susmi Sabu)
Prana (vital force) and its mastery < [Chapter 4 - Textual Examination of the Text]
Notes and References for chapter 3 < [Chapter 3 - The Authorship Problem of Patanjala-yogasutra-bhashya-vivarana]
Prashna Upanishad with Shankara’s Commentary (by S. Sitarama Sastri)
Verse 3.7 < [Prashna III - The origin and nature of Prana]
Verse 3.9 < [Prashna III - The origin and nature of Prana]
Verse 4.4 < [Prashna IV - Mental states and Bliss]
Brahma Sutras (Govinda Bhashya) (by Kusakratha das Brahmacari)
Adhikarana 8: The Principal Prana has Five Functions < [Adhyaya 2, Pada 4]
Sūtra 2.4.12 < [Adhyaya 2, Pada 4]
Adhikarana 9: Prana Refers to Brahman < [Adhyaya 1, Pada 1]
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