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Utkala, ±«³Ù°ì²¹±ôÄå: 18 definitions

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Utkala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata Purana

Utkala (उतà¥à¤•à¤�):—One of the sons of Sudyumna (son of Vaivasvata Manu). (see BhÄgavata PurÄṇa )

: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) Utkala (उतà¥à¤•à¤�).—A place in India where people lived in safety. Karṇa conquered this place. (Droṇa Parva, Chapter 4, Verse 8). Utkala is believed to be modern Orissa.

2) Utkala (उतà¥à¤•à¤�).—Son of Vaivasvata Manu. (BrahmÄṇá¸a PurÄṇa, Chapter 31).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Utkala (उतà¥à¤•à¤�).—A son of Dhruva by IlÄ; a ÂáÄ«±¹²¹²Ô³¾³Ü°ì³Ù²¹; did not like the throne or the kingdom but gave himself up entirely to penance.*

  • * BhÄgavata-purÄṇa IV. 10. 2; 13. 6-10.

1b) An asura, and a follower of Vá¹›tra in his battle with Indra. Took part in the DevÄsura war between Bali and Indra, and fought with MÄá¹­á¹›s or mother goddesses.*

  • * BhÄgavata-purÄṇa VI. 10. 20; VIII. 10. 21 & 33.

1c) A son of Sudyumna—IlÄ: A Lord of Daká¹£iá¹£iṇÄpatha (Utkala kingdom);1 a ³¾²¹²Ô³Ù°ù²¹°ìá¹›t.2

  • 1) BhÄgavata-purÄṇa IX. 1. 41; BrahmÄṇá¸a-purÄṇa III. 60. 18; Matsya-purÄṇa 12. 17; VÄyu-purÄṇa 69. 240; 85. 19.
  • 2) Matsya-purÄṇa 145. 103.

1d) A kingdom of MadhyadeÅ›a, noted for VÄmana elephants.1 The people were Utkalas.2

  • 1) BrahmÄṇá¸a-purÄṇa II. 16. 42; III. 7. 358; 60. 18; Matsya-purÄṇa 12. 17.
  • 2) Matsya-purÄṇa 114. 52.

1e) The Vindhya tribes.*

  • * VÄyu-purÄṇa 45. 132; Matsya-purÄṇa 114. 54; BrahmÄṇá¸a-purÄṇa II. 16. 63.

1f) The state over which Utkala ruled.*

  • * VÄyu-purÄṇa 85. 19; BrahmÄṇá¸a-purÄṇa III. 60. 18.

2) ±«³Ù°ì²¹±ôÄå (उतà¥à¤•ला).—The queen of SamrÄá¹�, and mother of MarÄ«ci.*

  • * BhÄgavata-purÄṇa V. 15. 15.
: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

Utkala (उतà¥à¤•à¤�) is a name mentioned in the ²Ñ²¹³óÄå²ú³óÄå°ù²¹³Ù²¹ (cf. VI.10.39, VIII.17.20) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The ²Ñ²¹³óÄå²ú³óÄå°ù²¹³Ù²¹ (mentioning Utkala) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 Å›±ô´Ç°ì²¹²õ (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

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The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) 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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Kavya (poetry)

: Shodhganga: The Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara

Utkala (उतà¥à¤•à¤�) is the name a locality mentioned in ¸éÄåÂᲹś±ð°ì³ó²¹°ù²¹â€™s 10th-century KÄvyamÄ«mÄṃsÄ.—Modern Orissa, which is the northern part of the Kaliá¹…ga country. The river VaitaranÄ« forms its northern boundary.

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Kavya (कावà¥à¤�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetryâ€� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetryâ€�.

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Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

: Pure Bhakti: Brhad Bhagavatamrtam

Utkala (उतà¥à¤•à¤�) refers to:—Orissa. (cf. Glossary page from ÅšrÄ« Bá¹›had-bhÄgavatÄmá¹›ta).

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Vaishnava (वैषà¥à¤£à¤µ, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnuâ€�).

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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Utkala (उतà¥à¤•à¤�) refers to a country belonging to “PÅ«rvÄ or PÅ«rvadeÅ›a (eastern division)â€� classified under the constellations of Ä€rdrÄ, Punarvasu and Puá¹£ya, according to the system of °­Å«°ù³¾²¹±¹¾±²ú³óÄå²µ²¹, according to the Bá¹›hatsaṃhitÄ (chapter 14), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by VarÄhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiá¹£a).—Accordingly, “The countries of the Earth beginning from the centre of BhÄratavará¹£a and going round the east, south-east, south, etc., are divided into 9 divisions corresponding to the 27 lunar asterisms at the rate of 3 for each division and beginning from Ká¹›ttikÄ. The constellations of Ä€rdrÄ, Punarvasu and Puá¹£ya represent the eastern division consisting of [i.e., Utkala] [...]â€�.

