Upadesha, Upadeśa, Upadesa: 43 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Upadeśa can be transliterated into English as Upadesa or Upadesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Updesh.
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Upadeśa (उपदेश) refers to “education”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.7.—Accordingly, after the Goddess (Umā/Śivā) incarnated as Pārvatī by becoming the daughter of Menā:—“[...] O sage, the goddess Śivā when the suitable time for her education arrived [i.e., upadeśa-samaya] learnt all the lores from a good preceptor, with concentrated mind and great pleasure. Just as the flock of swans returns to the Gaṅgā in the autumnal season and just as the brilliant lustre manifests itself in the medicinal herbs during the night, so also all the learning of the previous birth returned to Kālī. O sage, thus I have described one of the divine sports of Śivā. I shall narrate another one of her divine sports. You listen to it lovingly”.
Upadeśa (उपदेश).—One of the ten lakṣaṇas of the Brāhmaṇas.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 59. 139.
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.
Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
Upadeśa (उपदेश) refers to “guidance” and is the name of a yukti, or ‘technical division’, according to which the contents of the Arthaśāstra by Cāṇakya are grouped. Cāṇakya (4th-century BCE), aka Kauṭilya, was the chief minister of Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the famous Maurya Empire.
Arthashastra (अर्थशास्त्र, arthaśāstra) literature concerns itself with the teachings (shastra) of economic prosperity (artha) statecraft, politics and military tactics. The term arthashastra refers to both the name of these scientific teachings, as well as the name of a Sanskrit work included in such literature. This book was written (3rd century BCE) by by Kautilya, who flourished in the 4th century BCE.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Upadeśa (उपदेश, “instruction”) refers to one of the twelve froms of verbal representation (vācika), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 24. These verbal representations are to be expressed using the various representations of the body (śārira). Vācika forms a part of abhinaya (techniques of representation) which is used in communicating the meaning of the drama (nāṭya) and calling forth the sentiment (rasa).
According to the Nāṭyaśāastra, “to say ‘do this’ or ‘take this’ is an example of instruction (upadeśa)”.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Upadeśa (उपदेश).—Instruction; original enunciation; first or original precepts or teaching; cf. उपदेश आद्योच्चारणम् (upadeśa ādyoccāraṇam) S. K. on T the rule उपदेशेजनुनासिक इत् (upadeśejanunāsika it) P.I.3.2. cf. वर्णानामुपदेशः कर्तव्यः (varṇānāmupadeśaḥ kartavyaḥ); M. Bh. on Āhn. I. Vārt. 15. For difference between उपदेश (upadeśa) and उद्देश (uddeśa) see उद्देश (uddeśa); cf. also उपदिश्यतेनेनेत्युपदेशः । शास्त्र-वाक्यानि, सूत्रपाठः खिलपाठश्च (upadiśyatenenetyupadeśaḥ | śāstra-vākyāni, sūtrapāṭhaḥ khilapāṭhaśca) Kāśikā on P. I.3.2; cf. also Vyāḍi. Pari. 5; (2) employment (of a word) for others cf. उपेदशः परार्थः प्रयोगः । स्वयमेव तु बुद्धया यदा प्ररमृशति तदा नास्त्युपदेशः (upedaśaḥ parārthaḥ prayogaḥ | svayameva tu buddhayā yadā praramṛśati tadā nāstyupadeśaḥ) Kāś. on अदोनुपदेशे (adonupadeśe) P.I.4.70.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Upadeśa (उपदेश):—[upadeśaḥ] Authoritative instructions; statements of enlightened persons which are in the form of advice or injunction
