Udakshena, Udaksena, Udakṣena: 5 definitions
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Udakshena 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 Udakṣena can be transliterated into English as Udaksena or Udakshena, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata PuranaUdaksena (उदक्सेन):—Son of Viṣvaksena (son of Brahmadatta and his wife Sarasvatī). He had a son called Bhallāṭa. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.21.26)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexUdakṣena (उदक्षेन).—The son of Viṣvaksena and father of Bhallāṭa. (Bhallābha, Viṣṇu-purāṇa).*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 49. 59; Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 181; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 19. 46-7.
The Purana (पुराण, 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryUdaksena (उदक्सेन):—[=udak-sena] [from udak > ud-añc] m. Name of a king, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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Partial matches: Sena, Cena, Udac.
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Full-text: Udakasena, Bhallabha, Bhallata, Udaksvana, Vishvaksena.
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Vishnu Purana (Taylor) (by McComas Taylor)
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Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
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