Upakarman, Upākarman: 8 definitions
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Upakarman 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.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchUpākarman (उपाकर्मन्):—(wie eben) n. Vorbereitung, Beginn: adhyāyopākarman [Pāraskara’s Gṛhyasūtrāṇi 2, 10.] adhyāyānām [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 1, 142.] auch ohne Zusatz: Beginn des Veda-Studiums [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 4, 119.] [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 1041. fg.]
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Upākarman (उपाकर्मन्):—der Beginn des Veda-Studiums [Oxforder Handschriften 269,a,5.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungUpākarman (उपाकर्मन्):—n. = upākaraṇa
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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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Ends with: Shaila-rupakarman.
Full-text: Upakarmaprayoga, Upakarmavidhi, Upakarmam, Upakarana, Utsarga.
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Sankhayana-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
Gautama Dharmasūtra (by Gautama)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 277 - Greatness of Bhūdhara (Yajñavarāha) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 36 - Glorification of the Boar Incarnation (of Viṣṇu) < [Section 1 - Veṅkaṭācala-māhātmya]
Baudhayana Dharmasutra (by Georg Bühler)
Vasistha Dharmasutra (by Georg Bühler)
Brahma Sutras (Ramanuja) (by George Thibaut)
Sutra 1.1.1 < [First Adhyaya, First Pada]