The Sanskrit term Upakṛti can be transliterated into English as Upakrti or Upakriti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Upakṛti (उपकृति).—f., [upakriyā] Favour, obligation.

Derivable forms: upakṛtiḥ (उपकृतिः).

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Upakṛti (उपकृति).—f.

(-tiḥ) Aid, assistance, kindness. E. upa and kṛ to do, ktin aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Upakṛti (उपकृति).—[upa-kṛ + ti], f. A benefit, a service, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 2, 54.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Upakṛti (उपकृति).—[feminine] service, kindness.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Upakṛti (उपकृति):—[=upa-kṛti] [from upa-kṛ] f. assistance, help, favour, kindness, [Kathāsaritsāgara; Rājataraṅgiṇī; Prabodha-candrodaya]

2) Upākṛti (उपाकृति):—[=upā-kṛti] [from upā-kṛ] f. setting about, beginning, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Upakṛti (उपकृति):—[upa-kṛti] (tiḥ) 2. f. Assistance.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Upakṛti (उपकृति):—(wie eben) f. Erweisung eines Dienstes, Gefallens [Bhartṛhari 2, 54.] [Chezy’s Ausgabe des Śākuntala 63, 11.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 17, 48. 22, 27.] [ŚUK. 39, 15. 17.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 5, 36.] [Prabodhacandrodaja 92, 10.] moghā hi nāma jāyeta mahatsūpakṛtiḥ kutaḥ [Geschichte des Vidūṣaka 58.]

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Upakṛti (उपकृति):—, itaretaropakṛtimaccaritam eine von gegenseitiger Diensterweisung begleitete Handlung so v. a. eine gegenseitige Diensterweisung [Śiśupālavadha 9, 33.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Upakṛti (उपकृति):—f. Erweisung eines Dienstes oder Gefallens [Indische sprüche 7748.7753.]

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Upākṛti (उपाकृति):—f. = upākaraṇa

2) [Galano's Wörterbuch]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Upakṛti (उपकृति) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Uvakii, Uvakidi.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

context information

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

Upakṛti (ಉಪಕೃತಿ):—

1) [noun] a charitable act or generous gift; a help; a service; a favour; an obligation.

2) [noun] a minor poetical work.

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

context information

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)

Partial matches: Kriti, Upa.

Starts with: Upakritimant, Upakritimat, Upakritin, Upakrititattva.

Full-text: Upakritimat, Upakiruti, Upakritimant, Uvakii, Uvakidi, Upakrita.

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