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Upadeśa (उपदेश) refers to “direction” [=“instruction”?], according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 12), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “I shall now expound about the movements of the Seven Ṛṣis (Saptarṣi), through whom the northern region shines as though bedecked with a pearl necklace, like a maiden with a smiling countenance wearing a garland of white lotuses. Or by the direction of her lord—the Pole-Star (Seven Ṛṣis) [i.e., dhruva-nāyaka-upadeśa], the northern maiden (quarter) appears to dance round as the Seven Ṛṣis move in their course. I begin to treat of these stars adopting the views of Vṛddha Garga”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Upadeśa (उपदेश) refers to “instruction”, according to the Īśvarapratyabhijñākārikā III.2.12.—Accordingly, “But when, through realizing [that the divine] qualities such as all-pervasiveness and eternality apply to oneself, by having the experience of the [real] “I” whose nature is [unqualified] freedom—[an experience] pointed out by the guru’s instruction (guru-upadeśa) and other methods that I have explained—[and] having therefore emerged as it were from [identification with] the objective knowables of the Void etc., and [as a result] abiding [in one’s real nature], then that is the [transcendent] state [called] the Fourth. [...]”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Kavya (poetry)
Upadeśa (उपदेश) refers to “(being) instructed (on a particular doctrine)”, according to Bāṇa’s Kādambarī (p. 226).—There are apparently several Tantric rites that Bāṇa pejoratively associates with the priest: [...] “he had written down the [work known as ] the ‘Doctrine of Mahākāla’ instructed (upadeśa) to him by a withered Mahāpāśupata mendicant”; “he was one in whom the disease of talking about [finding] treasure had arisen”; “in him the wind [disease] of alchemy had grown”; “he entertained the deluded desire of becoming the lover of a Yakṣa maiden”.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Nyaya (school of philosophy)
Upadeśa (उपदेश) refers to the “teaching (of a trustworthy person)” according to Vātsyāyana in his Nyāyasūtrabhāṣya (I, 1, 10, p. 16).—Accordingly, “Of the [listed objects of knowledge], the Self, on the other hand, is not grasped by direct perception (pratyakṣa). Is it known only through the teaching of a trustworthy person (āpta-upadeśa)? We answer: no. It can also be known by inference (anumāna)”.
Nyaya (न्याय, nyaya) refers to a school of Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. The Nyaya philosophy is known for its theories on logic, methodology and epistemology, however, it is closely related with Vaisheshika in terms of metaphysics.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Upadeśa (उपदेश) refers to the “(true) teaching”, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] Some who are full of pride because they know a multitude of scriptures, do not know the [true] teaching (upadeśa), not even by [studying] hundreds of texts. [Because their minds] are agitated by hundreds of conceptual processes consisting of meditation and so forth, [all of which are] grounded in desire [for some particular reward], they do not find the desired state that is to be obtained, however hard they torture [themselves]. [...]”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
1) Upadeśa (उपदेश) refers to the “secret teaching” (imparted by Nārāyaṇa to Brahmā), as is discussed in the fourth chapter of the Agastyasaṃhitā (agastya-suīkṣṇa-saṃvāda edition), an ancient Pāñcarātra Āgama text dealing with the worship of Rāma, Sītā, Lakṣmaṇa and Hanumān.—Description of the chapter [mantraprāpti-prakāra]: “[...] Nārāyaṇa also instructed Hiraṇyagarbha to share the liberating knowledge with the other sages by instructing them also in the six-syllable mantra, the other mantras and yantras, that they too might be liberated. [...] Having thus given the boon to Brahmā, Nārāyaṇa disappeared, says Śiva, leaving with Brahmā orders to spread the secret teaching [upadeśa] to the world at large. Brahmā and his fellow sages undertook to obey Nārāyaṇa’s orders; this is how Brahmā came to be the preceptor of all mankind. Śiva concludes his story by advising Pārvatī to learn that same all important six-syllable mantra, etc., in order to gain her own liberation. [...]”.
