Upanayika, Upanāyika, Upanāyikā: 7 definitions
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Upanayika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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 WörterbuchUpanāyika (उपनायिक):—(von upanāya) herbeiführend, Name eines Sūtra [Vyutpatti oder Mahāvyutpatti 39.]
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Upanāyika (उपनायिक):—in der Stelle mahiṣāṃścopanāyikān [Harivaṃśa 4417], wo aber die neuere Ausg. mahiṣāṃścaupanāyakān liest.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungUpanāyika (उपनायिक):—[Harivaṃśa 4417] fehlerhaft für aupa
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: Aupanayika.
Full-text: Atmopanayika, Varshopanayika, Aupanayaka, Vainayika, Vassa.
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