The Sanskrit term Upaveśana can be transliterated into English as Upavesana or Upaveshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Upaveśana (उपवेशन, “seating”) is mentioned in the Śivapurāṇa 1.20 while explaining the mode of worshipping an earthen phallic image (pārthiva-liṅga) according to the Vedic rites:—“[...] the invocation (āvāhana) shall be performed with the mantra “Mā no mahāntam” etc. The seating (upaveśana) shall be performed with the mantra “Yā te rudreṇa”.

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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.

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (natya)

Upaveśana (उपवेशन) refers to “sitting postures” (in Sanskrit Dramas), as conveyed through Āṅgikābhinaya: one of the four divisions of Abhinaya or “ways to convey or represent one’s emotion to others”, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra and the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—The āṅgikābhinaya includes the histrionic representation of the limbs which is simply known as physical gestures.

In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, nine kinds of upaveśana i.e., sitting postures are accepted for Drama.

1. svastha,
2. mandālasa,
3. klānta,
4. svasthālasa,
5. viṣkumbhita,
6. kaṭuka,
7. muktajānu,
8. jānūgata and
9. vimukta.

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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Upaveśana (उपवेशन).—

1) Sitting, sitting down; as in प्रायोपवेशन (prāyopaveśana).

2) Directing one's mind to, being attached to.

3) Voiding by stool.

4) Placing down.

5) Surrendering; सागरस्योपवेशनम् (sāgarasyopaveśanam) Rām.6.19.33.

Derivable forms: upaveśanam (उपवेशनम्).

See also (synonyms): upaveśa.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Upaveśana (उपवेशन).—n.

(-naṃ) 1. Sitting, resting. 2. Voiding by stool. E. upa before viś to enter, active or causal form, lyuṭ aff.

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

Upaveśana (उपवेशन).—i. e. upa-viś + ana, n. Undergoing, [Pañcatantra] 50, 15.

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

Upaveśana (उपवेशन).—[neuter] sitting down; devoting one’s self to (—°).

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

1) Upaveśana (उपवेशन):—[=upa-veśana] [from upa-viś] n. the act of sitting down, [Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Kauśika-sūtra]

2) [v.s. ...] a seat, [Raghuvaṃśa]

3) [v.s. ...] the being devoted to or engaged in [Mahābhārata; Pañcatantra]

4) [v.s. ...] evacuation or motion of the bowels, [Caraka]

5) [v.s. ...] causing to sit down, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Upaveśana (उपवेशन):—[upa-veśana] (naṃ) 1. n. Idem.

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

Upaveśana (उपवेशन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Uvavisaṇa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Upaveshana in German

context information

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

Upavēśana (ಉಪವೇಶನ):—[noun] = ಉಪವೇಶ [upavesha].

context information

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: Vesana, Upa.

Starts with: Upaveshanamamdira, Upaveshanaprayoga.

Ends with: Paryupaveshana, Pratyupaveshana, Prayopaveshana, Samupaveshana.

Full-text (+5): Upavesha, Paryupaveshana, Prayopaveshana, Pratyupaveshana, Upavishta, Uvavisana, Katuka, Svasthalasa, Vishkumbhita, Janugata, Vimukta, Upaveshin, Samupaveshana, Muktajanuka, Sitting posture, Klanta, Svastha, Mandalasa, Akuncitaka, Avahana.

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