Alternative spellings of this word include Upshaman.

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Upaśamana (उपशमन) refers to a “remedy” (for disease and suffering), according to the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “One should institute a great sacrifice at times of great fear, when in conflict with a powerful enemy, when the land is afflicted with drought, when locusts and soldiers come (to ravage it), when (one seeks to) remedy disease and suffering [i.e., vyādhin-duḥkha-upaśamana], when there is a fight between relatives for kingdom, when the king is deposed, during solitary combat in a great battle, in order to (get a) son, when one fails to gets a young virgin (bride), during a marriage, in order to gain victory, (or) when a fort is under attack. [...]”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)

Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

1) Upaśamana (उपशमन) refers tothe  “taming” (of hawks), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the training of hawks]: “[...] Thus gradually by touching it with the hand, by rousing it with soft words, by giving it water and meat at regular intervals, by petting it, by protecting it from heat and cold, and by degrees opening the eyes, it should be tamed (upaśamana) carefully [chāyātapopaśamanaiḥ kramānnetropamocanaiḥ]. [...]”.

2) Upaśamana (उपशमन) refers to “restoring peace (to a conquered country)”, according to the Śyainika-śāstra.—Accordingly, [while discussing the importance of hawks]: “To restore peace to a conquered country (labdha-upaśamana), to deliberate on conquering others, to bring the wicked under subjugation by diplomacy, to protect the loyal, to encourage those who have done great deeds by fulfilling their aspirations, [...] and such other qualities, which have been highly spoken of in politics [are considered also essential in the art of hawking]”.

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This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

upasamana : (nt.) calmness; appeasement.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Upasamāna, (nt.) = upasama Th. 1, 421; Sdhp. 335 (dukkh°). (Page 147)

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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 Dictionary

upaśamana (उपशमन).—n (S) Abating, subsiding, the cooling or becoming calm (of an exciting cause or excited state). 2 Any thing that allays, assuages, composes, tranquilizes: an anodyne, a composing medicine.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

upaśamana (उपशमन).—n Abating, anything that allays, assuages.

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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 dictionary

Upaśamana (उपशमन).—

1) Quieting, calming, appeasing.

2) Mitigation, assuagement.

3) Extinction, cessation.

Derivable forms: upaśamanam (उपशमनम्).

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

Upaśamana (उपशमन).—[upa-śam + ana], n. Appeasing, [Pañcatantra] 118, 22.

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

Upaśamana (उपशमन).—[feminine] ī calming, appearing; [neuter] subst.

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

1) Upaśamana (उपशमन):—[=upa-śamana] [from upa-śam] mf(ī)n. calming, appeasing, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] n. the becoming extinct, ceasing, [Nirukta, by Yāska]

3) [v.s. ...] calming, appeasing, mitigation, [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Suśruta; Pañcatantra]

4) [v.s. ...] an anodyne.

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

Upaśamanā (उपशमना) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Uvasamaṇā, Uvasāmaṇa, Uvasāmaṇayā.

[Sanskrit to German]

Upasamana 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Upaśamana (उपशमन) [Also spelled upshaman]:—(nm) abatement; subsidence; hence ~[mita] (a).

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Upaśamana (ಉಪಶಮನ):—[noun] the act of lessening (pain, grief, distress, etc.); assuagement; a pacifying; a mitigating.

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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: Samana, Upa.

Ends with: Labdhopashamana, Paryupashamana, Vastupashamana, Vupasamana, Vyupashamana.

Full-text: Uvasamana, Upashamaniya, Uvasamanaya, Upshaman, Vyadhiduhkha, Labdha.

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