Dictionary meanings for upāṃśu from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
ind. 1 In a low voice or whisper.
2 Secretly, in secret or private; paricetumupāṃśu dhāraṇāṃ R. 8. 18; ºvrataṃ a vow observed in secret; ºvadhamākalayya Mu. 2; Śi. 13. 54. śuḥ 1 A prayer uttered in a low voice, muttering of prayers: jihvoṣṭhau cālayet kiṃcit devatāgatamānasaḥ. nijaśravaṇayogyaḥ syādupāṃśuḥ sa japaḥ smṛtaḥ..; Ms. 2. 85.
2 Hence, silence itself.
3 N. of a Soma offering. Comp. krīḍita a....
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
ind. (fr. aṃś, to divide, with upa and affix u T. (?) g. svar-ādi Pa1n2. 1-1, 37), secretly, in secret RV. x, 83, 7; MBh.; Ragh. &c 212,2 36543 ind. in a low voice, in a whisper S3Br.; AitBr. 212,2 36543.1 m. a prayer uttered in a low voice (so as not to be overheard) Mn. ii, 85; Ma1rkP. &c 212,2 36543.2 m. a particular Soma soma oblation = upāṃśu-graha below VS.; TS.; S3Br.; Ka1tyS3r. &c 025171 212,2 36543.3