Upashishta, Upaśiṣṭa: 2 definitions

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Upashishta 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.

The Sanskrit term Upaśiṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Upasista or Upashishta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Upashishta in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Upaśiṣṭa (उपशिष्ट).—(?) , ppp. of *upa-śiṣ-, taught: Senart's em., Mahāvastu i.135.(1—)2 yāni ca bhaiṣajyāni loke pracaranti sattvā- nāṃ hitasukhārthaṃ sarvāṇi tāni bodhisattvebhyaḥ upaśiṣṭāni (mss. upariṣṭāni or °sthāni; like Senart I find it hard to interpret either form; but the absence of record of any upa-śiṣ- or equivalent in Sanskrit or MIndic makes the em. dubious; compare however Sanskrit upa-śikṣ-).

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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»] — Upashishta in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Upaśiṣṭa (ಉಪಶಿಷ್ಟ):—[adjective] added; included; appended; annexed; accompanied.

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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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