2) Upadeśa (उपदेश) refers to “instruction (given to the candidate)”, as discussed in the sixteenth chapter of the Jayākhyasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra Āgama text composed of 4500 verses in 33 chapters dealing with topics such as mantra (formulas), japa (repetitions), dhyāna (meditations), mudrā (gesticulations), nyāsa (concentrations) etc.—Description of the chapter [dīkṣā-vidhāna]:—[...] In any type of śiṣyadīkṣā, the tattvas must be invoked with particular mantras (61b-88). [...] After certain rites, performed both by the Guru and by the śiṣya (196-300), instruction (upadeśa) is given to the candidate (301-336a). When this has been concluded, the initiate, then on his own, worships the Lord’s Presence in the pot where it had previously been invoked and having done this, he turns to his teacher and honors him with similar observances (336b-342a).
3) Upadeśa (उपदेश) refers to one of the four parts of Dīkṣā (“initiation”), as discussed in chapter 2 of the (fourth part of the) Śāṇḍilyasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 3600 Sanskrit verses dealing with devotion towards Kṛṣṇa who is identified with the Supreme, as well as ethical behavior and pious practices to be observed by devotees (bhaktas).—Description of the chapter [guruviśeṣa-nirūpaṇa]: One who finds himself able to locate a proper Ācārya, having then seen to his own bodily purification by the saṃskāras like garbhādhāna, should take from that preceptor the four-fold dīkṣā-initiation. The four parts of dīkṣā are said to be upadeśa, śaraṇāgati, anugraha, and anuśāsana—but these are explained only briefly (1-15). [...]
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Samkhya (school of philosophy)
Upadeśa (उपदेश) refers to an “instruction” (representing a key characteristics of a tantra), according to the 7th century Yuktidīpikā: an anonymous commentary on the Sāṃkhyakārikā by Īśvarakṛṣṇa which represents the core text of the Sāṃkhya school of Hidnu philosophy.—[...] The remainder of the introductory section of the Yuktidīpikā is devoted to an explanation in prose of the characteristics of a proper tantra, which include proper ‘naming’ (saṃjñā) according to etymological significance. [...] The other key characteristics of a tantra discussed by the commentator are adequacy of aphorisms, adequacy of means of knowledge, adequacy of the members [of formal inference], completeness, statement of uncertainty and determination, brief statement, detailed statement, succession [of categories discussed], and instruction (upadeśa).
Samkhya (सांख्य, Sāṃkhya) is a dualistic school of Hindu philosophy (astika) and is closeley related to the Yoga school. Samkhya philosophy accepts three pramanas (‘proofs’) only as valid means of gaining knowledge. Another important concept is their theory of evolution, revolving around prakriti (matter) and purusha (consciousness).
Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
Upadeśa (उपदेश) refers to “giving initiation (of a student)” (into the secrets of a mantra), as discussed in chapter 14 of the Śeṣasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 2800 Sanskrit verses narrated by Śeṣa (=Ananta) to Nārada and dealing primarily with the use of the appropriate mantras for various occasions such as jayantī celebrations.—[Description of the chapter sāttvika-mantra]: Śeṣa speaks of who is and who is not capable of giving initiation [mantra-upadeśa] into the secrets of mantras (26b-36a), whereupon he turns his attention to the construction and uses of yantra-designs to be used by the Guru (36b-57). Particularly when one wants to achieve certain prayogic rewards, it is necessary to do japa, holding one’s hands and arms in certain prescribed positions (58-64a). As for initiation [upadeśa] of a student into the secrets of a mantra, the Guru should carefully choose the time for this, depending upon the aim that the initiate hopes to achieve by his mantra-practices (64b-74a).
Mantrashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, mantraśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of mantras—chants, incantations, spells, magical hymns, etc. Mantra Sastra literature includes many ancient books dealing with the methods reciting mantras, identifying and purifying its defects and the science behind uttering or chanting syllables.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Upadeśa (उपदेश) refers to the “initiation (into truth)”, according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] You are the one witness of everything, and are always totally free. The cause of your bondage is that you see the witness as something other than this. [...] You are unconditioned and changeless, formless and immovable, unfathomable awareness and unperturbable, so hold to nothing but consciousness. Recognise that the apparent is unreal, while the unmanifest is abiding. Through this initiation into truth (tattva-upadeśa) you will escape falling into unreality again. [...] ”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
General definition (in Hinduism)
sanskit; lit: 'instruction' or 'advice'.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
1) Upadeśa (उपदेश) refers to “knowledge regarding teachings”, having its roots in the four Vedas, according Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter IV). Accordingly, at the time of the Buddha, the knowledge regarding teachings (upadeśa) was commonly exchanged between Brahmins and cow-herders.
