Upajapaka, Upajāpaka: 9 definitions
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Upajapaka 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 Dictionaryupajāpaka (उपजापक).—c S That whispers against; secretly calumnious or slanderous.
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 dictionaryUpajāpaka (उपजापक).—a.
1) Whispering into the ears of, instigating to rebellion; घातयेद्विविधैर्दण्डैररीणां चोपजापकान् (ghātayedvividhairdaṇḍairarīṇāṃ copajāpakān) Ms. 9.275.
2) Treacherous, traitor.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpajāpaka (उपजापक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) 1. A mischief-maker, one who foments quarrels. 2. A traitor, treacherous. E. upa before jap to meditate, ṇvul aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpajāpaka (उपजापक).—i. e. upa-jap + aka, adj. Inciting, encouraging, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9, 275.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpajāpaka (उपजापक).—[masculine] whispering to, conspiring with (—°).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpajāpaka (उपजापक):—[=upa-jāpaka] [from upa-jap] mfn. one who brings over to his party or one who rouses to rebellion (by whispering into the ear etc.), [Manu-smṛti ix, 275.]
[Sanskrit to German] (Deutsch Wörterbuch)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungUpajāpaka (उपजापक):—Adj. aufwiegelnd.
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.
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