Upacarapada, Upacārapada, Upacara-pada: 3 definitions

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Upacarapada means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Upacharapada.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Upacarapada in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Upacārapada (उपचारपद).—A courteous or polite word, a mere compliment. उपचारपदं न चेदिदं त्वमनङ्गः कथमक्षता रतिः (upacārapadaṃ na cedidaṃ tvamanaṅgaḥ kathamakṣatā ratiḥ) | Kumārasambhava 4.9.

Derivable forms: upacārapadam (उपचारपदम्).

Upacārapada is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms upacāra and pada (पद).

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

Upacārapada (उपचारपद):—[=upa-cāra-pada] [from upa-cāra > upa-car] n. a courteous or polite word, a mere compliment, [Kumāra-sambhava iv, 9.]

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Upacarapada 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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