2) Upadeśa (उपदेश, “exegesis”) refers to one of the twelve members of Buddhist texts (dvādaśāṅga), according to a note attached to the Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 51.—The upadeśa (‘exegesis’) responds to questioners and explains the ‘why’; furthermore, it broadly explains the meanings (artha). Moreover, the following are also called upadeśa: a. the Commentaries given by the Buddha, b. the sūtras explained by Mahākātyāyana, c. the teachings given in accordance with the Dharma by worldly individuals (pṛthagjana) up to the period of the counterfeit Dharma.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Upadeśa (उपदेश) refers to “personal instruction”, in Tibetan: man ngag.—Cf. Āmnāya (“tradition”).
Upadeśa (उपदेश) (Sanskrit; in Tibetan: man ngag) — (lit. “Special instruction”) — Like guidelines, praxis, and instructions, a pithy, esoteric, and highly important set of teachings imparted by a master to a disciple or disciples. In most Tibetan traditions, special instructions are regarded as the most vital teachings of all
Upadeśa (उपदेश) or Upadeśavarga in Sanskrit refers to Menngagde [man ngag sde] which (in Tibetan Buddhism and Bon) refers to one of three scriptural and lineage divisions within Dzogchen (=Atiyoga)—the pinnacle of the nine-fold division of practice according to the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism.
Upadeśa (उपदेश) refers to the “instruction” (of the teacher), according to the Nāmamantrārthāvalokinī by Vilāsavajra, which is a commentary on the Nāmasaṃgīti.—Accordingly, [while commenting on verse 93cd]—“{With five faces. With five crests [of hair]. With a crown of five hair-braids}.—And this second half [of the verse] should be understood with reference to the Ādibuddha, via the teacher’s instruction (guru-upadeśa—gurūpadeśenādiyoge) on the beginning yoga (ādiyoga) [phase of the sādhana]. And as it is explained there, it is not restated here.”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Upadeśa (उपदेश, “instruction”) refers to one of the “nine (types of) teachings” (sūtra) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 62). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., upadeśa). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Upadeśa (उपदेश) refers to the “instruction (of a guru)”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “On account of the difference between what is intentional [com.—is because of wandering (paribhramataḥ) in the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāre) in accordance with the instruction of a guru, etc. (gurūpadeśādinā)] and unintentional [com.—is because of wandering (bhramataḥ) in the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāre) without (vinā) virtue (dharma)] , wearing away karma has two varieties which are the cause for cutting off the many chains produced by actions. Just as fruits of a tree ripen of their own accord and from [different] means so in this world [the ripening] of karmas is to be understood as [being] of its own accord in the form of [different] means”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
Upadesa refers to: “Sermon, preach, teach”.—It is included in the glossary section of the study dealing with the Temples and Cult of Shri Rama in Tamil-Nadu, with reference to the traditional lore, embodied in, for example the Nalayirativvaiyappirapantam (i.e., Nalayira Divyaprabandham).
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
upadesa : (m.) advice; indication; instruction.
