Upamardana: 7 definitions

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Upamardana 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.

In Hinduism

Kama-shastra (the science of Love-making)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (kāmasūtra)

Upamardana (उपमर्दन) refers to “rubbing” (the female genitalia), according to the Kāmasūtra of Vātsyāyana and Jaśodhara’s commentary called the Jayamaṅgalā .—Accordingly, “[When you are] about to practise sex, [first you should] rub her genitalia with your hand (upamardanakareṇopamardanaṃ), and when there is dampness, the sexual act can be commenced. This is the restoration of passion”.

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Kamashastra (कामशास्त्र, kāmaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian science of love-making, passion, emotions and other related topics dealing with the pleasures of the senses.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Upamardana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Upamardana (उपमर्दन).—Suppression, oppression.

Derivable forms: upamardanam (उपमर्दनम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Upamardana (उपमर्दन).—[neuter] oppression, destruction.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Upamardana (उपमर्दन):—[=upa-mardana] [from upa-mṛd] n. the act of injuring, violation

2) [v.s. ...] suppression, oppression [commentator or commentary] on [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]

[Sanskrit to German]

Upamardana in German

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Upamardana in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Upamardana (ಉಪಮರ್ದನ):—[noun] = ಉಪಮರ್ದ [upamarda].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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