Utkrishtika, Utkṛṣṭikā: 1 definition
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Utkrishtika 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.
The Sanskrit term Utkṛṣṭikā can be transliterated into English as Utkrstika or Utkrishtika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryUtkṛṣṭikā (उत्कृष्टिक�).—probably cocking or throwing back or up (of the head): Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 8541 notkṛṣṭikayā; Tibetan (mgo mi gyog, head not covered; or) mgo mi brdze (= our definition); °kā-kṛta, one who has adopted the above attitude: Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 8607 °kṛtāya (Tibetan only brdzes, or rdzes, pa, as above); [Prātimokṣasūtra des Sarvāstivādins] 536.4 °kṛtasya (but here Chin. is said to mean qui a la poitrine édzܱٱ).
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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