Alternative spellings of this word include Upachi.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Upaci (उपचि).—5 U.

1) To gather, together, heap up, accumulate, collect; शश्वत्सिद्धैरुपचितबलिम् (śaśvatsiddhairupacitabalim) Meghadūta 57. (v. l.)

2) To add, increase, strengthen; उपचिन्वन् प्रभां तन्वीं प्रत्याह परमेश्वरः (upacinvan prabhāṃ tanvīṃ pratyāha parameśvaraḥ) Kumārasambhava 6.25; चेतःपीडामुपचिनोति (cetaḥpīḍāmupacinoti) Mu.2; अधाधेः पश्यतः कस्य महिमा नोपचीयते (adhādheḥ paśyataḥ kasya mahimā nopacīyate) H.2.2; Bhaṭṭikāvya 6.33; Śiśupālavadha 4.1;8.6; उपचीयमानगर्भा (upacīyamānagarbhā) K.66 being developed; बलेनैव सहोपचीयते मदः (balenaiva sahopacīyate madaḥ) K.29; क्षीणोऽप्युपचीयते पुनश्चन्द्रः (kṣīṇo'pyupacīyate punaścandraḥ) Bhartṛhari 2.87 waxes.

3) To cover over with; स्मरजन्मघर्मपयसोपचिताम् (smarajanmagharmapayasopacitām) Śiśupālavadha 9.35; Manusmṛti 6.41. -pass.

1) To be collected or accumulated; to increase, become strong, to be covered with &c.; see above.

2) To be prosperous, succeed, thrive, be better off; चत्वारस्तूपचीयन्ते विप्र आढ्यो वणिङ् नृपः (catvārastūpacīyante vipra āḍhyo vaṇiṅ nṛpaḥ) Manusmṛti 8.169.

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

Upaci (उपचि):—[=upa-ci] -√1. ci [Parasmaipada] -cinoti, to gather together, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā i, 1, 7, 2];

—to heap up, collect, hoard up, accumulate;

—to increase, strengthen, [Mahābhārata; Kumāra-sambhava; Suśruta; Meghadūta] etc.;

—to pour over, cover, overload:

—[Passive voice] -cīyate, to be heaped together or accumulated;

—to increase, become strong, [Mahābhārata; Suśruta; Rājataraṅgiṇī; Hitopadeśa] etc.;

—to gain advantage, succeed, be prosperous, [Manu-smṛti viii, 169];

—to be covered with;

—to cover one’s self, furnish one’s self with, [Mahābhārata; Suśruta]

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

Upaci (उपचि) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Uvaci.

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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.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Upāci (உபாசி) [upācittal] 11 transitive verb < upās. To worship; வழிபடுதல். நயந்துபா சித்த வாறும் [vazhipaduthal. nayanthupa sitha varum] (விநாயகபு. பதி. [vinayagapu. pathi.] 3).

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Upāci (உபாசி) noun < உபாசி-. [upasi-.] one who has obtained the grace of a particular deity by worshipping it; தெய்வ வழிபாட்டால் அனுக்கிரகம் பெற்றவன். [theyva vazhipattal anukkiragam perravan.] Local usage

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Upa, Ci.

Starts with (+7): Upacihna, Upacika, Upacikirshu, Upacilli, Upacinati, Upacini, Upacintana, Upacirna, Upacit, Upacita, Upacitaguna, Upacitahanu, Upacitanamda, Upacitapunya, Upacitarasa, Upacitaskandha, Upacitatta, Upaciti, Upacitibhu, Upacitra.

Ends with: Hullupaci, Samupaci, Takalupaci, Tupaci.

Full-text (+2): Upacaya, Upaciti, Upacinati, Upacayin, Upashi, Upas, Upacayyaka, Upasai, Upaceya, Upacitibhu, Upacayavaha, Upacayapacaya, Uvaci, Samupaci, Upacitarasa, Upacit, Upacayya, Upacita, Upacika, Upacitra.

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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)

Rig Veda 10.27.13 < [Sukta 27]

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