Upagra, Upāgra: 6 definitions
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Sanskrit dictionary
Upāgra (उपाग्र).—
1) The part next to the end or top.
2) A secondary member.
Derivable forms: upāgram (उपाग्रम्).
1) Upāgra (उपाग्र):—n. the part which is next to the end or top [commentator or commentary] on [Pāṇini]
2) a secondary member, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Upāgra (उपाग्र):—(upa + agra) n.
1) der der Spitze —, dem Ende vorangehende Theil: jihvāgropāgramadhyamūlānām [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 8, 3, 18,] [Scholiast] —
2) ein untergeordnetes Glied [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1441 ] (v. l. upāgrya).
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Upāgra (उपाग्र):—
2) [Halāyudha 4, 78.]
Upāgra (उपाग्र):—n. —
1) der der Spitze — , dem Ende vorangehende Theil. —
2) *ein untergeordnetes Glied.
Upāgra (उपाग्र) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Uvagga.
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
Upāgra (ಉಪಾಗ್ರ):—
1) [noun] the one next to the last; penult.
2) [noun] something subordinate or inferior.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Upagrabh, Upagrah, Upagraha, Upagrahaka, Upagrahana, Upagrahaphala, Upagrahasamdhi, Upagrahayanam, Upagrahayani, Upagrahikarma, Upagrahin, Upagrahya, Upagrama, Upagramam, Upagranth, Upagrantha, Upagranthaprayashcitta, Upagranthasutra, Upagras.
Full-text: Upagras, Upagrya, Upagrah, Uvaginha, Uvagga, Parigras, Pragras, Sagras, Agras.
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Some Important Shiksha Vedangas (study) (by Mala Laha)
Part 1 - Study of ‘varṇa’ or letters according to Varṇaratnapradīpikā Śikṣā < [Chapter 4 - Varṇaratnapradīpikā Śikṣā]