Yupadvipa, Yūpadvipa, Yupa-dvipa: 2 definitions
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Yupadvipa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of SriharsaYūpadvipa (यूपद्विप) refers to a “cloth wrapped round the sacrificial post in certain rites”, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 17.61.—The usual form of the word [yūpadvipa] is yūpahastin, [hastin] being explained as “a measure of length”, “a cubit”. [...] Cf. Somanātha in his commentary on Śāstradīpikā 1.3.3.4.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryYūpadvipa (यूपद्विप).—a. cloth wrapped round the sacrificial post in certain rites; मीमांसामांसलप्रज्ञास्तां यूपद्विपदापिनीम् (mīmāṃsāmāṃsalaprajñāstāṃ yūpadvipadāpinīm) N.17.61.
Derivable forms: yūpadvipaḥ (यूपद्विपः).
Yūpadvipa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yūpa and dvipa (द्विप). See also (synonyms): yūpahastin.
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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Full-text: Yupahastin.
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