1 Instruction, teaching, advice, prescription; suśikṣitopi sarva upadeśena nipuṇo bhavati M. 1 (see the act inter alia); sthiropadeśāmupadeśakāle prapedire prāktanajanmavidyāḥ Ku. 1. 30; acirapravṛttopadeśaṃ nāṭyaṃ M. 1, 2. 10; Ś. 2. 3; Ms. 8. 272; Amaru. 26; R. 12. 57; K 26; M. 6; paropadeśe pāṃḍityaṃ H. 1. 103.

2 Pointing out or referring to: śabdānāmitaretaropadeśaḥ Nir.

3 Speci- fication, mentioning, naming....