Upashlesha, Upaślēṣa, Upaśleṣa: 7 definitions

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Upashlesha 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 terms Upaślēṣa and Upaśleṣa can be transliterated into English as Upaslesa or Upashlesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

[«previous next»] — Upashlesha in Vyakarana glossary
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Upaśleṣa (उपश्लेष).—Immediate contact, as for instance, of one word with another: cf. शब्दस्य च शब्देन कोन्योभिसंबन्धो भवितु-मर्हति अन्यदत उपश्लेषात् । (śabdasya ca śabdena konyobhisaṃbandho bhavitu-marhati anyadata upaśleṣāt |) M.Bh. on VI. 1.72. The word उपश्लिष्ट (upaśliṣṭa) is also found in the Mahābhāṣya in the same context.

Vyakarana book cover
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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

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

upaślēṣa (उपश्लेष).—m S Juxtaposition, proximity, contiguity.

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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»] — Upashlesha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Upaśleṣa (उपश्लेष).—

1) Juxta-position, contact.

2) An embrace.

Derivable forms: upaśleṣaḥ (उपश्लेषः).

See also (synonyms): upaśleṣaṇa.

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

Upaśleṣa (उपश्लेष).—i. e. upa-śliṣ + a, m. An embrace, [Prabodhacandrodaya, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 15, 7.

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

1) Upaśleṣa (उपश्लेष):—[=upa-śleṣa] [from upa-śliṣ] m. close contact, contiguity, [Patañjali]

2) [v.s. ...] embrace, [Prabodha-candrodaya]

[Sanskrit to German]

Upashlesha 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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