Uparishtat, Upariṣṭāt: 9 definitions
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Uparishtat means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Upariṣṭāt can be transliterated into English as Uparistat or Uparishtat, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraUpariṣṭāt (उपरिष्टात्, “zenith”) refers to one of the directions (diś) according to the chapter named “The Arrival of the Bodhisattvas of the Ten Directions”.—In the region of the zenith (upariṣṭāt), beyond universes as numerous as the sands of the Ganges and at the extreme limit of these universes, there is the universe called Hi (Nandā); its Buddha is called Hi tö (Nandaśrī) and its bodhisattva Tö hi (Nandadatta).
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUpariṣṭāt (उपरिष्टात्).—ind. [cf. uparyupariṣṭān P.V.3.31]
1) As an adverb it means (a) Over, above, from above, on high; परहितकरणे नोपरिष्टान्न चाधः (parahitakaraṇe nopariṣṭānna cādhaḥ) Bh.3.131; Y.1.16. (b) Further or later on, afterwards; कल्याणावतंसा हि कल्याणसंपदुपरिष्टाद् भवति (kalyāṇāvataṃsā hi kalyāṇasaṃpadupariṣṭād bhavati) Māl.6; इदमुपरिष्टाद् व्याख्यातम् (idamupariṣṭād vyākhyātam) in the sequel. (c) Behind (opp. purastāt); पुरसाच्चोपरिष्टाच्च अद्भिः परिदधति (purasāccopariṣṭācca adbhiḥ paridadhati) Ch. Up.5.2.2.
2) (As a preposition) it means (a) Over, upon (with gen., rarely acc.); स्फुटतरमुपरिष्टादल्पमूर्तेर्ध्रुवस्य स्फुरति सुरमुनीनां मण्डलं व्यस्तमेतत् (sphuṭataramupariṣṭādalpamūrterdhruvasya sphurati suramunīnāṃ maṇḍalaṃ vyastametat) Śi.11.3. (b) Down upon. (c) Behind (with gen.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpariṣṭāt (उपरिष्टात्).—ind. Up, above. E. upa and riṣṭātil aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpariṣṭāt (उपरिष्टात्).—i. e. upara + bhis (instr. pl.) + tāt. I. adv. 1. Above, [Rāmāyaṇa] 4, 28, 26. 2. Afterwards, [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 1, 106. Ii. prep. 1. Over, on, with the gen., Mahābhārata 3, 13654. 2. Concerning, [Daśakumāracarita] in
Upariṣṭāt (उपरिष्टात्).—[adverb] above, from above, behind, later, afterwards. As [preposition] over, upon ([accusative] or [genetive]), behind; concerning, about, as to ([genetive]).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Upariṣṭāt (उपरिष्टात्):—[from upari] ind. (as an adverb) above, from above, on the upper part, [Ṛg-veda ix, 91, 4; Atharva-veda iv, 40, 7; viii, 8, 13; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Chāndogya-upaniṣad] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] behind (opposed to purastāt), [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] further on, later, below (in a book), [Nirukta, by Yāska; Suśruta]
4) [v.s. ...] afterwards, [Chāndogya-upaniṣad; Yājñavalkya]
5) [v.s. ...] (as a preposition) over, upon, down upon (with [accusative] and [genitive case]), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata] etc.
6) [v.s. ...] behind (with [genitive case]), [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Suśruta]
7) [v.s. ...] with reference to, about (with [genitive case]), [Daśakumāra-carita]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpariṣṭāt (उपरिष्टात्):—adv. Up, above.
[Sanskrit to German] (Deutsch Wörterbuch)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchUpariṣṭāt (उपरिष्टात्):—(von upari) [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 2, 31.] [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 7, 110.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1526.]
1) adv. a) oben, von oben (Gegens. adhastāt): u.ariṣṭāttuja.ā va.hena [Ṛgveda 9, 91, 4.] [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 4, 40, 7.] viśve de.ā u.ariṣṭādu.janto ya.tvojasā [8, 8, 13.] upariṣṭādājyasyābhighārayati [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 1, 6, 1, 21. 2, 3, 3, 12.] puruṣa upariṣṭātpaśūnatitiṣṭhati [13, 3, 6, 4. 4, 4, 1, 1.] [Chāndogyopaniṣad 7, 25, 1.] nādhastānnopariṣṭācca gatirnāpsu na cāmbare . kasyacitsajjate smākam [Rāmāyaṇa 4, 28, 26. 5, 73, 17.] — b) hinten (Gegens. purastāt) [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 2, 6, 6, 3.] [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 1, 4, 1, 37. 9, 1, 1, 25.] upariṣṭāllakṣaṇa [1, 7, 2, 19. 3, 8, 1, 16.] [Yāska’s Nirukta 1, 4.] in einem Spruche, Buche u. s. w. weiterhin, später, im Folgenden [15. 2, 13. 7, 9.] [Suśruta 1, 24, 20.] — c) nachher, später; Gegens. purastāt [Chāndogyopaniṣad 5, 2, 2.] adhastāt [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 1, 106.] —
2) praep. a) über, auf, hinab auf; mit dem acc.: nedenamupariṣṭānnāṣṭrā rakṣāṃsyavapaśyān [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 1, 2, 2, 16. 7, 1, 20. 5, 2, 1, 21. 12, 4, 2, 10.] mit dem gen.: upariṣṭācchīrṣṇaḥ [5, 4, 1, 14. 8, 5, 1, 16.] upariṣṭācca vṛkṣasya balākā saṃnyalīyata [Mahābhārata 3, 13654.] tasyopariṣṭānnyapatat [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 3, 16. 4, 44, 123.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1526,] [Scholiast] — b) hinter, mit dem gen.: pu.astā.nābhyā a.yadava.yedu.ariṣṭāda.yat [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 3, 4, 1, 3. 4. 6, 3, 7, 4.] yajñasya [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 1, 9, 1, 1. 5, 3, 2, 1. 12, 3, 5, 12. 13.] kṣiprasyopariṣṭādubhayataḥ kūrcaḥ [Suśruta 1, 348, 12.]
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Upariṣṭāt (उपरिष्टात्):—
1) a) [Kathāsaritsāgara 53, 104. 183] (an beiden Stellen fälschlich upariṣṭhāt) . —
2) c) über so v. a. in Betreff von, mit gen.: tavopariṣṭādasmadāyatteva rakṣā [Daśakumāracarita] in [Benfey’ Chrestomathie aus Sanskritwerken 197, 19.]
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