Upata, Upāta: 4 definitions
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Upata means something in Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Upata in Southern Africa is the name of a plant defined with Margaritaria discoidea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Diasperus discoideus (Baill.) Kuntze (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Exploration Botanique de l’Afrique Occidentale Française (1920)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Supplementum Plantarum (1781)
· Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France, Mém. (1908)
· Systema Naturae, ed. 12 (1767)
· Species Plantarum. (1806)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Upata, for example diet and recipes, health benefits, chemical composition, side effects, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryUpāta, (according to Kern, Toev. s. v. = Sk. upātta, pp of upa + ā + dā “taken up”; after Morris J. P. T. S. 1884, 75 = uppāta “flying up”) thrown up, cast up, raised (of dust) Th. 1, 675. (Page 148)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryupaṭa (उपट).—f Exuberance or overflowing plenty (esp. of rich dishes at a feast). 2 Satiety, state of being glutted. v ghē. 3 C A blow with a stick held in both hands. v ghāla. u0 khāṇēṃ To recover vigor--an enemy beaten, an opponent silenced, a disease smothered. u0 ghēṇēṃ or jēvaṇēṃ To eat to satiety; to glut one's self.
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upaṭā (उपटा) [or उपाटा, upāṭā].—m (upaṭaṇēṃ) General and knavish borrowing; raising by swindling and scampery. v māra. 2 Pilfering, pocketing, catching up furtively. v dē with lā or sa of o.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishupaṭa (उपट).—f Exuberance or overflowing plenty. Satiety.
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upaṭā (उपटा).—m General and knavish borrowing pilfering.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+36): Upata-khanem, Upataila, Upataisha, Upatajatem, Upatakam, Upatakhunta, Upataksha, Upatakshaka, Upatala, Upatalam, Upatali, Upatalpa, Upatalpam, Upatalpya, Upatamda, Upatamicam, Upatana, Upatanakaranam, Upatanam, Upatanem.
Ends with (+72): Abhirupata, Adalaupata, Ambupata, Amsupata, Anekarupata, Anupata, Anurupata, Ardharupata, Arthalolupata, Arupata, Asararupata, Ashrupata, Atmarupata, Bahirupata, Bahupata, Bandhupata, Bhrigupata, Bhupata, Bindupata, Bodharupata.
Full-text: Galagucca, Galora, Upata-khanem, Bagotem, Prasangopata, Talasanem, Hira, Daiva.
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