Upakantha, Upakaṇṭha, Upakamtha: 15 definitions
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Upakantha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchUpakaṇṭha (उपकण्ठ):—(upa + kaṇṭha Hals)
1) Nähe, Nachbarschaft, eine angrenzende Localität [Amarakoṣa 3, 2, 17] [?(ady.). Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1450] (n.). tasyopakaṇṭhe [Kumārasaṃbhava 7, 51.] kūpopakaṇṭhe [Pañcatantra 222, 1.] ākṛṣya cāpaṃ śravaṇopakaṇṭhe ad [Śākuntala 54.] ramyo yaṃ samudropakaṇṭaḥ (sic) dieser am Meere gelegene Ort [Pañcatantra 74, 21.] kasmiṃścitsamudropakaṇṭhe [205, 5. 263, 19.] prāpa upakaṇṭhaṃ mahodadheḥ [Raghuvaṃśa 4, 34.] mahāgrahāre kālindyā upakaṇṭhaniveśini [Kathāsaritsāgara 25, 74. 35.] nagaropakaṇṭhe Citat in [Siddhāntakaumudī] zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher.3,2,105-107.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī.5,138.] malayopakaṇṭhāt [Hitopadeśa 65, 10.] upakaṇṭham in der Nähe von, am Ende eines comp. [Bhartṛhari 3, 24.] upakaṇṭha n. = upaśalya eine an ein Dorf angrenzende Localität [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 2, 10.] —
2) n. Carriere eines Pferdes (wobei die Beine bis an den Hals gehoben werden) [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1249.]
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Upakaṇṭha (उपकण्ठ):—
1) [Bhartṛhari 3, 24] ist upakaṇṭham nicht adv.; vgl. [Spr. 1785.] upakaṇṭhe sya [Halāyudha 3, 32.] taṭopakaṇṭhe [2, 56. 58.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 75, 60. 100, 15.] vanopakaṇṭhe [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 48, 7.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungUpakaṇṭha (उपकण्ठ):—n. —
1) Nähe , Nachbarschaft [112,5.] —
2) *Carriere eines Pferdes.
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Ends with: Puropakantha, Shivopakantha, Svopakantha.
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