Upavidya, Upavidyā: 6 definitions
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Upavidya 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 Dictionaryupavidyā (उपविद्या).—f S Science or a science inferior to the science of God or Spirit or Religion; profane science.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishupavidyā (उपविद्या).—f Profane science.
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 dictionaryUpavidyā (उपविद्या).—
1) Profane science, inferior kind of knowledge.
2) Practical knowledge.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpavidyā (उपविद्या).—f.
(-dyā) Profane science, inferior sort of knowledge. E. upa and vidyā knowledge.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpavidyā (उपविद्या):—[=upa-vidyā] f. inferior knowledge, profane science.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpavidyā (उपविद्या):—[upa-vidyā] (dyā) 1. f. Profane science.
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: Rupavidya.
Full-text: Marakatashala.
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