Upendragupta: 3 definitions
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Upendragupta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
India history and geography
Source: Shodhganga: Ajanta’s antiquityUpendragupta (उपेन्द्रगुप्त) (r. 5th centuary AD).—King Upendragupta [II] (also known as Dharādhipa) was the sponsor of Caves 17, 18, 19, and 20 subjugated the Aśmaka king ruling in the neighbourhood. Thus, due to this conflict patronage on the site slowed down leading to what he calls the phase of recession. Soon the Aśmaka king retaliated within a few years and this time they defeated the Ṛṣika king.
The ancient name of the province where Ajantā is situated was known as Ṛṣika. It was a small janapada like dozens of others in ancient India. It had a king of its own. It was that this janapada in the middle and late fifth century was being ruled by King Upendragupta [II] who patronised Ajantā caves 17, 18, 19, and 20. Upendragupta [II] was subordinate to Maharaja Hariṣeṇa who ruled over a much larger territory ranging from the eastern, central, and western India: “from sea to sea.”
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpendragupta (उपेन्द्रगुप्त):—[=upendra-gupta] [from upendra] m. Name of various men.
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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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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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