Uttamopapada, Uttama-upapada: 4 definitions

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[«previous next»] — Uttamopapada in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Uttamopapada (उत्तमोपपद).—a. one to whom the best term is applicable, best, excellent. [ṛṇaḥ, ṛṇikaḥ] (uttamarṇaḥ) a creditor (opp. adhamarṇaḥ) धारेरुत्तमर्णः (dhāreruttamarṇaḥ) P.I.4.35; अधमर्णार्थसिद्धयर्थमुत्तमर्णेन चोदितः (adhamarṇārthasiddhayarthamuttamarṇena coditaḥ) Manusmṛti 8.47,5; Y.2.42. Śukra.4.831. (pl.) Name of a people; V. P., Mārk. P.

Uttamopapada is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms uttama and upapada (उपपद).

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

Uttamopapada (उत्तमोपपद).—mfn.

(-daḥ-dā-daṃ) Best, good. E. uttama and upapada secondary term, to whom or what the best term is applicable.

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

Uttamopapada (उत्तमोपपद):—[from ut-tama] mfn. one to whom the best term is applicable, best, good.

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

Uttamopapada (उत्तमोपपद):—[uttamo+papada] (daḥ-dā-daṃ) a. Best.

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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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