Upamantr: 2 definitions
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Upamantr 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 dictionaryUpamantr (उपमन्त्र्).—1 Ā.
1) To invoke, call, invite.
2) To address, call to; उपमन्त्रयते स हिंकारः (upamantrayate sa hiṃkāraḥ) Ch. Up.2.13.1. स्त्री पुंसोपमन्त्रिता (strī puṃsopamantritā).
3) To persuade, conciliate. प्रियामनुगतः कामी वचोभिरुपमन्त्रयन् (priyāmanugataḥ kāmī vacobhirupamantrayan) Bhāgavata 9.18.35.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Upamantr (उपमन्त्र्):—[=upa-√mantr] [Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada] -mantrayati, -te to call near or towards one’s self, call hither, induce to come near, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa];
—to summon, invite, persuade, [Mahābhārata; Kāmandakīya-nītisāra; Bhāgavata-purāṇa];
—to address.
2) Upāmantr (उपामन्त्र्):—[=upā-√mantr]
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: Upamamtri, Upamantrana, Upamantray, Upamantrin, Upamantrita, Upamantrya.
Ends with: Abhyupamantr.
Full-text: Upamantrita, Upamantrya, Abhyupamantr, Upamantrana, Upamantrin.
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