The Sanskrit term Upakṣepa can be transliterated into English as Upaksepa or Upakshepa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

Upakṣepa (उपक्षेप, “suggestion”) refers to ‘suggestive insinuation’, alluding to the forthcoming plot. Upakṣepa represents one of the twelve mukhasandhi, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 21. Mukhasandhi refers to the “segments (sandhi) of the opening part (mukha)” and represents one of the five segments of the plot (itivṛtta or vastu) of a dramatic composition (nāṭaka).

Source: archive.org: Natya Shastra

Upakṣepa (उपक्षेप).—One of the twelve elements of the ‘introduction segment’ (mukhasandhi);—(Description:) Suggestion (upakṣepa) is the origin of the object of the play.

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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism

Upakṣepa (उपक्षेप) refers to one of the male Vidyā-beings mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Upakṣepa).

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Upakṣepa (उपक्षेप).—

1) Throwing at, hurling.

2) Mention, allusion, hint, suggestion; कार्योपक्षेपमादौ तनुमपि रचयन् (kāryopakṣepamādau tanumapi racayan) Mu. 4.3; दारुणः खलूपक्षेपः पापस्य (dāruṇaḥ khalūpakṣepaḥ pāpasya) Ve.5.

3) A threat, specific mention or charge; कर्णनासाच्छेदोपभीषिताभ्याम् (karṇanāsācchedopabhīṣitābhyām) Daśakumāracarita 61.

4) Commencement; उपाय° (upāya°) M.3.

5) Poetical or figurative style in composition. (Wilson).

Derivable forms: upakṣepaḥ (उपक्षेपः).

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

Upakṣepa (उपक्षेप).—m.

(-paḥ) Poetical or figurative style or composition. E. upa and kṣip to throw, affix ghañ.

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

Upakṣepa (उपक्षेप).—i. e. upa-kṣip + a, m. 1. Dropping, [Daśakumāracarita] in Chr. 193, 14. 2. Mentioning.

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

Upakṣepa (उपक्षेप).—[masculine] ṇa [neuter] allusion, insinuation ([rhetorie]).

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

1) Upakṣepa (उपक्षेप):—[=upa-kṣepa] [from upa-kṣip] m. throwing at

2) [v.s. ...] threatening, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] mention, allusion, hint, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa; Kathāsaritsāgara; Daśarūpa; Viddhaśālabhañjikā] etc.

4) [v.s. ...] poetical or figurative style in composition, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Upakṣepa (उपक्षेप):—[upa-kṣepa] (paḥ) 1. m. Figure of speech.

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

Upakṣepa (उपक्षेप) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ukkheva, Uvakkhea, Uvakkheva.

[Sanskrit to German]

Upakshepa in German

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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 corpus

Upakṣēpa (ಉಪಕ್ಷೇಪ):—

1) [noun] a throwing at; a hurling.

2) [noun] the commencement or the first portion of a literary work.

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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: Kshepa, Upa.

Starts with: Upakshepaka, Upakshepana.

Ends with: Hetupakshepa.

Full-text: Ukkheva, Uvakkheva, Uvakkhea, Mukhasandhi.

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