[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.1920 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1920 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1920 - **Language:** English ### [c5.1920](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1920) UTTĀNA-PAD. ‘Outstretched, supine.’ In the Vedas, a peculiar creative source from which the earth sprang. Supposed to refer to the posture of a woman in parturition. - [Previous: c5.1919](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1919) - [Next: c5.1921](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1921) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Cites (1) - [Veda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1920](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1920) · Pramāṇa