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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

Upanyāsa (उपन्यास, “reference”) refers to ‘strategic appeasement’. Upanyāsa represents one of the thirteen pratimukhasandhi, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 21. Pratimukhasandhi refers to the “segments (sandhi) of the progressing part (pratimukha)” and represents one of the five segments of the plot (itivṛtta or vastu) of a dramatic composition (nāṭaka).

Source: archive.org: Natya Shastra

Upanyāsa (उपन्यास).—One of the twelve elements of the ‘progression segment’ (pratimukhasandhi);—(Description:) Reference (upanyāsa) is a remark based on reason.

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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Upanyāsa (उपन्यास).—Proposition, statement, The remark 'विषम उपन्यासः (viṣama upanyāsaḥ)' is of frequent occurrence in the Vyākaraṇa Mahābhāṣya in connection with statements that are defective and have to be refuted or corrected; cf. M.Bh. on P.1.1.21,46,50; I.2.5 etc.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

upanyāsa (उपन्यास).—m S Adducing or disposing (as of arguments or facts); exhibition or statement of a truth or case; exposition, setting in order, placing before one's view. 2 An exordium or introduction. 3 Juxtaposition.

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

upanyāsa (उपन्यास).—m Disposing (as of facts, &c.). An exordium or introduction. Juxta- position.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Upanyāsa (उपन्यास).—

1) Placing near to, juxta-position.

2) A deposit, pledge.

3) (a) Statement, suggestion, proposal; विषम उपन्यासः (viṣama upanyāsaḥ) Mahābhārata on 1.1.1,1.1.21,46 etc. = This is a misstatement (a favourite remark of the mahābhāṣyakāra). पावकः खलु एष वचनोपन्यासः (pāvakaḥ khalu eṣa vacanopanyāsaḥ) Ś.5; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 1,3,8. (b) Preface, introduction; निर्यातः शनकैरलीकवचनोपन्यासमालीजनः (niryātaḥ śanakairalīkavacanopanyāsamālījanaḥ) Amaruśataka 27; चतुरो मधुरश्चायमुपन्यासः (caturo madhuraścāyamupanyāsaḥ) Ak.; so शम° (śama°) Ve.5 overtures of peace. (c) Allusion, reference, hinting at; आत्मन उपन्यासपूर्वम् (ātmana upanyāsapūrvam) Ś.3; M.4; S. D.363.

4) A precept, law.

5) A kind of peace; आत्मकार्यस्य सिद्धिं तु समुद्दिश्य क्रियेत यः । स उपन्यासकुशलैरुपन्यास उदाहृतः (ātmakāryasya siddhiṃ tu samuddiśya kriyeta yaḥ | sa upanyāsakuśalairupanyāsa udāhṛtaḥ) H.4.114.

6) Propitiating (prasādanam).

Derivable forms: upanyāsaḥ (उपन्यासः).

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

Upanyāsa (उपन्यास).—m.

(-saḥ) 1. A pledge, a pawn, a hostage. 2. An exordium or introduction. 3. A precept, a law. 4. Giving, imparting. 5. Juxta- [Pagĕ8-a+ 60] position. 6. A suggestion, a hint. E. upa and ni prefixed to as to throw or send, affix ghañ.

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

Upanyāsa (उपन्यास).—i. e. upa-ni- 2. as + a, m. 1. Giving, Rājat, 5, 461. 2. Declaration, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] 36, 15 ([Prakrit]). 3. Law, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9, 31. 4. Pretext, [Amaruśataka, (ed. Calcutt.)] 23.

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

Upanyāsa (उपन्यास).—[masculine] placing near, juxtaposition, addition; utterance, argumentation, also = [preceding] [neuter]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Upanyāsa (उपन्यास) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—mantra. Oppert. 5003. Rice. 294.

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

1) Upanyāsa (उपन्यास):—[=upa-nyāsa] [from upany-as] m. putting down, placing near to, juxta-position [commentator or commentary] on [Pāṇini]

2) [v.s. ...] bringing or procuring (requisites), [Mahābhārata]

3) [v.s. ...] bringing forward, speaking of, mention

4) [v.s. ...] statement, suggestion, hint

5) [v.s. ...] quotation, reference, [Manu-smṛti; Mālavikāgnimitra; Sāhitya-darpaṇa; Daśarūpa] etc.

6) [v.s. ...] pretext, [Amaru-śataka 23]

7) [v.s. ...] proof, reason, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]

8) [v.s. ...] a particular kind of treaty or alliance, [Kāmandakīya-nītisāra; Hitopadeśa]

9) [v.s. ...] (in [dramatic language]) propitiation, gratifying, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]

10) [v.s. ...] a deposit, pledge, pawn, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Upanyāsa (उपन्यास):—[upa-nyāsa] (saḥ) 1. m. A pledge; an exordium; a precept; a hint.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Upanyāsa (उपन्यास) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Uvaṇṇāsa, Uvannāsa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Upanyasa 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Upanyāsa (उपन्यास) [Also spelled upanyas]:—(nm) a novel; ~[sakāra] a novelist; ~[sikā] a novelette.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Upanyāsa (ಉಪನ್ಯಾಸ):—

1) [noun] the act or an instance of keeping, laying something very close.

2) [noun] opinion given as to what to do or how to handle a situation; counsel; an advice.

3) [noun] a lecture a) an informative talk given as before an audience or class and usually prepared beforehand; b) the text of such a talk.

4) [noun] one of the sixteen kinds of treaty between two fighting kings.

5) [noun] ಉಪನ್ಯಾಸಕೊಡು [upanyasakodu] upanyāsakoḍu to give a lecture; to deliver an informative talk on; 2. to advice; to counsel.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Nyasa, Upa.

Starts with: Upanyasaka, Upanyasakara, Upanyasaki, Upanyasam, Upanyasamale, Upanyasamantra, Upanyasana, Upanyasaniya, Upanyasasamdhi, Upanyasashloka.

Ends with: Anupanyasa, Hetupanyasa, Laghuupanyasa, Madhuropanyasa, Shamopanyasa, Shribhashyavrittyupanyasa, Vacanopanyasa, Vachanopanyasa.

Full-text: Anupanyasa, Upaniyacam, Upanyasasamdhi, Upanyasana, Upanyasam, Uvannasa, Shribhashyavrittyupanyasa, Upaniyaci, Upanyas, Vacanopanyasa, Shamopanyasa, Upanyasaniya, Madhuropanyasa, Pratimukhasandhi, Arthantaropanyasa, Upamopanyasa, Vishvajanya, Datti, Shuddhi.

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