Upavitin, Upavītin, Upaviti, Upavītī, Upavīti: 10 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Upavītin (उपवीतिन्) or Yajñopavītin refers to “one who wears a sacred thread”, according to the 9th-century Sarvajñānottaratantra chapter 18.—Accordingly, “Next, I shall teach the best observance among observances, which is known as the Śiva-vrata and which is revered by Asuras and Gods alike. Pure pale ash [should be used, and] white dress and unguents; he should wear a white sacred thread (śukla-yajña-upavītin) and be adorned by a chignon of matted locks. He should be equipped with all [suitable] ornaments, [and] adorned with white garlands; he should consume [only the pure ritual gruel-offering known as] caru; he should observe the chaste conduct of a student; he should venerate Śiva, the fire and his Guru. [...]”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Upavītin (उपवीतिन्).—a. Wearing the sacred thread. उद्धृते दक्षिणे पाणावुपवीत्युच्यते द्विजः (uddhṛte dakṣiṇe pāṇāvupavītyucyate dvijaḥ) Manusmṛti 2.63.
Upavītin (उपवीतिन्).—m. (-tī) The Brahman who wears the string in the usual manner, or on the left shoulder and under the right arm. E. upavīta and ini aff.
Upavītin (उपवीतिन्).—i. e. upa-vīta (vb. vye) + in, adj. Wearing the sacrificial cord on the left shoulder, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 63.
Upavītin (उपवीतिन्).—[adjective] wearing the sacred cord.
Upavītin (उपवीतिन्):—[from upa-vye] mfn. wearing the sacred cord in the usual manner (over the left shoulder and under the right arm), [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā xvi, 17; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Manu-smṛti ii, 63] (cf. yajñopavītin.)
Upavītin (उपवीतिन्):—[upa-vītin] (tī) 5. m. brāhman.
Upavītin (उपवीतिन्):—(von upavīta) adj. die Schnur tragend, genauer yajñopavītin die Schnur, wie zum Götteropfer gehört, über die linke Schulter tragend upavītin [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 16, 17.] [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 1, 7, 24.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 2, 63.] yajñopa [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 2, 4, 2, 1. 6, 1, 12. 18. 12, 5, 1, 6.] [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 19, 3, 24.] [Aśvalāyana’s Śrautasūtrāni 1, 1.] [GṚHY. 3, 2. 7.] yajñopavītī devānāṃ prācīnāvītī pitṝṇām [Kauśika’s Sūtra zum Atuarvaveda 1. 8. 67.] [Mahābhārata 3, 15841. 14, 1252.] śuklayajñopavītin [13, 844.] nāgayajñopa [746.] — Vgl. prācīnopavīta .
Upavītin (उपवीतिन्):—Adj. die heilige Schnur über die linke Schulter tragend.
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.
Tamil dictionary
Upavīti (உபவீதி) noun < upa-vītin. See உபவீதம் [upavitham], 2, opposed to பிராசீனாவீதி. [pirasinavithi.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Vitin, Upa, Vitti.
Full-text (+0): Yajnopavitin, Anupavitin, Dakshinatopavitin, Pravitin, Apurvartha, Yajnopavita.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2.63 < [Section XIII - Initiation (upanayana)]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 40 < [English-Gujarati-Hindi (1 volume)]
Page 274 < [Hindi-Gujarati-English Volume 1]
Page 269 < [Hindi-Marathi-English Volume 1]
Stupas in Orissa (Study) (by Meenakshi Chauley)
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Yajnavalkya-smriti with Mitakshara and Viramitrodaya (by J. R. Gharpure)
Verses 1.230-233 < [Chapter 10 - On the Śrāddhas]
Verses 1.29-30 < [Chapter 2 - The Celibacy]