Upahasa, Upahāsa: 17 definitions
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Upahasa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Upahāsa (उपहास) refers to “(having been made) a laughing-stock”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.44 (“Menā regains consciousness”).—Accordingly, as Menā said to the Sages: “[...] What an awful bridegroom has been secured by this wicked girl? The mountain and I, nay the whole family, has been made a laughing stock (upahāsa). He has neither a mother nor a father. He has no brother no kinsman. He has not even a fellow clansman. He has no beauty, no skill, not even a house of His own! [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Upahāsa (उपहास) refers to “mocking someone (with false respect)”, according to the according to the Kularatnoddyota, one of the earliest Kubjikā Tantras.—Accordingly, after Vṛkṣanātha took food with those belonging to the Cāṇḍāla caste: “Once he had done this, he suddenly desired to go once again to the temple of the Brahmins (there). Their hands folded (with false) respect they all mocked (sa-upahāsa) (him saying): ‘This is (indeed) a special touch (you have received)’. (He replied): ‘(Now I am) said to be an outcaste (but) I say (explain) O Brahmins! What (needs to be done) to protect (oneself from the pollution) due to which (you) have become untouchable by (your own) improper conduct! Explain that to me now! Having known that by means of which one is purified, my supreme illusion will cease. Whether one is a Brahmin or an outcaste is decided by fire!’ [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
In Jainism
Jain philosophy
Upahāsa (उपहास) refers to “ridicule” or “satirical laughter”, as occurring in the Anekāntajayapatākā-prakaraṇa, a Śvetāmbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra Sūri.—[Cf. Vol. II, P. 160, l. 3]—‘Upahāsa-sthāna’ means an abode of ridicule or satirical laughter.
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
upahāsa (उपहास).—m S Deriding, ridiculing, laughing at.
upahāsa (उपहास).—m Deriding. upahāsaṇēṃ v t Deride, ridicule.
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
Upahāsa (उपहास).—
1) Ridicule, derision; फलमस्योपहासस्य सद्यः प्राप्यसि पश्य माम् (phalamasyopahāsasya sadyaḥ prāpyasi paśya mām) R.12.37.
2) Satirical laughter.
3) Fun, play; एवंविच्छोत्रियस्य दारेण नोपहासमिच्छेत् (evaṃvicchotriyasya dāreṇa nopahāsamicchet) Bṛ. Up.6.4.12.
Derivable forms: upahāsaḥ (उपहासः).
Upahāsa (उपहास).—m.
(-saḥ) Ridicule, laughing at any one. E. upa before has to laugh, aff. ghañ.
Upahāsa (उपहास).—i. e. upa-has + a, m. Sneering, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 12, 37.
Upahāsa (उपहास).—[masculine] laughter, fun.
1) Upahāsa (उपहास):—[=upa-hāsa] [from upa-has] m. laughter, derision, mockery, jeer, [Kathāsaritsāgara; Raghuvaṃśa; Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] ridiculousness, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
3) [v.s. ...] fun, play, jest, sport, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Pāraskara-gṛhya-sūtra; Mahābhārata etc.]
Upahāsa (उपहास):—[upa-hāsa] (saḥ) 1. m. Ridicule.
Upahāsa (उपहास):—(von has mit upa) m. Tändelei, Scherz, Spiel: jāyāyā upahāsaṃ necchet [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 14, 9, 4, 11.] [Pāraskara’s Gṛhyasūtrāṇi 1, 11.] spöttisches Lächeln [Raghuvaṃśa 12, 37.] sopahāsam [Mahābhārata 3, 14709.] [Pañcatantra 227, 4.] [Dhūrtasamāgama 80, 11.] [Prabodhacandrodaja 108, 10.] saprakāśopahāsam [111, 15.] — Vgl. adhopahāsa .
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Upahāsa (उपहास):—Gelächter, Spott: ajñatā nāma kasyeha nopahāsāya jāyate [Kathāsaritsāgara 65, 176.] [Sāhityadarpana 478. 112, 8.] Spass, nicht ernstlich Gemeintes [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 2, 18.]
Upahāsa (उपहास):—m. —
1) Gelächter , Spott. —
2) Lächerlichkeit [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhatsaṃhitā 2,18.] —
3) Tändelei , Scherz , Spass , nicht ernstlich Gemeintes.
Upahāsa (उपहास) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Uvahāsa, Ohāsa.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Upahāsa (उपहास) [Also spelled upahas]:—(nm) derision, ridicule, mockery;—[karanā] to deride, to ridicule; -[citra] a caricature.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Upahāsa (ಉಪಹಾಸ):—
1) [noun] a laughter or a facial gesture expressing contempt; a satirical laughter.
2) [noun] the act of making someone or something the object of scornful laughter by joking, mocking, etc.; derision; ridicule.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Upahāsa (उपहास):—n. laughter; fun; ridicule; slander; sarcasm; derision;
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.
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