Upashabda, Upaśabda: 3 definitions

Introduction:

Upashabda 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.

The Sanskrit term Upaśabda can be transliterated into English as Upasabda or Upashabda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Upashabda in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

upaśabda (उपशब्द).—m (S An auxiliary word.) A synonymous word, or an imitative formation, appended to the significant word, in enhancement or amplification. See e. g. the latter portion of each of the formations following:--pōthīpustaka, lākūḍa- phāṇṭā, gavatakāḍī, śākabhājī, vastrapātra, auṣadhapāṇī, dagaḍagigaḍa, daṅgādhōpā, jhāḍajhāḍōrā, bhākarībhikarī. Of such there are thousands and yet thousands.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

upaśabda (उपशब्द).—m A synonymous word or an imi- tative formation.

context information

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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Upashabda in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Upaśabda (उपशब्द) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Uvasadda.

context information

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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