The Sanskrit term Upaśloka can be transliterated into English as Upasloka or Upashloka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Upaśloka (उपश्लोक).—A son born to Śrī Kṛṣṇa by Sairandhrī. He learned all sciences and Philosophies and finally became a follower of the Sāṃkhya-Yoga cult. (Bhāgavata, Skandha 10).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Upaśloka (उपश्लोक).—Father of Manu Brahmasāvarṇi.^*

• * Bhāgavata-purāṇa VIII. 13. 21.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Upaśloka (उपश्लोक).—Name of the father of the tenth Manu; दशमो ब्रह्मसावर्णिरुपश्लोकसुतो महान् (daśamo brahmasāvarṇirupaślokasuto mahān) Bhāgavata 8.13.21.

Derivable forms: upaślokaḥ (उपश्लोकः).

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

Upaśloka (उपश्लोक):—[=upa-śloka] m. Name of the father of the tenth Manu, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa viii, 13, 21.]

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

Upaśloka (उपश्लोक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Uvasiloa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Upashloka 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Upaślōka (ಉಪಶ್ಲೋಕ):—[noun] praise or a hymn in one’s praise; a verse composed extolling a person.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Sloka, Upa.

Starts with: Upashlokay, Upashlokaya, Upashlokayati.

Full-text: Uvasiloa, Upashlokay, Brahmasavarni.

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