Upaghataka, Upaghātaka: 12 definitions
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In Hinduism
Kama-shastra (the science of Love-making)
Upaghātaka (उपघातक) refers to the “clashing (of the interconnected elements of dharma, artha and kāma)” (i.e., “situation in one’s life where one element of trivarga becomes detrimental to the other two”), according to the Vātsyāyana’s Kāmasūtra: a Sanskrit text from the 2nd century dealing with eroticism, sexuality and emotional fulfillment in life belonging to Kāmaśāstra (the ancient Indian science of love-making).—Accordingly, “Man, the period of whose life is one hundred years, should practise dharma, artha and kāma at different times and in such a manner that they may harmonize together and not clash in any way (an-upaghātaka). He should acquire learning in his childhood, in his youth and middle age he should attend to artha and kāma, and in his old age he should perform dharma, and thus seek to gain mokṣa, i.e. release from further transmigration. Or, on account of the uncertainty of life, he may practise them at times when they are enjoined to be practised. But one thing is to be noted, he should lead the life of a religious student until he finishes his education”.
Kamashastra (कामशास्त्र, kāmaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian science of love-making, passion, emotions and other related topics dealing with the pleasures of the senses.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
upaghātaka : (adj.) injuring; cutting short; destroying; one who hurts or destroys.
upaghātaka (ဥပဃာတက) [(na) (န)]—
[upa+hana+ṇvu]
[ဥပ+ဟန+ဏွု]
[Pali to Burmese]
upaghātaka—
(Burmese text): (၁) ကပ်၍- သတ်ဖြတ်-ဖြတ်တောက်-ဖျက်ဆီး-တတ်သောကံ၊ ဥပဃာတကကံ။မူရင်းကြည့်ပါ။
(Auto-Translation): (1) To be associated - to be executed - to be cut down - to be destroyed - is a fortunate fate, a fateful opportunity. Please refer to the original.
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
Upaghātaka (उपघातक).—A smaller variety of a plant Cassia fistula (Mar. laghubāhavā).
Derivable forms: upaghātakaḥ (उपघातकः).
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Upaghātaka (उपघातक).—a. Injuring, hurting, offending.
See also (synonyms): upaghātin.
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Upaghātaka (उपघातक).—See आरग्वधू (āragvadhū) (Mar. laghu bāhavā).
Derivable forms: upaghātakaḥ (उपघातकः).
Upaghātaka (उपघातक).—i. e. upa -han, [Causal.], + aka, adj. Injuring, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 2979.
Upaghātaka (उपघातक).—[adjective] damaging, offending (—°).
1) Upaghātaka (उपघातक):—[=upa-ghātaka] [from upa-ghāta] mfn. striking, hurting
2) [v.s. ...] injuring, damaging offending, [Mahābhārata; Caraka]
3) [v.s. ...] m. injury, offence, damage, [Mahābhārata xiii, 3610.]
Upaghātaka (उपघातक):—(wie eben) adj. beschädigend, verletzend, beeinträchtigend: dharmopaghātaka [Mahābhārata 1, 2979. 14, 2762.]
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Upaghātaka (उपघातक):—m. = upaghāta Beschädigung, Beeinträchtigung, Störung: dvijayajñopaghātaka [Mahābhārata 13, 3610.]
Upaghātaka (उपघातक):——
1) Adj. verkümmernd , beeinträchtigend , schädigend , schädlich [Carakasaṃhitā 5,12.] —
2) m. = upaghāta 2).
Upaghātaka (उपघातक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Uvaghāyaga.
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.
Nepali dictionary
Upaghātaka (उपघातक):—adj. striking; hitting;
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 (+0): Hana, Upa, Ghataka.
Starts with (+0): Upaghataka Kamma, Upaghatakara, Upaghatakarana, Upaghatakari, Upaghatakartha, Upaghatakaupaddava.
Full-text (+0): Anantariyopaghataka, Upaghataka Kamma, Anupaghataka, Upaghatakaupaddava, Anantariyakopaghataka, Destructive Karma, Upaghaatak, Uvaghayaga, Upaghatin, Ji sun nao, Karma.
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