Upameya, Upamēya, Upameyā: 14 definitions
Introduction:
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Alternative spellings of this word include Upmey.
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarUpameya (उपमेय).—An object which is to be compared. See उपमित (upamita).
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
Source: Shodhganga: Bhismacaritam a critical studyUpameyā (उपमेया) is the name of a Sanskrit metre (chandas) [defined as वं.इ.वं.इ] of the Vaṃśastha type as employed in the Bhīṣmacarita (Bhishma Charitra) which is a mahākāvya (‘epic poem’) written by Hari Narayan Dikshit.—We find seventeen examples of Upameyā variety of Vaṃśastha metre in the Bhīṣmacarita. The example of it is verse XV.2. [...] The other examples are as follows: XV.7, XV.8, XV.12, XV.35, XVI.32, XVII.44, XVIII.8, XVIII.14, XVIII.17, XVIII.25, XIX.1, XIX.46, XX.3, XX.9, XX.12 and XX.46.
Kavyashastra (काव्यशास्त्र, kāvyaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryupamēya (उपमेय).—n S The subject of an illustration.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishupamēya (उपमेय).—n The subject of an illustration.
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 dictionaryUpameya (उपमेय).—pot. p. Fit to be likened or compared, comparable with; (with instr. or in comp.); भूयिष्ठ- मासीदुपमेयकान्तिः गुहेन (bhūyiṣṭha- māsīdupameyakāntiḥ guhena) R.6.4;18.34,37; अन्तःपुरं चैककुलो- पमेयम् (antaḥpuraṃ caikakulo- pameyam) Kumārasambhava 7.2; Ch. P.29 v. l.
-yam The subject of comparison, that which is compared उपमानोपमेयत्वं यदेकस्यैव वस्तुनः (upamānopameyatvaṃ yadekasyaiva vastunaḥ) Chandr.5.7,9.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpameya (उपमेय).—mfn.
(-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) To be compared with or to. n.
(-yaṃ) The subject of a comparison, as the face is of the moon. E. upa before mā to measure, ya affix.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpameya (उपमेय).—[adjective] to be or being compared, comparable with ([instrumental] or —°); [neuter] ([rhetorie]) the thing compared with something else ([opposed] the upamāna q.v.).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Upameya (उपमेय):—[=upa-meya] [from upa-mā] mfn. to be compared, comparable with (with [instrumental case] or ifc.), [Meghadūta; Kumāra-sambhava] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] n. that which is compared, the subject of comparison (opposed to upa-māna, the object with which anything is compared), [Sāhitya-darpaṇa] [commentator or commentary] on [Pāṇini]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpameya (उपमेय):—[upa-meya] (yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) p. Analogous. n. Subject of comparison.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Upameya (उपमेय) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Uvamea.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 dictionaryUpameya (उपमेय) [Also spelled upmey]:—(nm) the subject of comparison, that which is compared (with); (a) comparable (with).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusUpamēya (ಉಪಮೇಯ):—[adjective] fit to be likened or compared; comparable with.
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Upamēya (ಉಪಮೇಯ):—[noun] (rhet.) that which is compared to another; the subject of comparison.
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: Upameyam, Upameyopama.
Ends with: Anupameya.
Full-text (+18): Upameyopama, Purnopama, Vyatireka, Upmey, Anupameya, Upamana, Rupaka, Uvameyam, Prakaranika, Luptopama, Prastuta, Varniyam, Uvameyapporul, Uvamea, Pratipa, Ananvaya, Viparyasopama, Upman, Prakrita, Upameyopame.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.59 [Apahnuti] < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 10.2 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 10.14 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Mudrarakshasa (literary study) (by Antara Chakravarty)
3.4. Use of Upamā-alaṃkāra < [Chapter 3 - Use of Alaṃkāras in Mudrārākṣasa]
3.15. Use of Vyatireka-alaṃkāra < [Chapter 3 - Use of Alaṃkāras in Mudrārākṣasa]
3.5. Use of Rūpaka-alaṃkāra < [Chapter 3 - Use of Alaṃkāras in Mudrārākṣasa]
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 3.14.424 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (14): Vṛtti-samuddeśa (On Ccomplex Formation)]
Verse 3.14.408 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (14): Vṛtti-samuddeśa (On Ccomplex Formation)]
Verse 3.14.591 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (14): Vṛtti-samuddeśa (On Ccomplex Formation)]
Satirical works of Kshemendra (study) (by Arpana Devi)
1.1. Upamā (simile) < [Chapter 4 - Literary study of the Three Satirical Works]
1.2. Rūpaka (metaphor) < [Chapter 4 - Literary study of the Three Satirical Works]
1.3. Utprekṣā (poetical fancy) < [Chapter 4 - Literary study of the Three Satirical Works]
The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 5g - Alaṃkāra (7): Upamā or simile < [Chapter III - Literary Assessment Of The Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]
Part 5j - Alaṃkāra (10): Dṛṣṭānta or exemplification < [Chapter III - Literary Assessment Of The Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]
Part 5u - Alaṃkāra (21): Vyatireka or contrast or dissimilitude < [Chapter III - Literary Assessment Of The Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]
Alamkaras mentioned by Vamana (by Pratim Bhattacharya)
5: Definition of Apahnuti Alaṃkāra < [Chapter 4 - Arthālaṃkāras mentioned by Vāmana]
25: Definition of Tulyayogitā Alaṃkāra < [Chapter 4 - Arthālaṃkāras mentioned by Vāmana]
1: Definition of Upamā Alaṃkāra < [Chapter 4 - Arthālaṃkāras mentioned by Vāmana]