Upashanti, Upaśānti, Upashamti, Upāsanti, Upa-asa-a-nti: 12 definitions

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Upashanti 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.

The Sanskrit term Upaśānti can be transliterated into English as Upasanti or Upashanti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

[«previous next»] — Upashanti in Yoga glossary
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Upaśānti (उपशान्ति) refers to “peace”, according to the Mokṣopāya (verse 5.54.4-5, 9 and 16).—Accordingly, “[...] Now, when there was occasion (avasara) [to articulate] the next part of Om for the same duration, [that] method of [controlling] the vital airs was named the motionless [retention, i.e.,] Kumbhaka... Then, when there was occasion [to articulate] the third [part] of Om, which bestows peace (upaśānti-da), [that] method [of controlling] the vital airs was named Pūraka because [it] fills [the body with the vitals airs]”.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Upashanti in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Upaśānti (उपशान्ति).—f.

1) Cessation, allaying, quieting, alleviation; आर्तमयोपशान्तये (ārtamayopaśāntaye) R.8.31; Amaruśataka 65.

2) Appeasing, assuaging, pacification, satisfaction (of desires); स्त्रीषु कामोपशान्तिः (strīṣu kāmopaśāntiḥ) (kena dṛṣṭaṃ śrutaṃ vā) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.147.

Derivable forms: upaśāntiḥ (उपशान्तिः).

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Upaśānti (उपशान्ति).—a.

1) Appeased, pacified.

2) Calm, tranquil. m. A tame elephant.

Derivable forms: upaśāntim (उपशान्तिम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Upaśānti (उपशान्ति).—f.

(-ntiḥ) 1. Tranquillity, calm. 2. Appeasing, allaying. 3. Cessation, intermission. E. upa before śam to be quiet, ktin aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Upaśānti (उपशान्ति).—i. e. upa-śam + ti, f. Ceasing, [Hitopadeśa] ii. [distich] 155.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Upaśānti (उपशान्ति).—[feminine] = upaśama.

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

1) Upaśānti (उपशान्ति):—[=upa-śānti] [from upa-śam] f. cessation, intermission, remission, [Suśruta; Raghuvaṃśa; Hitopadeśa etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] tranquillity, calmness.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Upaśānti (उपशान्ति):—[upa-śānti] (ntiḥ) 2. f. Tranquillity.

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

Upaśānti (उपशान्ति) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Uvasaṃti.

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Upashanti 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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Upashanti in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Upaśāṃti (ಉಪಶಾಂತಿ):—[noun] the state, quality or fact of being patient; patience; calmness of mind or manner; tranquillity; composure.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

[«previous next»] — Upashanti in Nepali glossary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Upaśānti (उपशान्ति):—n. tranquility; calmness;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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