Upamadravya, Upamādravya, Upama-dravya: 2 definitions
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Upamadravya 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUpamādravya (उपमाद्रव्य).—any object used for a comparison; सर्वोपमाद्रव्यसमुच्चयेन (sarvopamādravyasamuccayena) Kumārasambhava 1.49.
Derivable forms: upamādravyam (उपमाद्रव्यम्).
Upamādravya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms upamā and dravya (द्रव्य).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpamādravya (उपमाद्रव्य):—[=upa-mā-dravya] n. any object used for comparison, [Kumāra-sambhava]
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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Partial matches: Dravya, Upama.
Full-text: Upama.
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