Upakurvana, Upakurvāṇa: 5 definitions
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Upakurvana 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUpakurvāṇa (उपकुर्वाण).—a. Doing service &c.
-ṇaḥ A Brāhmaṇa in a state of pupilage (brahmacārin) who wishes to pass on to the state of a house-holder (gṛhastha).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Upakurvāṇa (उपकुर्वाण):—[=upa-kurvāṇa] a See upa- √1. kṛ.
2) [=upa-kurvāṇa] [from upa-kṛ] b (p. of the [Ātmanepada] of upa- √1. kṛ See above) m. a Brahmacārin or student of the Veda who honours his religious teacher by a gift on completing his studies and becoming a Gṛhastha (opposed to the Naiṣṭhika, who stays with his teacher till death), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa] [commentator or commentary] on [Chāndogya-upaniṣad etc.]
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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 corpusUpakurvāṇa (ಉಪಕುರ್ವಾಣ):—
1) [noun] he whose natural inclination is towards helping others; a kindly man.
2) [noun] (in the old system) a Brāhmaṇa who has completed his studies, and entered the householder’s stage (which is second of the four stages).
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: Kurvana, Upa.
Starts with: Upakurvanaka.
Full-text: Griha-mukha, Aupakurvanaka, Naishthika.
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Brahma Sutras (Shankaracharya) (by George Thibaut)
Brahma Sutras (Nimbarka commentary) (by Roma Bose)
Brahma-Sūtra 3.4.41 < [Adhikaraṇa 10 - Sūtras 40-43]
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.5.67 < [Chapter 5 - Lord Nityānanda’s Vyāsa-pūjā Ceremony and His Darśana of the Lord’s Six-armed Form]
Formal Education System in Ancient India (by Sushmita Nath)
The Samāvartana or Convocation Ceremony < [Chapter 2 - Rituals of the Education System]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
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Chandogya Upanishad (english Translation) (by Swami Lokeswarananda)
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