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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1) Uparāga (उपराग).—Eclipses: rituals during; worship of the guardians of the different directions; gifts especially in Amarakaṇṭaka best; eligible for śrāddha.^*

• * Matsya-purāṇa 17. 11; 18. 22; 67. 1-25; 82. 25; 83. 8; 188. 85 & 95; 193. 53 and 54; Vāyu-purāṇa 78. 3-4.

2) Uparāgā (उपरागा).—A śakti.^*

• * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 32. 13.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

uparāga (उपराग).—m (S) uparāgiṇī f (S) A variation in the musical mode called respectively rāga & rāgiṇī. Ex. yēka gāyana kariti saprēma || ḍulata rāmmacandra aikatā || rāga uparāga bhāryāsahita || mūrchanā śarīra hōī kampita || &c. See rāga.

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uparāga (उपराग).—m S An eclipse.

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

uparāga (उपराग).—m An eclipse. A variation in the musical mode.

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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

Uparāga (उपराग).—

1) An eclipse of the sun or moon; उपरागान्ते शशिनः समुपगता रोहिणी योगम् (uparāgānte śaśinaḥ samupagatā rohiṇī yogam) Ś.7.22; Śiśupālavadha 2.45.

2) Hence, Rāhu or the ascending node.

3) Redness, red colour, colour; कोपोपरागजनिताम् (kopoparāgajanitām) Ratnāvalī 3.14; Mṛcchakaṭika 4; कलहकोप° (kalahakopa°) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 9.

4) A calamity, affliction, injury; blighting influence; मृणालिनी हैममिवोपरागम् (mṛṇālinī haimamivoparāgam) R.16.7.

5) Misbehaviour, ill-conduct.

6) Reproach, blame, abuse.

Derivable forms: uparāgaḥ (उपरागः).

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

Uparāga (उपराग).—m.

(-gaḥ) 1. An eclipse of the sun or moon. 2. Rahu or the ascending node. 3. Calamity, affliction. 4. Misbehaviour, ill conduct. 5. Reproach, abuse. E. upa, rañj to colour, ghañ aff.

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

Uparāga (उपराग).—i. e. upa-rañj + a, m. 1. Painting, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 80, v. r. 2. An eclipse, Mahābhārata 3, 13476. 3. Calamity, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 16, 7.

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

Uparāga (उपराग).—[masculine] colour, darkness.

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

1) Uparāga (उपराग):—[=upa-rāga] [from upa-rañj] m. the act of dyeing or colouring, colour, [Raghuvaṃśa; Kathāsaritsāgara] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] darkening, eclipse (of sun and moon, caused by Rāhu), [Śakuntalā 186 b; Mahābhārata; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

3) [v.s. ...] influence, affecting, [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha; Kapila; Prabodha-candrodaya] etc.

4) [v.s. ...] misbehaviour, ill-conduct, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] reproach, abuse, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) [v.s. ...] Rāhu, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Uparāga (उपराग):—[upa-rāga] (gaḥ) 1. m. An eclipse of the sun or moon; calamity, &c.

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

Uparāga (उपराग) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Uvarāga, Uvarāya.

[Sanskrit to German]

Uparaga 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Uparāga (ಉಪರಾಗ):—

1) [noun] the quality, condition or an instance of being black or being obscured.

2) [noun] the partial or total obscuring of one celestial body by another, esp. of the sun when the moon comes between it and the earth or of the moon when the earth’s shadow is cast upon it; an eclipse.

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Uparāga (उपराग):—n. 1. darkening; an eclipse; calamity; 2. reflection; 3. attachment to worldly objects; 4. eclipse;

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Raga, Upa.

Starts with: Uparagadarpana, Uparagavat, Uparakam.

Ends with: Anuparaga, Aruparaga, Nirvishayoparaga, Ruparaga, Suparaga.

Full-text: Uvaraya, Uvaraga, Uparakam, Suryoparakam, Uparagavat, Saduparagacandrodaya, Anuparaga, Cantiroparakam, Uparaag, Uvarakam, Nirvishayoparaga, Haima, Kandala, Raj.

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