Upanam, Upa-nam, Upāṉam: 2 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpanam (उपनम्):—[=upa-√nam] [Parasmaipada] -namati, to bend towards or inwards;
—to tend towards, approach, come to, arrive at;
—to fall to one’s share or lot, become one’s property, share in (with [accusative] [dative case], or [genitive case]), [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa; Chāndogya-upaniṣad; Rājataraṅgiṇī] etc.;
—to come to one’s mind, occur, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa i, 1, 2, 8];
—to attend upon any one ([accusative]) with ([instrumental case]);
—to gain the favour of any one ([accusative]), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa vi, 19, 16] :
—[Causal] -nāmayati, to put or place before ([genitive case]), [Gobhila-śrāddha-kalpa ii, 1, 7];
—to lead towards or into the presence of, present any one ([genitive case]), [Lalita-vistara];
—to reach, hand to, [ib.];
—to offer, present, [ib.; Kāraṇḍa-vyūha]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Upanam (उपनम्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Uvaṇama.
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: Upanama, Upanamaka, Upanaman, Upanamana, Upanamati, Upanamayate, Upanamayati, Upanamesi, Upanameti, Upanami, Upanamita, Upanamra, Upanamuka, Upanandana.
Ends with: Anupanam, Caupanam, Itai-vettupanam, Jatakaratnakare pancapakshinirupanam, Kirupanam, Matupanam, Nirupanam, Tarakabrahmapatalasya guhyanirupanam, Tupanam.
Full-text: Upanameti, Upanavari, Upanati, Upanamati, Upanamra, Upanamuka, Uvanama, Upanata, Upana.
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Middle Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Madagadipattu < [Chapter II - Temples of Rajaraja I’s Time]
Temples in Sivapuram < [Chapter II - Temples of Rajaraja I’s Time]
Temples in Kolar < [Chapter IV - Temples of Rajendra I’s Time]
Later Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Madarvelur < [Chapter IV - Temples of Vikrama Chola’s Time]
Temples in Tribhuvanam < [Chapter XII - Temples of Kulottunga III’s Time]
Temples in Paundarikapuram < [Chapter II - Temples of Kulottunga I’s Time]