Upakshina, Upakṣīṇa: 3 definitions
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Upakshina 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 Upakṣīṇa can be transliterated into English as Upaksina or Upakshina, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUpakṣīṇa (उपक्षीण).—p. p.
1) Decayed, exhausted, consumed.
2) Disappeared; vanished.
3) Powerless.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Upakṣīṇa (उपक्षीण):—[=upa-kṣīṇa] [from upa-kṣi] mfn. exhausted, consumed, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
2) [v.s. ...] absorbed, lost in [commentator or commentary] on [Bṛhad-āraṇyaka-upaniṣad]
3) [v.s. ...] vanished, disappeared, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa; Kathāsaritsāgara]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Upakṣīṇa (उपक्षीण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Uvakkhīṇa.
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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Starts with: Upakshinadhana.
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