Upapati, Upapatī: 19 definitions
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Upapati means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Tamil. 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.
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In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Upapatī (उपपती) refers to a “hero married to a woman and also attracting the attention of another woman” and represents one of the three kinds of “heroes” (nāyaka) in a dramatic representation, according to the Abhinaya-sara-samputa, as used within the classical tradition of Indian dance and performance, also known as Bharatanatyam.—In the depiction of any mood or sentiment, a dance performance or a dramatic representation takes the medium of the hero (nāyaka) and the heroine (nāyikas). The nāyakas (heroes) are classified into three types [viz., Upapatī] depending on their relationship with the nāyikas (heroines).
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).
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Upapati (उपपति) refers to:—A paramour. (cf. Glossary page from Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta).
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
upapati (उपपति).—m (S) A gallant, a paramour, a sweetheart or leman.
upapati (उपपति).—m A gallant, a paramour.
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
Upapati (उपपति).—[upamitaḥ patyā, upa gauṇaḥ patiḥ] A paramour; उपपतिरिव नीचेः पश्चिमान्तेन चन्द्रः (upapatiriva nīceḥ paścimāntena candraḥ) Ś.11.65,15.63; Ms. 3.155;4.216,217; Vāj.3.9.
Derivable forms: upapatiḥ (उपपतिः).
Upapati (उपपति).—m.
(-tiḥ) A paramour, a gallent. E. upa in place of, pati a husband.
Upapati (उपपति).—[upa-pati], m. An adulterer, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 3, 155.
Upapati (उपपति).—[masculine] paramour, gallant.
Upapati (उपपति):—[=upa-pati] m. a paramour, gallant, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā xxx, 9; Manu-smṛti; Yājñavalkya; Kathāsaritsāgara]
Upapati (उपपति):—[upa-pati] (tiḥ) 2. m. A paramour.
Upapati (उपपति):—(upa + pati) m. Nebenmann, Buhle [Amarakoṣa 2, 6, 1, 35.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 519.] [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 30, 9.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 3, 155. 4, 216. 217.] [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 1, 164.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 19, 31. 38. 21, 78.] tāṃ sopapatimāśaṅkya [14, 47.]
Upapati (उपपति):—m. Nebenmann , Buhle.
Upapati (उपपति) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Uvavai.
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
Upapati (उपपति):—(nm) a paramour.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Upapati (ಉಪಪತಿ):—[noun] a man in relation to a woman not married but with whom he cohabits; a paramour.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Upapati (உபபதி) [upa-pati] noun < upa-pati. Illicit partner of a married woman, paramour; சோர நாயகன். [sora nayagan.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
Upapati (उपपति):—n. paramour; lover; kept husband; secret husband;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
Pali-English dictionary
[Pali to Burmese]
upapati—
(Burmese text): သယောက်လင်၊ လင်မြှောင်၊ လင်ငယ်။
(Auto-Translation): Male, son, younger male.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Upa, Pati, Patti.
Starts with: Upapatika, Upapatin, Upapatita, Upapatitva.
Full-text: Upapatti, Aupapatya, Uvavai, Naraka, Shat-vitalinkam, Labhati.
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Brahma Samhita (Jiva Goswami commentary) (by Srila Narayana Maharaja)
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