Upantya, Upāntya, Upamtya: 9 definitions

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Upantya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Upāntya (उपान्त्य).—See उपान्त (upānta); the word is generally found used in the grammars of Śākaṭāyana and Hemacandra.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

upāntya (उपांत्य).—a S In grammar. Penultimate. 2 In general. The one coming before the last.

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upāntya (उपांत्य).—n S Neighborhood or proximity.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

upāntya (उपांत्य).—a (In grammar.) Penultimate. n Neighbourhood or proximity.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Upāntya (उपान्त्य).—a. Last but one; उत्तमपदमुपान्त्यस्योपलक्षणार्थम् (uttamapadamupāntyasyopalakṣaṇārtham) Sk.

-tyaḥ The corner of the eye.

-ntyam Vicinity.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Upāntya (उपान्त्य).—m.

(-ntyaḥ) The corner of the eye. n.

(-ntyaṃ) Vicinity. E. upa and antya end.

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

Upāntya (उपान्त्य):—[from upānta] mfn. idem, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā; Śrutabodha]

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

Upāntya (उपान्त्य):—[upā+ntya] (ntyaḥ) 1. m. Corner of the eye. (ntyaṃ) n. Vicinity.

[Sanskrit to German]

Upantya 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

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Upāṃtya (ಉಪಾಂತ್ಯ):—

1) [noun] the nearby or surrounding area; the vicinity; the nearby situation; neighbourhood.

2) [noun] a thing that is next to the last (as in a series); that which is penultimate.

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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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