Udavasita: 8 definitions
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Udavasita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Wisdom Library: Vāstu-śāstraUdavasita (उदवसित) is a Sanskrit technical term denoting a “residence” in general, according to the lists of synonyms given in the Mayamata XIX.10-12, which is a populair treatise on Vāstuśāstra literature.
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUdavasita (उदवसित).—[ud-ava-so-kta] A house, dwelling; जानीषे रेभिलस्योदवसितम् (jānīṣe rebhilasyodavasitam) Mṛcchakaṭika 4; Śiśupālavadha 11.18.
Derivable forms: udavasitam (उदवसितम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryUdavasita (उदवसित).—n.
(-taṃ) A house. E. ud water, and vasita covered, defended, deriv. irr.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryUdavasita (उदवसित):—[=ud-avasita] [from udava-so] n. a house, dwelling, [Mṛcchakaṭikā]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryUdavasita (उदवसित):—[uda-vasita] (taṃ) 1. n. A house.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusUdavasita (ಉದವಸಿತ):—[noun] a normal place of one’s dwelling; a house.
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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Partial matches: Uda, Ud, Vasita, Avasita, Uta.
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Vinaya (3): The Cullavagga (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
Cullavagga, Khandaka 10, Chapter 24 < [Khandaka 10 - On the Duties of Bhikkhunis]
Vastu-shastra (Introduction to Indian architecture) (by D. N. Shukla)
Chapter 1 - Denotation of the term ‘prāsāda’—the hindu temple < [Volume 5 - Temple Architecture]