Upakshetri, Upakṣetṛ: 2 definitions
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Upakshetri means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Upakṣetṛ can be transliterated into English as Upaksetr or Upakshetri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUpakṣetṛ (उपक्षेतृ).—a. One who draws near; or one who dwells near, attached to (upakṣetārastava) सुप्रणीते (supraṇīte) Ṛgveda 3.1.16.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpakṣetṛ (उपक्षेतृ):—[=upa-kṣetṛ] [from upa-kṣi] mfn. one who dwells or stays near at, [Ṛg-veda iii, 1, 16.]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kshetri, Upa, Kshetrin.
Starts with: Upakshetriya.
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