Uparikara, Upari-kara: 2 definitions
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Uparikara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryUparikara.—(IE 8-5; CII 3, 4; HRS), explained as ‘ad- ditional taxes’, ‘unfixed taxes’, ‘minor taxes’, or ‘tax paid by the temporary tenants’; cf. s-oparikara (IA 10), sometimes called parikara (cf. sa-parikara in place of s-opakriara). See upri. Note: uparikara is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUparikara (उपरिकर).—A tax paid by temporary tenants.
Derivable forms: uparikaraḥ (उपरिकरः).
Uparikara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms upari and kara (कर).
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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Ends with: Mukta-uparikara.
Full-text: Mukta-uparikara, Sarv-oparikara-kara-adana-sameta, Karukara, Upri, Sakarukara, Upaklipta, Parikara, Udranga, Kritin.
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Impact of Vedic Culture on Society (by Kaushik Acharya)
Sanskrit Inscriptions (H): The Sendrakas < [Chapter 3]
Provincial and District Administration < [Chapter 5]
Sanskrit Inscriptions (B): The Maitrakas < [Chapter 3]
Harshacharita (socio-cultural Study) (by Mrs. Nandita Sarmah)
Part 6: Administration and Administrative Officials < [Chapter 5 - Political Aspects]
Settlement in Early Historic Ganga Plain (by Chirantani Das)
Part 7 - Nalanda’s Rise of a Multi-functional Nodal Centre < [Chapter III - Nālandā: Evidence for rise and progress of the settlement]