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Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India

Upakalpanā (उपकल्पना) or Upakalpanācatuṣka refers to one of the seven subsections of the Sūtrasthāna of the Carakasaṃhitā which enjoys a prime position among Ayurvedic treatises and is written in the form of advices of the sage Ātreya to the sage Agniveśa. The Carakasaṃhitā contains eight sections [viz., sūtrasthāna]. Sūtrasthāna contains 30 chapters. Of them the first 28 chapters are divided into seven subsections namely catuṣakas [viz., upakalpanā-catuṣka].

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Upakalpana (उपकल्पन) or Upakalpanā (उपकल्पना).—

1) Preparation; एवं विज्ञाय मतिमान् भोजनस्योपकल्पनाम् (evaṃ vijñāya matimān bhojanasyopakalpanām) Suśr.

2) Fabricating, making &c.

Derivable forms: upakalpanam (उपकल्पनम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Upakalpana (उपकल्पन).—n.

(-naṃ) 1. Preparing articles of food, medicine, &c. 2. Fabricating, making. 3. Substituting. E. upa and kalpana making.

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

1) Upakalpana (उपकल्पन):—[=upa-kalpana] [from upa-kḷp] n. the act of preparing, preparation, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]

2) Upakalpanā (उपकल्पना):—[=upa-kalpanā] [from upa-kalpana > upa-kḷp] f. preparing (articles of food or medicine), fabricating, making, [Suśruta]

3) [v.s. ...] substituting, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Upakalpana (उपकल्पन):—[upa-kalpana] (naṃ) 1. n. Preparing.

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Upakalpana in German

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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.

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Partial matches: Kalpana, Upa.

Starts with: Upakalpanacatushka.

Full-text: Upakalpanacatushka.

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