Upadesa, (fr. upadisati) pointing out, indication, instruction, advice PvA. 26 (tadupadesena read for tadupād°; KhA 208 differs at id. p.); KhA 100; Sdhp. 227. (Page 142)
upadesa (ဥပဒေသ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[upa+disī+ṇa．(upadega-saṃ) ]
[ဥပ+ဒိသီ+ဏ။ (ဥပဒေဂ-သံ) ]
[Pali to Burmese]
upadesa—
(Burmese text): (၁) ဥပဒေ၊ အဆက်ဆက်ဆောင်ရွက်ခဲ့သော နည်းဥပဒေ၊ နည်းလမ်းညွှန်ပြခြင်း၊ ညွှန်ကြားချက်။ (၂) စေခိုင်း-တိုက်တွန်း-ခြင်။ (၃) ညွှန်ကြားသော-ဖွင့်ဆိုသော-စကား၊ အဖွင့်သံဝဏ္ဏနာ။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Law, procedural regulations that have been continuously carried out, guidelines, instructions. (2) Encourage - Urge - Consider. (3) Directed - Expressed - Speech, the sound of interpretation.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
upadēśa (उपदेश).—m (S) Instruction, teaching, communicating knowledge. 2 Advice, counsel, admonition. 3 Impartation of or initiation in a mantra.
upadēśa (उपदेश).—m Instruction. Advice, admoni- tion. Initiation in a mantra.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Upadeśa (उपदेश).—
1) Instruction, teaching, advice, prescription; एष आदेशः, एष उपदेशः (eṣa ādeśaḥ, eṣa upadeśaḥ) Tait. Up.1.11.4. सुशिक्षितोऽपि सर्व उपदेशेन निपुणो भवति (suśikṣito'pi sarva upadeśena nipuṇo bhavati) M.1 (see the act inter alia); स्थिरोपदेशामुपदेशकाले प्रपेदिरे प्राक्तनजन्मविद्याः (sthiropadeśāmupadeśakāle prapedire prāktanajanmavidyāḥ) Kumārasambhava 1.3; अचिरप्रवृत्तोपदेशं नाट्यम् (acirapravṛttopadeśaṃ nāṭyam) M.1,2.1; Ś.2.3; Manusmṛti 8.272; Amaruśataka 29; R.12.57; K.26; M.6; परोपदेशे पाण्डित्यम् (paropadeśe pāṇḍityam) H.1.99.
2) Pointing out or referring to; शब्दानामितरे- तरोपदेशः (śabdānāmitare- taropadeśaḥ) Nir.
3) Specification, mentioning, naming.
4) A plea, pretext.
5) Initiation, communication of an initiatory Mantra or formula; चन्द्रसूर्यग्रहे तीर्थे सिद्धक्षेत्रे शिवालये । मन्त्रमात्रप्रकथनमुपदेशः स उच्यते (candrasūryagrahe tīrthe siddhakṣetre śivālaye | mantramātraprakathanamupadeśaḥ sa ucyate) ||
6) (In gram.) A form in a rule, an indicatory form (any word or part of a word, such as an affix, augment &c. with its anubandhas which show what particular grammatical rules are to be applied. उपदेश आद्योच्चारणम् (upadeśa ādyoccāraṇam) Sk.
Derivable forms: upadeśaḥ (उपदेशः).
Upadeśa (उपदेश).—m., name of a type of Buddhist literature, one of the pravacana (last in both lists, ninth in Dharmasaṃgraha, twelfth in Mahāvyutpatti), lit. instruction: Dharmasaṃgraha 62; Mahāvyutpatti 1278. App. not so used in Pali.See Burnouf, Intr. 65 f.
Upadeśa (उपदेश).—m.
(-śaḥ) 1. Advice, information, instruction. 2. Plea, pretext. 3. Specification. 4. Initiation, communication of the initiatory Mantra or fomula. 5. (In grammar,) An elementary term. E. upa before diś to shew, affix ghañ.
Upadeśa (उपदेश).—i. e. upa-diś + a, m. 1. Instruction, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 2, 12. 2. Advice, [Rāmāyaṇa] 4, 40, 4. 3. A pretext, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9, 268.
Upadeśa (उपदेश).—[masculine] hint, direction, advice, instruction; indicatory or conventional form ([grammar]).
