udayanaM 1 Rising, ascending, going up. 2 Result, consequence. 3 End, conclusion. — naH 1 N. of Agastya. 2 N. of the king Vatsa; prApyAvaMtInudayanakaTAkovidagrAmavfdDAn Me. 30. [A celebrated Prince of the lunar race, who is usually styled Vatsarāja. He reigned at Kauśāmbī. Vāsavadattā, Princess of Ujjayinī, saw him in a dream and fell in love with him. He was decoyed to that city and there kept in prison by Chaṇḍamahāsena, the king. But on being released by the minister he carried off Vāsavadattā from her father and a rival suitor. Udayana is the hero of the play called Ratnāvalī and his life has been made the subject of several other minor compositions. See Vatsa also].