Upacayya, Upacāyya: 6 definitions
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Upacayya 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 Upachayya.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUpacāyya (उपचाय्य).—[upacīyate'gniratra ādhāre ṇyat P.III.1.131]
1) A kind of sacred fire.
2) A place for holding sacrificial fire, altar, hearth.
Derivable forms: upacāyyaḥ (उपचाय्यः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpacāyya (उपचाय्य) or Upacāya.—m.
(-yaḥ) A place for holding sacrificial fire, a hearth, an altar. E. upa, ciñ to collect, ṇyat affix, deriv. irr.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Upacāyya (उपचाय्य):—[=upa-cāyya] [from upa-ci] m. a particular sacrificial fire, [Pāṇini; cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] a place for holding sacrificial fire, an altar, hearth, [Bhaṭṭi-kāvya; cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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 corpusUpacāyya (ಉಪಚಾಯ್ಯ):—
1) [noun] a sacrificial fire that is produced as per the code of ritual.
2) [noun] a place, a platform or a hallow place where sacrificial fire is installed.
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)
Starts with: Upacayyaka, Upacayyaprida.
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