1) Upadeśa (उपदेश):—[=upa-deśa] [from upa-diś] a m. pointing out to, reference to, [Pāṇini 1-4, 70; Kapila; Bādarāyaṇa’s Brahma-sūtra; Jaimini] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] specification, instruction, teaching, information, advice, prescription, [Taittirīya-upaniṣad; Mahābhārata; Manu-smṛti; Suśruta; Śakuntalā; Hitopadeśa] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] plea, pretext (= apa-deśa), [Manu-smṛti ix, 268; Raghuvaṃśa; Kathāsaritsāgara]
4) [v.s. ...] initiation, communication of the initiatory Mantra or formula, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
5) [v.s. ...] (in [grammar]) original enunciation (id est. the original form [often having an Anubandha] in which a root, base, affix, augment, or any word or part of a word is enunciated in grammatical treatises), [Pāṇini; Kāśikā-vṛtti; Siddhānta-kaumudī] etc.
6) [v.s. ...] Name of a class of writings ([Buddhist literature])
7) [v.s. ...] a name, title, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
8) [=upa-deśa] b etc. See upa-√diś.
Upadeśa (उपदेश):—[upa-deśa] (śaḥ) 1. m. Instruction.
Upadeśa (उपदेश):—(von diś mit upa) m.
1) Hinweisung [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 1, 4, 70.] paraṃ pratyupadeśo yam [Scholiast] śabdānāmitaretaropadeśaḥ [Yāska’s Nirukta 1, 2.] Anweisung, das Lehren, Unterweisung, Rath, Vorschrift: eṣa ādeśaḥ . eṣa upadeśaḥ [TAITT. Upakośā 1, 11, 4.] upadeśena mantrāṃsaṃprāduḥ [Yāska’s Nirukta 1, 20.] [Suśruta 1, 24, 3.] kṛtsnopadeśāt [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 1, 7, 6. 2, 7, 16.] dharmopadeśaṃ darpeṇa viprāṇāmasya kurvataḥ [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 8, 272.] yaiḥ priyāyāḥ kṛta iva mugdhavilokitopadeśaḥ [Śākuntala 36.] nītiśāstropadeśa [Prooemium im Hitopadeśa 40.] kartavyatopadeśa [Śihlana’s Śāntiśataka 3] in der Unterschr. pāraṃparyopadeśa [Amarakoṣa 2, 7, 12.] kiṃ te mūrkhasyopadeśena [Pañcatantra 92, 22. I, 434.] [Prabodhacandrodaja 94, 18.] idaṃ hi smārayāmi tvāṃ nopadeśaṃ karomi te [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 71, 14.] [Mahābhārata 13, 503. fgg.] upadeśo na dātavyo yādṛśe tādṛśe jane [Pañcatantra I, 435.] asmākamupadeśadānena [Prabodhacandrodaja 105, 15.] upadeśapradātar [Pañcatantra IV, 71.] pradāna [230, 5.] paropadeśa die Unterweisung eines Andern (obj.) [Hitopadeśa I, 98.] agastyopadeśa Agastya's Belehrung, Rath [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 19] in der Unterschr. sutīkṣṇopadeśena nach Sutīkṣṇa’s Anweisung [3, 16, 3.] [Hitopadeśa 41, 21.] anenopadeśena [39, 14.] tadupadeśāt [10, 21.] kabandhasyopadeśataḥ [Raghuvaṃśa 12, 57.] khyātakarmopadeśa dessen That und Rath berühmt sind [Rāmāyaṇa 4, 40, 4.] upadeśe ca vikhyātāḥ [5, 1, 31.] sakhyopadeśaṃ vinā ohne den Rath der Freundin [Amaruśataka 26.] na sthāsyantyupadeśe ca śiṣyāḥ und die Schüler werden sich nicht an die Vorschriften halten [Mahābhārata 3, 13083.] yathā mātrā kṛtāstasmād (hṛdayād) upadeśā viniryayuḥ [Kathāsaritsāgara 12, 81.] dharmopadeśa die Vorschriften des Gesetzes [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 12, 106.] [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 33, 41.] mantropadeśāt [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 4, 3, 6. 