Upasina, Upāsīna: 5 definitions
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Upasina 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryUpāsīna, (pp. of upāsati) sitting near or close to J. V, 336. (Page 150)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUpāsīna (उपासीन).—a.
1) Sitting near to; उपासीनेषु विप्रेषु पाण्डवेषु महात्मसु (upāsīneṣu vipreṣu pāṇḍaveṣu mahātmasu) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.233.1.
2) Attending on, serving; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 4.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpāsīna (उपासीन).—mfn.
(-naḥ-nā-naṃ) 1. Sitting with or near to. 2. Occupying. E. upa before āsīna seated.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Upāsīna (उपासीन):—[from upās] mfn. sitting near to, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa i]
2) [v.s. ...] that to which one sits near, [Rāmāyaṇa ii]
3) [v.s. ...] abiding at
4) [v.s. ...] waiting for
5) [v.s. ...] attending on, serving etc.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpāsīna (उपासीन):—[upā+sīna] (naḥ-nā-naṃ) a. Sitting near.
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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Ends with: Bahupasina, Paryupasina, Paryyupasina.
Full-text: Paryupasina, Upasati, Samupas.
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