Sanskrit Word List

See under upavid.

‘Inferior knowledge’, a class of writings subordinate to the Vedas. There are four such Upave- das, one being attached to each of the four Vedas: thus āyurveda or Medicine to...

1 Sitting, sitting down; as in prāyopaveśana.

2 Directing one's mind to, being attached to.

3 Voiding by stool.

4 Placing down.

Ved. A stick(of green wood) used for stirring the sacri- ficial fire; sa upaveṣamādatte Śat. Br.

a. 1 Sitting.

2 Devot- ing oneself to.

a. One who sits, sitting down.

a. 1 Gaining, obtaining.

2 Knowing. f. 1 Acquisition.

2 Investigating, inquiring into, knowledge.

Profane science, inferior kind of knowledge.

Den. P. To play on the Vīṇā or lute (before a deity &c.); upavīṇayituṃ yayau raverudayāvṛtti- pathena nāradaḥ R. 8. 33; N. 6. 65; Ki. 10. 38; K. 131.

A kind of demon.

6 P. 1 To sit down, take a seat.

2 To sit near to, wait upon.

3 To pitch a camp, encamp.

4 To go down, set (as the sun).

5 To enter upon, practise; as prāyaṃ upaviśati; so...

1 An artificial poison.

2 A narcotic, any poisonous drug; arkakṣīraṃ snuhīkṣīraṃ tathaiva kalihārikā. dhattūraḥ karavīraśca paṃca copaviṣāḥ smṛtāḥ.. ṣā N. of a plant (ativiṣā).

[upa-ve-kta] 1 Investiture with the sacred thread.

2 The sacred thread worn by the first three classes of the Hindus; pitrya- maṃśamupavītalakṣaṇaṃ mātṛkaṃ ca dhanrūrjitaṃ...

a. Wearing the sacred thread.

&c. See upabṛṃh &c.

1 A. 1 To go towards, approach.

2 To return.

1 A. 1 To turn or go towards, approach.

2 To turn away from, return.

3 To give. Caus. 1 To win over, induce; Māl. 8.

2 To cause to turn; lead or bring back; M. 5.

3 To...

p. p. 1 Returned, come, arrived.

2 Ceased, refraining.

3 Fit, proper.

4 Turned round; roll- ing or wallowing on the ground. ttaḥ A horse rolling on the ground (to remove...

f. Motion towards, ap- proaching.

A vulnerable or un- protected place.

A small hunting leopard.

A supplementary explanation or interpretation.

2 P. 1 To approach, go towards, reach; suranimnagāmupayatīḥ saritaḥ Ki. 6. 16, 26; so puraṃ, gatiṃ, nayanaṃ, padavīṃ; durmaṃtriṇaṃ kamupayāṃti na nītidoṣāḥ H. 3. 117.

2 To...

1 A. To wish or ask for, solicit; tvayā purastādupayācito yaḥ R. 13. 53; akṣamālāmupayācituṃ K. 151.

a. One who asks or solicits, suitor, beggar.

Soliciting, begging, ap- proaching with a request or prayer.

p. p. Begged, requested. taṃ 1 A request or prayer in gene- ral.

2 A present promised to a deity for the fulfilment of a desired object and generally to propitiate her, (the...

= upayācita above; siddhā- yatanāni kṛtavividhadevatopayācitakāni K. 64.

See under upe.

m. (cf. P. III. 2. 73) N. of eleven additional formulas at a sacrifice; ekādaśopayajaḥ yadyajaṃtamupa- yajati tasmādupayajo nāma Śat. Br.

Additional formulas at a sacrifice.

1 U. To marry, take a wife (A. in this sense); bhavān mithaḥ- samayādimāmupāyaṃsta Ś. 5; ātmānurūpāṃ vidhinopayeme Ku. 1. 18; R. 14. 87; Śi. 15. 27; Ms. 3. 11; Bk. 4. 20, 28; 7....

1 Marriage, marrying; ka- nyā tvajātopayamā salajjā navayauvanā S. D.

2 Restraint.

1 A kind of vessel in a sacrifice.

2 The formulas uttered in taking out the Soma juice by means of a ladle.

3 Marriage (see upayama).

1 Marrying, taking a wife; P. I. 2. 16.

2 Restraining, curbing.

3 Placing down the fire.

4 Support. nī 1 Any support of stone for holding fire-wood; upayama-...

m. A husband; athopayaṃtā- ramalaṃ samādhinā Ku. 5. 45; R. 7. 1; Śi. 10. 45.

A minor surgical instru- ment, a secondary application of any kind.

Approaching, coming near; haropayāne tvaritā babhūva Ku. 7. 22.

1 Going near, approach.

2 Becoming a pupil of.

3 Engag- ing in any religious rite.

4 Under- taking, beginning; vrataº.

5 A pre- sent, gift; mālavikopāyanaṃ preṣitā M. 1;...

m. The priest who utters the above formulas.

p. p. Come, arrived. - Arrival, return.

a. Approached, come near. taṃ 1 Arrival.

2 An event, incident.

a. Coming towards.

a. Conducive to.

a. 1 Skilled in the use of means, having means.

2 Ap- proaching.

3 Having sexual inter- course with.

1 Employment, use, ap- plication, service; upayogaṃ gam or vraja to be used or employed, serve; vrajaṃti [Page0328-a+ 55] …anaṃgalekhakriyayopayogaṃ Ku. 1. 7.

2 Administration...

a 1 Employing, using.

2 Conducive or contributing to, serviceable, useful.

3 Appropriate, fit, proper.

4 Favourable, pro- pitious.

5 Touching.

or ºtvaṃ 1 Usefulness, utility.

2 Fitness, propriety.

3 Occasion, need.

4 Favour.