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Jyotisha (जà¥à¤¯à¥‹à¤¤à¤¿à¤�, Âá²â´Ç³Ù¾±á¹£a or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomyâ€� or “Vedic astrologyâ€� 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.

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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Utkala (उतà¥à¤•à¤�) is the name of an ancient kingdom, according to chapter 4.2 [±¹Äå²õ³Ü±èÅ«Âá²â²¹-³¦²¹°ù¾±³Ù°ù²¹] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triá¹£aṣṭiÅ›alÄkÄpuruá¹£acaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

Accordingly, as VasupÅ«jya and JayÄ spoke to VÄsupÅ«jya:—“All the existing kings, among men and the VidyÄdharas, who are of good family, capable, heroic, wealthy, famous, possessing the fourfold army, known for guarding their subjects, free from blemish, faithful to engagements, always devoted to dharma, in MadhyadeÅ›a, VatsadeÅ›a, [... the Utkalas, ...] these now, son, beg us constantly through messengers, who are sent bearing valuable gifts, to give their daughters to you. [...]â€�.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

utkaḷa (उतà¥à¤•à¤�).—f (³Ü³Ù°ì²¹±ô¾±°ìÄå S) Eagerness: also impatience. v ²âŧ.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Utkala (उतà¥à¤•à¤�).â€�a. Excessive, piteous; K.36.

-±ô²¹á¸� 1 Name of a country, the modern Orissa, or the inhabitants of that country (pl.); जगनà¥à¤¨à¤¾à¤¥à¤ªà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤¨à¥à¤¤à¤¦à¥‡à¤� उतà¥à¤•लः परिकीरà¥à¤¤à¤¿à¤¤à¤ƒ (jagannÄthaprÄntadeÅ›a utkalaá¸� parikÄ«rtitaá¸�); see ओडà¥à¤° (´Çá¸r²¹); उतà¥à¤•लादरà¥à¤¶à¤¿à¤¤à¤ªà¤¥à¤� (³Ü³Ù°ì²¹±ôÄå»å²¹°ùÅ›¾±³Ù²¹±è²¹³Ù³ó²¹á¸�) R.4.38.

2) A fowler, bird-catcher.

3) A porter (carrying a load with him).

4) A subdivision of BrÄhmaṇas.

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

Utkala (उतà¥à¤•à¤�).—mfn.

(-±ô²¹á¸�-±ôÄå-±ô²¹á¹�) A porter, one who travels with a burden or load. m.

(-±ô²¹á¸�) 1. A country in the south of India, part of Orissa. 2. A fowler, a bird-catcher. E. ut before and kal to go, ac aff.

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

1) Utkala (उतà¥à¤•à¤�):—[=ut-kala] [from ut-kal] m. (perhaps [from] ³Ü»å-√k²¹±ô?) Name of the country Orissa (See Oá¸ra; the word is interpreted to mean ‘the glorious countryâ€� [Hunter]; or ‘lying beyond, the outlying strip of landâ€� [Beames]; according to others it merely means ‘the country of bird-catchersâ€�)

2) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Dhruva, [BhÄgavata-purÄṇa]

3) [v.s. ...] of Su-dyumna, [Harivaṃśa; Viṣṇu-purÄṇa] etc.

4) [v.s. ...] a porter, one who carries a burden or load, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] a fowler, bird-catcher, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) [v.s. ...] the inhabitants of the above country.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Utkala (उतà¥à¤•à¤�):—[utka-la] (±ô²¹á¸�) 1. m. A country in the south of India, Orissa; a porter.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Utkala (उतà¥à¤•à¤�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ukkala.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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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Hindi dictionary

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Utkala (उतà¥à¤•à¤�) [Also spelled utkal]:â€�(nm) ancient name of [³Üá¸Ä«sÄå] (see).

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Utkala (ಉತà³à²•à²�):â€�

1) [noun] a state in Eastern India, on the bay of Bengal; Orissa.

2) [noun] an inhabitant of this state.

3) [noun] a bird-catcher; a fowler.

4) [noun] one who caries load on his head or back, for others; an unskilled labourer; a porter; a coolie.

5) [noun] a door-keeper; a watchman.

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