Upodghata, aka: Upōdghāta, Upodghāta; 3 Definition(s)
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Marathi-English dictionary
upōdghāta (उपोद्घात).—m S Exordium, introduction, proëm. 2 In Nyaya Shastra. The argument or heading (as of a book or canto). 3 In Amarkosh. An apposite argument or illustration. 4 Analysis.
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English DictionaryMarathi 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-English dictionary
Upodghāta (उपोद्घात).—
1) A beginning, commencement.
2) An introduction, a preface.
3) An example, an apposite argument or illustration.
4) An occasion, medium, means; तत्प्रतिच्छन्दकमुपोद्घातेन माधवान्तिकमुपेयात् (tatpraticchandakamupodghātena mādhavāntikamupeyāt) Māl.1.
5) Analysis, ascertaining the elements of anything.
6) Alluding to, mentioning; Mu.3.
Derivable forms: upodghātaḥ (उपोद्घातः).
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUpodghāta (उपोद्घात).—m.
(-taḥ) 1. A beginning, a thing begun. 2. An introduction, a preface. 3. An example, an apposite argument or illustration. 4. Analysis, the ascertainment of the elements of which a thing consists. E. upa before han to injure, aff. ghañ.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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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The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 1 - Birth of seven sages (saptarṣi): Race of Bhṛgu and Aṅgiras < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
Chapter 4 - Re-creation of the Cosmic Egg < [Section 4a - Upasaṃhāra-pāda]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2.85 < [Section XVII - Rules of Study]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
4. The Vāyavīya Purāṇa < [Preface]
Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 1 - Āyurveda and the Atharva-veda < [Chapter XIII - Speculations in the Medical Schools]