Upanidhi: 18 definitions
Introduction:
Upanidhi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexUpanidhi (उपनिधि).—A son of Bhadrā and Vasudeva.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 15. 24.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-śāstraUpanidhi (उपनिधि) refers to “deposits”, and is commonly classified as one of the eighteen vyavahārapada, or “law titles” in the ancient Dharmaśāstras. These vyavahārapadas are categories of ‘legal procedures’ and define a major type of crime for which a person may be tried. The term is derived from vyavahāra (“lawsuits” or “case”) which defines the case between the plaintiff and the defendant, which is often related to social and commercial transactions.
Upanidhi is mentioned in the following sources as one of the eighteen vyavahārapadas: the Yājñavalkyasmṛti (2.5). In the Manusmṛti this is known as Nikṣepa and in the Arthaśāstra as Aupanidhika.
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of SriharsaUpanidhi (उपनिधि) refers to a “deposit”, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 15.58. In Smṛti it means a thing left in the care of some one in a sealed box without disclosing the nature of the contents; the article is to be returned to the owner exactly in the same condition. See Yājñavalkya 2.65. The word is here used simply in the sense of a “deposit”.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryUpanidhi.—(IE 8-5; EI 12), same as nikṣepa; cf. nidhi. Note: upanidhi is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryupanidhi : (m.) comparison; pledge.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryUpanidhi, (f.) (upa + ni + dhā, cp. nidhi) — 1. deposit, pledge Vin. III, 51.—2. comparison, in phrase upanidhiṃ na upeti “does not come into comparison, cannot be compared with” M. III, 177; S. II, 263; V, 457 (so read for upanidhañ); Ud. 23. (Page 143)
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 Dictionaryupanidhi (उपनिधि).—m S A deposit or a pledge; property entrusted to the charge of.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishupanidhi (उपनिधि).—m A deposit or a pledge; pro- perty entrusted to the charge of.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUpanidhi (उपनिधि).—
1) A deposit, pledge, property entrusted to another. प्रादायोपनिधिं राजा पाण्डुः स्वर्गमितो गतः (prādāyopanidhiṃ rājā pāṇḍuḥ svargamito gataḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1. 126.3.
2) (In law) A sealed deposit; Y.2.25; आधिश्चोपनिधिश्चोभौ न कालात्ययमर्हतः (ādhiścopanidhiścobhau na kālātyayamarhataḥ) Manusmṛti 8.145,149; cf. Medhātithi:यत् प्रदर्शितरूपं सचिह्नवस्त्रादिना पिहितं निक्षिप्यते (yat pradarśitarūpaṃ sacihnavastrādinā pihitaṃ nikṣipyate); also cf. Y.2.65 and Nārada quoted in Mit.
3) Pretext, guise; उपनिधिभिरसुखकृत्स परमनिरयगो भृशमसुखम- नुभवति दुष्कृतकर्मा (upanidhibhirasukhakṛtsa paramanirayago bhṛśamasukhama- nubhavati duṣkṛtakarmā) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.321.31.
Derivable forms: upanidhiḥ (उपनिधिः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpanidhi (उपनिधि).—m.
(-dhiḥ) A deposit, a pledge, property put into the care of a creditor, friend, &c. E. upa and ni before dhā to have, ka affix; in law this word ordinarily implies more especially a sealed or enclosed deposit, but according to some, it is any article entrusted to a friend which he may use whilst in his keeping.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpanidhi (उपनिधि).—i. e. upa-ni-dhā (cf. nidhi), m. A deposit, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 145.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpanidhi (उपनिधि).—[masculine] deposit, [especially] a sealed one.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Upanidhi (उपनिधि):—[=upa-nidhi] [from upani-dhā] m. a deposit, pledge, property put under the care of a creditor, friend etc. (generally a sealed deposit, but also any article intrusted to a friend which he may use whilst in his keeping), [Manu-smṛti viii, 145, etc.; Yājñavalkya ii, 25; Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] a ray of light, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Vasu-deva, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpanidhi (उपनिधि):—[upa-nidhi] (dhiḥ) 2. m. Idem.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Upanidhi (उपनिधि) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Uvaṇihi.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusUpanidhi (ಉಪನಿಧಿ):—[noun] something placed or entrusted for safekeeping; a deposit.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Nidhi, Upa, Niti.
Starts with: Upaniti.
Ends with: Sa-nidhy-upanidhi, Upaniti.
Full-text: Aupanidhika, Uvanihi, Upanidhana, Sa-nidhy-upanidhi, Nikshepa, Upanikshepa, Anvahita, Nidhy-upanidhi-hastidanta-vyaghracarma-nanavanacara-sameta, Nikshepavanik, Nidhana-alipaka, Sthulaksha.
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Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Economics (2): Banking < [Chapter 3 - Social Aspects]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 8.192 < [Section XXXII - Deposits (nikṣepa)]
Verse 8.149 < [Section XXVI - Pledges (ādhi)]
Verse 8.145 < [Section XXVI - Pledges (ādhi)]
Yajnavalkya-smriti (Vyavaharadhyaya)—Critical study (by Kalita Nabanita)
Chapter 5.2 - Laws on Deposit (upanidhi) < [Chapter 5 - Vyavahārādhyāya and the Modern Indian Laws]
Chapter 2.2a - The Vyavahārapadas Enumerated in the Vyavahārādhyāya < [Chapter 2 - The Vyavahārādhyāya of the Yājñavalkyasmṛti]
Chapter 2.2b - The Vyavahāramātṛkā Delineated in the Vyavahārādhyāya < [Chapter 2 - The Vyavahārādhyāya of the Yājñavalkyasmṛti]
Impact of Vedic Culture on Society (by Kaushik Acharya)
Sanskrit Inscriptions (E): The Pāṇḍuvaṃśīs < [Chapter 3]
System of Taxation < [Chapter 5]
Kautilya Arthashastra (by R. Shamasastry)
Chapter 12 - Concerning Deposits < [Book 3 - Concerning Law]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)