Upasamgrah, Upasaṃgrah: 3 definitions

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Upasamgrah means something in 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.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Upasaṃgrah (उपसंग्रह्).—9 P.

1) To take upon oneself, experience, feel, suffer.

2) To receive, accept.

3) To seize, catch hold of; पाणिभ्यां तूपसंगृह्य (pāṇibhyāṃ tūpasaṃgṛhya) Manusmṛti 3.224.

4) To take into custody or possession.

5) To win over, conciliate, make favourable; पिण्डदानादिनोपसंगृह्य (piṇḍadānādinopasaṃgṛhya) Daśakumāracarita 58.

6) To clasp, embrace.

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

Upasaṃgrah (उपसंग्रह्):—[=upa-saṃ-√grah] [Desiderative] [Parasmaipada] -jighṛ-kṣati, to wish or intend to embrace (the feet of), [Āpastamba-dharma-sūtra i, 8, 19.]

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

Upasaṃgrah (उपसंग्रह्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Uvasaṃgaha.

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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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