Upadeshin, Upadēśī, Upadeśī, Upadeshi, Upadeśin: 14 definitions
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Upadeshin means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
The Sanskrit terms Upadēśī and Upadeśī and Upadeśin can be transliterated into English as Upadesi or Upadeshi or Upadesin or Upadeshin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Upadeśin (उपदेशिन्).—Such a word as is found in the original instruction.
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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Upadeśin (उपदेशिन्) refers to a “master” (teacher), according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 1.—[While explaining the absolute point of view (pāramārthika-siddhānta)]: If all of those who do not accept the systems of others, who do not know them and who do not adopt them, were ignoramuses, then all the masters (upadeśin) would be ignoramuses. Why? Because, taken individually, each one reject the systems of his neighbors [to adhere to his own]. Actually, a system that affirms itself to be absolutely pure is denigrated by others as being impure. Such, for example, are the mundane penal laws, by virtue of which executioners carry out punishments, executions and impurities of all kinds [...].
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
upadēśī (उपदेशी).—a (S) Instructed or taught. 2 Advised or counseled. 3 Instructed with 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
Upadeśin (उपदेशिन्).—a. Advising, instructing. m.
1) A teacher, adviser.
2) A word or affix &c. in the form in which it appears in grammatical rules.
Upadeśin (उपदेशिन्).—mfn. (-śī-śinī-śi) Advising, an adviser. E. upadeśa advice, and ini affix.
Upadeśin (उपदेशिन्).—i. e. upa-diś + in, adj., f. nī, Teaching, a teacher, [Hitopadeśa] i. [distich] 9.
Upadeśin (उपदेशिन्).—[adjective] instructing, teaching; [masculine] teacher, [feminine] nī.
1) Upadeśin (उपदेशिन्):—[=upa-deśin] [from upa-diś] mfn. advising, teaching, informing
2) [v.s. ...] m. a teacher, adviser, [Hitopadeśa; Kathāsaritsāgara]
3) [from upa-deśin > upa-diś] mfn. (in [grammar]) a word or affix etc. used in an Upa-deśa (q.v.) [commentator or commentary] on [Pāṇini]
Upadeśin (उपदेशिन्):—[upa-deśin] (śī) 5. m. Adviser.
Upadeśin (उपदेशिन्):—1. (von diś mit upa) adj. subst. unterweisend, Lehrer, Rathgeber: gatānugatiko lokaḥ kuṭṭanīmupadeśinīm . pramāṇayati no dharme yathā goghnamapi dvijam .. [Hitopadeśa I, 9.]
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Upadeśin (उपदेशिन्):—2. (von upadeśa 3.) m. ein Wort u.s.w. in seiner ursprünglichen, in den grammatischen Lehrbüchern angenommenen Form [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 6, 3, 52, Vārttika von Kātyāyana. 2. 7, 2, 99, Vārttika von Kātyāyana. 3.]
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Upadeśin (उपदेशिन्):—1. Lehrer: nāṭyopa [Kathāsaritsāgara 52, 276.]
Upadeśin (उपदेशिन्):—1. Adj. unterweisend , lehrend , Lehrer.
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Upadeśin (उपदेशिन्):—2. m. ein Wort , Thema , Suffix u.s.w. in der in grammatischen Lehrbüchern angenommenen Form.
Upadeśin (उपदेशिन्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Uvadesi.
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
Upadēśi (ಉಪದೇಶಿ):—[noun] = ಉಪದೇಶಕ - [upadeshaka -] 2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Upadeśī (उपदेशी):—n. 1. advisory; 2. adviser;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Deshin, Upa, Desi.
Full-text: Upadeshi, Uvadesi, Markkopateci.
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