uttāna

adjective

  1. stretched out (flat), lying on one’s back, supine Vin.i.271 (mañcake uttānaṃ nipajjāpetvā making her lie back on the couch), Vin.ii.215; Ja.i.205; Pv.iv.10#8 (opp. avakujja); Pv-a.178 (id.) Pv-a.265
  2. clear, manifest, open, evident [cp. BSk. uttāna in same sense at Av. SN.ii.106] DN.i.116; SN.ii.28 (dhammo uttāno vivaṭo pakāsito); Ja.ii.168 (= pākaṭa); Ja.v.460; Pv-a.66, Pv-a.89, Pv-a.140, Pv-a.168
    anuttāna unclear, not explained Ja.vi.247
    ■ The cpd. form (˚-) of uttāna in combn. with kṛ & bhū is uttānī˚ (q.v.).
  3. superficial, “flat”, shallow AN.i.70 (parisa); Pp.46.
  • -mukha “clear mouthed”, speaking plainly, easily understood DN.i.116 (see DN-a.i.287); Dhp-a.iv.8.
  • -seyyaka “lying on one’s back”, i.e. an infant MN.i.432; AN.iii.6 Thag.935; Mil.40; Vism.97 (˚dāraka).

fr. ut + tan, see tanoti & tanta