Upalabdhi: 15 definitions
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Upalabdhi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Uplabdhi.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramUpalabdhi (उपलब्धि) refers to “perception”, according to the commentary on the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.— Accordingly, “(The reality) devoid of that [i..e, series of objects of knowledge] is the supreme expanse (parākāśa), the unmanifest. Yoga and the like, as well as the purification of the Sixfold Path (of manifestation) and the like, serve (only) as the instrumental cause (nimitta) of its perception (upalabdhi), that is, as the cause of its yogic perception (yogopalabdhi)”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraUpalabdhi (उपलब्धि) refers to the “ascertained” (of the exact place of Rāhu), according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 5), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “[...] Now, if [Rāhu] has a body or be simply a head with a regular motion in the ecliptic, how comes it that he eclipses the sun and moon when they are 180° from him? If his motion be not subject to fixed laws, how comes it that his exact place is ascertained [i.e., upalabdhi]; how comes it that he never eclipses by the part of his body between his head and tail? If being of the shape of a serpent he eclipses with his head or with his tail, how comes it that he does not hide one half of the heavens lying between his head and tail?”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (philosophy)Upalabdhi (उपलब्धि) refers to “(the action of) perceiving”, according to the Īśvarapratyabhijñāvivṛtivimarśinī 2.132.—Accordingly, “[The passage] ‘inasmuch as they are [somehow] manifest in the concept [representing them’ means the following]. The ‘sense organ,’ [apprehended as] a generality [by conceptual thought, i.e.,] as the instrument of the action of perceiving (upalabdhi-kriyā-karaṇa), [...]—[all these] must belong to the realm of phenomena; otherwise such [things] as the fact that [they] can be desired, the search for the realization of this [desire], their determination [as having] this [particular] form and place, the practice in accordance with [this determination], etc., would [all] be impossible”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryupalabdhi (उपलब्धि).—f (S) Gain, acquisition, attainment. 2 Knowledge, known state, existing or extant state (as of sciences or arts). Ex. rasāyaṇa śāstrācī u0 tyā dēśānta nāhīṃ.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUpalabdhi (उपलब्धि).—f.
1) Getting, obtaining, acquisition; उपलब्धौ यत्नः क्रियताम् (upalabdhau yatnaḥ kriyatām) Mahābhārata on 1.1.1. वृथा हि मे स्यात्स्वपदोपलब्धिः (vṛthā hi me syātsvapadopalabdhiḥ) R.5.56,8.17.
2) Observation, perception, knowledge (jñāna); बुद्धिरुपलब्धिर्ज्ञानं प्रत्यय इत्यनर्थान्तरम् (buddhirupalabdhirjñānaṃ pratyaya ityanarthāntaram) Nyāya Sūtra, नाभाव उपलब्धेः (nābhāva upalabdheḥ) Brahma Sūtra 2.2.28; भावे चोपलब्धेः (bhāve copalabdheḥ) 2.1.15. cf. Nyāya S.2.28,3.
3) Understanding, mind (mati).
4) A conjecture, guess.
5) Perceptibility appearance (recognized as a kind of proof by the Mīmāṃsakas); तत्र वेदविधिः स स्याज्ज्ञानं चेत्पुरुषं प्रति । उपपत्त्युपलब्धिभ्याम् (tatra vedavidhiḥ sa syājjñānaṃ cetpuruṣaṃ prati | upapattyupalabdhibhyām) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.238.3. see अनुपलब्धि (anupalabdhi).
Derivable forms: upalabdhiḥ (उपलब्धिः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpalabdhi (उपलब्धि).—f.