16, 1, 37.] aviśeṣopadeśāt [2, 6, 20. 1, 8, 17.] [Prātiśākhya zum Ṛgveda 1, 10. 13.] [Mahābhārata 3, 752.] [Suśruta 1, 147, 19. 2, 557, 18.] [Prabodhacandrodaja 109, 16.] yathopadeśam nach der Vorschrift [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 24, 1, 3.] [Mahābhārata 3, 8710.] am Ende eines adj. comp. f. ā: sthiropadeśām [Kumārasaṃbhava 1, 30.] gṛhītopadeśā die eine Anweisung erhalten hat [Prabodhacandrodaja 105, 5.] Bei den Buddhisten ist upadeśa = tantra [Burnouf 65. fg. 624. fg.] —
2) Hinweis, Vorwand: bhakṣyabhojyopadeśaiśca brāhmaṇānāṃ ca darśanaiḥ . śauryakarmāpadeśaiśca kuryusteṣāṃ samāgamam .. [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 9, 268.] [Chezy’s Ausgabe des Śākuntala 37, 1.] [Raghuvaṃśa 2, 8, v. l.] Vgl. apadeśa . —
3) gramm. die in grammatischen Lehrbüchern angenommene Bezeichnungsweise einer Wurzel, eines Themas, eines Suffixes u.s.w. (ohne Rücksicht auf die in der lebendigen Sprache erscheinende Lautform) [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 1, 3, 2. 6, 1, 45. 186. 6, 4, 37. 62. 7, 3, 34.] [Scholiast] zu [6, 1, 59. 64. 65.] [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 8, 43.]
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Upadeśa (उपदेश):—
1) [Kapila 1, 7. 9. 98. 101. 102. 4, 1. 29.] [Jaimini 1, 5.] [BĀDAR. 1, 7. 20.] Hinweisung so v. a. das in-Aussicht-Stellen [ŚĀṆD. 3.] Als Bez. einer Klasse von Schriften bei den Buddhisten [WASSILJEW 109. 213. 217. 309.] —
2) deśānbabhrāma tāṃstāṃstīrthopadeśataḥ [Kathāsaritsāgara 123, 158.] —
4) initiating Mantra [WILSON, Sel. Works 1, 162.] — Vgl. hitopadeśa .
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Upadeśa (उपदेश):—= pratyakṣamākhyānam das ad oculos Demonstriren [Patañjali] [?a. a. O.1,235,a.] = guṇaiḥ prāpaṇam Beschreibung ebend.; vgl. oben uddeśa .
Upadeśa (उपदेश):—m. (adj. Comp. f. ā) —
1) Hinweisung , Verweisung auf. —
2) Anweisung , Unterweisung , Belehrung , Rathertheilung , Vorschrift. —
3) die in grammatischen Lehrbüchern angenommene Bezeichnungsweise einer Wurzel , eines Themas , Suffixes u.s.w. —
4) eine best. Klasse von Schriften bei den Buddhisten. —
5) fehlerhaft für apadeśa Vorwand.
Upadeśa (उपदेश) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Uvaesa.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Upadeśa (उपदेश) [Also spelled updesh]:—(nm) precept, sermon; preaching, teaching; ~[vāda] didacticism; ~[vādī] didactician; didactic; [upadeśātmaka] didactic; hence [upadiṣṭa] (a).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Upadēśa (ಉಪದೇಶ):—
1) [noun] teaching of fundamentals of some subject to; instruction.
2) [noun] opinion given as to what to do or how to handle a situation; counsel; advice.
3) [noun] initiation or communication of a mystic hymn or a formula.
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Upādēśa (ಉಪಾದೇಶ):—[noun] an instruction; an order; a behest.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Upadeśa (उपदेश):—n. 1. advice; instruction; counsel; 2. moral teaching; preaching; sermon;
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.
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