Upahasaka, Upahāsaka: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Upahasaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryupahāsaka (उपहासक).—a S That ridicules, jeers, derides.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUpahāsaka (उपहासक).—a. Ridiculing others.
-kaḥ A jester.
-kam Drollery, fun.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Upahāsaka (उपहासक):—[=upa-hāsaka] [from upa-has] mfn. ridiculing others, jocose, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a jester, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] n. drollery, fun, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa x, 18, 15.]
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusUpahāsaka (ಉಪಹಾಸಕ):—
1) [noun] he who laughs satirically.
2) [noun] he who ridicules or derides another.
3) [noun] one who writes a literary piece using irony, sarcasm, irony etc. ; a satirist.
4) [noun] a person who jests; a jester.
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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