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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Upagai (उपगै).—1 P.

1) To sing to any one (with dat. or acc.); साम्नैनमुपागात् (sāmnainamupāgāt) Ch. Up.

2) To join in singing.

3) To praise in song, celebrate, extol; तपोलक्ष्म्या दीप्तं दिनकृत- मिवोच्चैरुपजगुः (tapolakṣmyā dīptaṃ dinakṛta- mivoccairupajaguḥ) Kirātārjunīya 18.47.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Upagai (उपगै):—[=upa-√gai] [Parasmaipada] -gāyati ([imperative] 2. [plural] -gAyatA, [Ṛg-veda]) to sing to any one ([dative case] or [accusative]);

—to join in singing, accompany a song;

—to sing before, sing, praise in song, celebrate, ‘fill with song’ [Ṛg-veda viii, 32, 17; ix, 11, 1; Atharva-veda iv, 15, 4; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc., [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa] etc.;

—to sing near:—[Passive voice] -gīyate (p. -gīyamāna, [Ṛg-veda; Mahābhārata]; and -gīyat [irr.] [Mahābhārata xv, 883])

—to be sung or praised in song;

—to be sung before, [Ṛg-veda viii, 70, 5; Mahābhārata]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Upagai (उपगै) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Uvagā.

context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Gai, Upa.

Ends with: Arupakai.

Full-text: Upagayana, Upagitha, Upagita, Upagiti, Upagatri, Uvaga, Upagana, Upageya, Upaga.

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