Upacarya, Upacārya: 9 definitions

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Upacarya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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 Upacharya.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Upacarya (उपचर्य).—pot. p. [P.III.1.1]

1) To be served or waited upon; to be honoured or worshipped; उपचर्यः स्त्रिया साध्व्या सततं देववत्पतिः (upacaryaḥ striyā sādhvyā satataṃ devavatpatiḥ) Manusmṛti 5.154; अनुपचर्ये (anupacarye) (bhṛtye) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.11 not requiring flattery, unassuming; दुःख° (duḥkha°) Mu.3.5 difficult to serve.

-ryā 1 Service, attendance.

2) Physicking, treating, curing.

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Upacārya (उपचार्य).—pot. p. To be served or waited upon; to be worshipped &c.

-ryaḥ Practice of medicine.

-ryam Treatment.

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

Upacarya (उपचर्य) or Upacaryya.—mfn.

(-ryaḥ-ryā-ryaṃ) To be served or waited on. f.

(-ryā) 1. Service, attendance. 2. Practice of medicine, physicking. E. upa implying help, car to go, kyap and ṭāp affs.

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Upacārya (उपचार्य) or Upacāryya.—m.

(-ryaḥ) Practice of medicine E. upa, car in the causal form, and ṇyat affix, deriv. irr. [Pagĕ6-b+ 60]

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

Upacaryā (उपचर्या).—[feminine] service, attendance.

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

1) Upacarya (उपचर्य):—[=upa-carya] [from upa-car] 1. upa-carya mfn. idem

2) [v.s. ...] 2. upa-carya [indeclinable participle] having approached, having attended etc.

3) Upacaryā (उपचर्या):—[=upa-caryā] [from upa-carya > upa-car] f. medical treatment L

4) Upacārya (उपचार्य):—[=upa-cārya] [from upa-car] mfn. to be attended upon, to be treated with attention, [Pañcatantra]

5) Upacāryā (उपचार्या):—[=upa-cāryā] [from upa-cārya > upa-car] f. practice of medicine, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

1) Upacarya (उपचर्य):—[upa-carya] (ryyaḥ-ryyā-ryyaṃ) a. To be served. 1. f. Practice of medicine.

2) Upacārya (उपचार्य):—[upa-cārya] (ryyaḥ) 1. m. Medical practice.

[Sanskrit to German]

Upacarya 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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Hindi dictionary

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Upacaryā (उपचर्या) [Also spelled upcharya]:—(nf) nursing.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Upacārya (ಉಪಚಾರ್ಯ):—

1) [noun] he who deserves polite, courteous treatment.

2) [noun] medical attendance; treatment of sick a person.

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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.

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