Upadharana, Upadhāraṇa, Upadhāraṇā: 8 definitions
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryupadhāraṇa : (nt.) a receptacle; milk-pail. || upadhāraṇā (f.), calculation; consideration.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary1) Upadhāraṇā, (f) (cp. upadhāraṇa) calculation VvA. 7. (Page 142)
2) Upadhāraṇā, (nt.) (fr. upa + dhṛ) “receptacle”, milk-pail D. II, 192; A. IV, 393; J. VI, 503. See kaṃs°. Kern, Toev. I. 142 proposes corruption fr. kaṃs’ûpadohana, which latter however does not occur in Pali. (Page 142)
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUpadhāraṇa (उपधारण).—
1) Consideration, reflection.
2) Drawing, pulling (as by a hook).
Derivable forms: upadhāraṇam (उपधारणम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpadhāraṇa (उपधारण).—i. e. upa -dhṛ, [Causal.], + ana, n. Consideration, Mahābhārata 1, 5561.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Upadhāraṇa (उपधारण):—[=upa-dhāraṇa] a See upa-√dhṛ.
2) [=upa-dhāraṇa] [from upa-dhṛ] b n. the act of considering, consideration, reflection, [Mahābhārata]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Upadhāraṇā (उपधारणा) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Uvadhāraṇayā.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dharana, Upa, Tarana.
Ends with: Rasarupadharana.
Full-text: Uvadharanaya, Shila.
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