Uparaga, Uparāga, Uparāgā: 13 definitions
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Uparaga 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1) 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.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryuparāga (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-Englishuparāga (उपराग).—m An eclipse. A variation in the musical mode.
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 dictionaryUparāga (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 DictionaryUparāga (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 DictionaryUparāga (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 DictionaryUparāga (उपराग).—[masculine] colour, darkness.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 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 DictionaryUparāga (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.
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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 corpusUparāga (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.
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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Starts with: Uparagadarpana, Uparagavat, Uparakam.
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