(-bdhiḥ) 1. Mind, understanding. 2. Knowledge, especially religious. 3. Gain, acquisition. 4. Perceptibility, appearance. E. upa, labh to obtain, ktin aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpalabdhi (उपलब्धि).—i. e. upa-labh + ti, f. 1. Acquisition, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] 65, 11. 2. Perception, Mahābhārata 14, 683. 3. Knowledge, [Vedāntasāra, (in my Chrestomathy.)] in
Upalabdhi (उपलब्धि).—[feminine] acquirement, gain; perception, knowledge, p. mant.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Upalabdhi (उपलब्धि):—[=upa-labdhi] [from upa-labh] f. obtainment, acquisition, gain, [Mahābhārata; Vikramorvaśī; Raghuvaṃśa]
2) [v.s. ...] (with garbhasya) conception, [Rāmāyaṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] observation, perceiving, perception, becoming aware, understanding, mind, knowledge, [Mahābhārata; Suśruta; Tarkasaṃgraha; Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] perceptibility, appearance, [Taittirīya-prātiśākhya]
5) [v.s. ...] (cf. [Greek] ὑπόληψις.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpalabdhi (उपलब्धि):—[upa-labdhi] (bdhiḥ) 2. f. Mind; religious knowledge; gain.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Upalabdhi (उपलब्धि) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Uvaladdhi.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryUpalabdhi (उपलब्धि) [Also spelled uplabdhi]:—(nf) achievement; accomplishment, attainment.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusUpalabdhi (ಉಪಲಬ್ಧಿ):—
1) [noun] the fact or an instance of getting, obtaining.
2) [noun] observation; perception; a knowing of things; knowledge.
3) [noun] a conjecture; a guess.
4) [noun] that which is got in terms of money or wealth; income; emoluments.
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)
Starts with: Upalabdhi-mulyankana, Upalabdhikriya, Upalabdhimant, Upalabdhimat, Upalabdhimattva, Upalabdhisama.
Ends with: Anupalabdhi, Punarupalabdhi, Taratamayoganupalabdhi, Yadricchopalabdhi, Yadrichchhopalabdhi, Yogopalabdhi.
Full-text (+3): Anupalabdhi, Upalabdhimattva, Upalabdhisama, Upalabdhimat, Punarupalabdhi, Upalabdha, Anupalabdhisama, Upalabdhi-mulyankana, Uvaladdhi, Uplabdhi, Upalabdhimant, Yogopalabdhi, Kriyakarana, Samvitti, Viyoga, Buddhi, Hamsa, Vaikalya, Samyoga, Upalambha.
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Vaisheshika-sutra with Commentary (by Nandalal Sinha)
Sūtra 4.1.6 (Requisites of perception) < [Chapter 1 - Of Atoms]
Sūtra 4.1.8 (Requisites of perception of colour) < [Chapter 1 - Of Atoms]
Sūtra 8.1.1 (Cognition explained by allusion to III.i.2, 18) < [Chapter 1 - Of Presentative Cognition]
Reverberations of Dharmakirti’s Philosophy (by Birgit Kellner)
A Dialogue with Dharmakīrti on Inferential Evidence
The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2419 < [Chapter 24b - Arguments against the reliability of the Veda (the Revealed Word)]
Verse 2017 < [Chapter 23 - External World]
Verse 3096 < [Chapter 25 - Examination of the Doctrine of ‘Self-sufficient Validity’]
Padarthadharmasamgraha and Nyayakandali (by Ganganatha Jha)
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 4 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 4 - Illusion and Doubt < [Chapter XXVII - A General Review of the Philosophy of Madhva]
Part 2 - Pramānas (ways of valid knowledge) < [Chapter XXVII - A General Review of the Philosophy of Madhva]
Part 5 - Madhva’s interpretation of important topics of the Brahma-sūtras < [Chapter XXVI - Madhva’s Interpretation of the Brahma-sūtras]
A comparative study between Buddhism and Nyaya (by Roberta Pamio)
1.1. The Nature of Knowledge < [Chapter 1 - The Nature and Criterion of Knowledge]
1.2. The Nyāya View < [Chapter 1 - The Nature and Criterion of Knowledge]