Alternative spellings of this word include Upacharaka.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Upacāraka (उपचारक).—Sixteen kinds for a ritual described.^*

• * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 43. 12-46.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Upacāraka (उपचारक).—[feminine] rikā (adj. —°) politeness, kindness.

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

1) Upacaraka (उपचरक):—[=upa-caraka] [from upa-car] m. a spy, [Śīlāṅka]

2) Upacāraka (उपचारक):—[from upa-car] mf(ikā)n. ifc. for upa-cāra, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

3) [v.s. ...] m. courteousness, politeness, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]

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

Upacaraka (उपचरक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Uvacaraya, Uvayāraga.

[Sanskrit to German]

Upacaraka 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Upacāraka (ಉಪಚಾರಕ):—[noun] a person who attends or serves or nurses(another); an attendant.

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Upacāraka (उपचारक):—n. doctor; male nurse;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Upa, Caraka.

Starts with: Upacarakaksha, Upacarakammakarana, Upacarakammatthana, Upacarakammatthanika, Upacarakan, Upacarakappana, Upacarakara, Upacarakarana, Upacarakarman.

Full-text: Turagopacaraka, Upachaarak, Uvacaraya, Uvayaraga, Mucala, Upacarakan.

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