Uparava, Uparāva: 5 definitions

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Uparava means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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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Pali-English dictionary

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Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Uparava, (fr. upa + ru) noise J. II, 2. (Page 145)

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Uparava (उपरव).—A sort of hole used in the extraction of Soma juice (somābhiṣabāṅgo gartākāro deśabhedaḥ); name of certain holes which increase the sound of the stones when Soma juice is being extracted); cf. also पीठपादचतुष्टयाकारो बाहुमात्रो गर्तभेद उपरवः (pīṭhapādacatuṣṭayākāro bāhumātro gartabheda uparavaḥ) | ŚB. on MS.11.4.52.

Derivable forms: uparavaḥ (उपरवः).

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Uparāva (उपराव).—A near sound; P.III.3.22. उपसर्गे रुवः (upasarge ruvaḥ).

Derivable forms: uparāvaḥ (उपरावः).

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

1) Uparava (उपरव):—[=upa-rava] m. (√ru), a hole (over which the Soma is ground; so called from its increasing the sound of the grindstones), [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]

2) [v.s. ...] ([Taittirīya-saṃhitā]) mfn. eclipsed, obscured, [Śiśupāla-vadha]

3) Uparāva (उपराव):—[=upa-rāva] [from upa-rava] m. a near sound ([Tārānātha tarkavācaspati’s Vācaspatyam, Sanskrit dictionary]), [Pāṇini 3-3, 22.]

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Uparava 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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