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Ayurveda (science of life)

Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)

Source: Shodhganga: Drumavichitrikarnam—Plant mutagenesis in ancient India

Upta (उप्त) refers to “having sown a seed”, according to the Vṛkṣāyurveda by Sūrapāla (1000 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the study of trees and the principles of ancient Indian agriculture.—Accordingly, “A seed of any variety freely rubbed with the bark of Mangifera indica creeper, Jasminum grandiflorum, Woodfordia fruticosa and Hiptage benghalensis mixed with the milk of a she-goat and then sown in a pit, filled with soil dug up from around the roots of trees belonging to different species and thereafter sufficiently sprinkled with the powder of sesame and barley and (the seed so sown) (upta) watered with curd and milk [uptādadhikṣīra...] grows into the respective creeper”.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Upta (उप्त).—See under वप् (vap).

See also (synonyms): upti.

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

Upta (उप्त).—mfn.

(-ptaḥ-ptā-ptaṃ) Sown, (as seed.) E. vap to sow, affix kta.

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

Upta (उप्त).—[adjective] sown, strewn, thrown down, lying; covered or sprinkled with ([instrumental] or —°).

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

1) Upta (उप्त):—a upti, etc. See √2. vap.

2) [from vap] 1. upta mfn. shorn, shaved, [Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra]

3) [from vap] 2. upta mfn. scattered, sown, planted, put in the ground, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.

4) [v.s. ...] bestrewed or covered with ([instrumental case] or [compound]), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

5) [v.s. ...] thrown down, lying, [Atharva-veda]

6) [v.s. ...] presented, offered, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

7) [v.s. ...] n. a sown field, [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes]

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

Upta (उप्त):—[(ptaḥ-ptā-ptaṃ) a.] Sown.

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

Upta (उप्त) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Utta, Vavia, Vutta.

[Sanskrit to German]

Upta in German

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Upta (ಉಪ್ತ):—[adjective] (said of seeds) scattered for growing; sown.

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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)

Starts with: Uptagadha, Uptakesha, Uptakeshashmashru, Uptakrishta, Uptavija.

Ends with (+276): Abhayakaragupta, Abhayankaragupta, Abhigupta, Abhilupta, Abhinavagupta, Abhinimlupta, Abhiprasupta, Abhisamgupta, Acchupta, Achchhupta, Acyupta, Adhigupta, Adhogupta, Adilupta, Adimadhyantalupta, Agupta, Alikasupta, Alupta, Amaragupta, Amragupta.

Full-text (+12): Vutta, Uptakrishta, Anuptashasya, Anupta, Kalopta, Krishtopta, Uptagadha, Vyuptajatakalapa, Vyupta, Vap, Uptakeshashmashru, Vyuptakesha, Antishtha, Yathopta, Paryupta, Nyupta, Uptakesha, Pratyupta, Nivapta, Upti.

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Search found 4 books and stories containing Upta; (plurals include: Uptas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Sutrakritanga (English translation) (by Hermann Jacobi)

Lecture 1, Chapter 3 < [Book 1]

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The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)

Chapter XXXIII - The story of Kṣāntivādin (Kṣāntivāda) < [Volume III]

Chapter VIII - The conversion of Śāriputra and Maudgalyāyana < [Volume III]

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Vinaya Pitaka (1): Bhikkhu-vibhanga (the analysis of Monks’ rules) (by I. B. Horner)

Monks’ Formal Meeting (Saṅghādisesa) 3

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Consciousness in Gaudapada’s Mandukya-karika (by V. Sujata Raju)

Manas in waking, dream and deep sleep and the realization of No-Mind < [Chapter 5: A Study of Māṇḍūkya Kārikā: Advaita Prakaraṇa]

Three states of Consciousness: wakeful, dream and deep sleep < [Chapter 3: A Study of Māṇḍūkya Kārikā: Āgama Prakaraṇa]

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