Upava, Upāva, Upavā: 6 definitions
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Upava 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryupāva (उपाव).—m ( H or upāya S Poetry.) A remedy or resource; a scheme, contrivance, expedient.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUpavā (उपवा).—Ved. Blowing at; वातस्य प्रवामुपवामनु वात्यर्चिः (vātasya pravāmupavāmanu vātyarciḥ) Av.12.1.51.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpavā (उपवा).—cease to blow, be extinguished.
Upavā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms upa and vā (वा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Upavā (उपवा):—[=upa-vā] 1. upa-√vā [Parasmaipada] -vāti, to blow upon, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xiii, 3, 8, 6.]
2) [v.s. ...] 2. upa-vā f. the act of blowing upon, [Atharva-veda xii, 1, 51.]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+130): Upavac, Upavacakakkoti, Upavacakalam, Upavacakam, Upavacam, Upavaci, Upavacya, Upavad, Upavada, Upavadaka, Upavadanaka, Upavadati, Upavadh, Upavadha, Upavadi, Upavadin, Upavah, Upavaha, Upavahaka, Upavahana.
Ends with: Supava.
Full-text (+37): Upavasa, Upavasatha, Upavasin, Upavasta, Upavas, Upavasita, Aupavi, Upavaram, Upavasrip, Upavasrij, Upavaseti, Upavasathya, Upavasati, Upavasaniya, Upavallika, Upavayati, Upaviyati, Upavaharana, Upavasaka, Upavanata.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Jainism and Patanjali Yoga (Comparative Study) (by Deepak bagadia)
External Austerities (Tapas) < [Chapter 3 - Jain Philosophy and Practice]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa III, adhyāya 9, brāhmaṇa 2 < [Third Kāṇḍa]
Kāṇḍa I, adhyāya 1, brāhmaṇa 1 < [First Kāṇḍa]
Kāṇḍa II, adhyāya 1, brāhmaṇa 4 < [Second Kāṇḍa]