Utprekshana, Utprēkṣaṇa, Utprekṣaṇa: 7 definitions
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Utprekshana 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.
The Sanskrit terms Utprēkṣaṇa and Utprekṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Utpreksana or Utprekshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryutprēkṣaṇa (उत्प्रेक्षण).—n S Illustrating or comparing.
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 dictionaryUtprekṣaṇa (उत्प्रेक्षण).—
1) Looking into, perceiving.
2) Looking upwards.
3) Guess, conjecture.
4) Comparing.
Derivable forms: utprekṣaṇam (उत्प्रेक्षणम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryUtprekṣaṇa (उत्प्रेक्षण).—[neuter] foresight; comparison, metaphor ([rhetorie]).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Utprekṣaṇa (उत्प्रेक्षण):—[=ut-prekṣaṇa] [from ut-prekṣ] n. looking into
2) [v.s. ...] observing, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] foreseeing, anticipating, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] comparing, illustrating by a simile, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
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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 corpusUtprēkṣaṇa (ಉತ್ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಣ):—
1) [noun] a looking into or perceiving intently.
2) [noun] a looking upwards.
3) [noun] an inferring, theorising or predicting from available data or evidence; guesswork; conjecture.
4) [noun] an assessing of a thing as greater than it is; an overstating; exaggeration.
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)
Partial matches: Prekṣaṇa, Ut.
Full-text: Utprekshanem, Anishtotprekshana, Iksh.
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