Upagana, Upagaṇa, Upagāna: 8 definitions
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Upagana 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUpagaṇa (उपगण).—a. Forming a small or subordinate class.
-ṇaḥ 1 A small or subordinate class.
2) A small number less than a troop.
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Upagāna (उपगान).—Accompanying music; किं गानोपगानमेतत् उत वादित्रोपगानम् (kiṃ gānopagānametat uta vāditropagānam) | ŚB. On. MS.1.4.8.
Derivable forms: upagānam (उपगानम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpagaṇa (उपगण).—m.
(-ṇaḥ) A small number, less than a troop or number. E. upa and gaṇa a troop.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpagāna (उपगान).—[neuter] accompanying song.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Upagaṇa (उपगण):—[=upa-gaṇa] mfn. constituting a small class or number less than a troop, [Kāśikā-vṛtti on Pāṇini 5-4, 73]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a man ([Buddhist literature])
3) Upagāna (उपगान):—[=upa-gāna] [from upa-gai] n. an accompanying song, [Mālavikāgnimitra]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpagaṇa (उपगण):—[upa-gaṇa] (ṇaḥ) 1. m. A small number.
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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 corpusUpagaṇa (ಉಪಗಣ):—[noun] a sub-division of a group above a family but below a class of plants or animals; an order.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Upakanam.
Ends with: Vishvarupagana.
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