Upavancana, Upavañcana: 4 definitions

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Upavancana 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Upavanchana.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Upavancana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Upavañcana (उपवञ्चन).—The act of crouching or lying close to.

Derivable forms: upavañcanam (उपवञ्चनम्).

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

Upavañcana (उपवञ्चन):—[=upa-vañcana] [from upa-vañc] n. the act of crouching or lying close to (See sūpavañcana).

[Sanskrit to German]

Upavancana 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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