Upanga, Upāṅga, Upa-anga, Upamga: 20 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchUpāṅga (उपाङ्ग):—(upa + aṅga) n.
1) Unterabtheilung: vargāḥ pṛthvīpurakṣmābhṛdvanauṣadhimṛgādibhiḥ . nṛbrahmakṣattraviṭśūdraiḥ sāṅgopāṅgairihoditāḥ .. [Amarakoṣa 2, 1, 1.] —
2) Anhang —, ergänzendes Werk von geringerer Bedeutung, eine Ergänzung zu einer Ergänzung: vedāḥ sāṅgopāṅgāḥ [Nalopākhyāna] [?(BOPP) 12, 17. Harivaṃśa 14074.] (śāstram) sāṅgopāṅgam [Mahābhārata 1, 4004.] (dhanurvedaḥ) sāṅgopāṅgopaniṣadaḥ sarahasyaḥ [Viśvāmitra’s Kampf 5, 16.] (āyurvedaḥ) upāṅgamatharvavedasya [Suśruta 1, 1, 16.] [Weber’s Verzeichniss] [94(68).] purāṇanyāyamīmāṃsādharmaśāstrāṇi ceti catvāryupāṅgāni [Madhusūdanasarasvatī’s Prasthānabheda] in [Weber’s Indische Studien 1, 13. 18.] Die Upāṅga und Aṅga zwölf an der Zahl bei den Jaina [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 245.] upāṅgagīta [Rājataraṅgiṇī 5, 381.]
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Upāṅga (उपाङ्ग):—
2) [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 2, 7.] pratipadamanupadaṃ chando bhāṣā dharmo mīmāṃsā nyāyastarka ityupāṅgāni [Weber’s Indische Studien 3, 260.] pratipadamanupadaṃ chando bhāṣāsamanvitam . mīmāṃsānyāyatarkāśca upāṅgāḥ (masc.!) parikīrtitāḥ .. [261.] [WEBER] vereinigt chandobhāṣā an beiden Stellen wegen chāndobhāṣa. upāṅgagīta [Rājataraṅgiṇī 5, 381] [?(Spr. 5036)] bezeichnet einen besonderen Gesang, vielleicht einen Chorgesang. —
3) ein untergeordnetes Glied des Körpers (Finger, Augen, Nase, Mund und Ohren) [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 11, 4]; vgl. oben u. 3. aṅga
1) [SARVADARŚANAS. 78, 4.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 73, 309.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungUpāṅga (उपाङ्ग):—1. m. das Schmieren [Carakasaṃhitā 1,5.] Vgl. anu.
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Upāṅga (उपाङ्ग):—2. n. —
1) ein untergeordnetes Glied des Körpers. —
2) Unterabtheilung. —
3) ein Anhang — , ein ergänzendes Werk von geringerer Bedeutung. Ausnahmsweise m. —
4) ein trommelartiges Instrument [Saṃgitasārasaṃgraha 192.]
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Starts with: Upangabhinaya, Upangagita, Upangalalita, Upangalalitapujana, Upangalalitavrata, Upangalalitavratavidhi, Upankam, Upankarakam, Upankatalam.
Ends with: Angopanga, Anupanga, Dhupanga, Kupanga, Sangopanga, Supanga, Yupanga.
Full-text (+72): Aupapatika, Upangagita, Sangopanga, Candraprajnapti, Upang, Anupada, Adhara, Bhru, Upasada, Upangalalitavrata, Pratipada, Sangopangopanishad, Upamga, Nritta, Uvamga, Candapannatti, Suyapannatti, Lalitavrata, Tara, Puta.
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Jainism and Patanjali Yoga (Comparative Study) (by Deepak bagadia)
Part 5.2 - Twelve additional Upangas < [Chapter 3 - Jain Philosophy and Practice]
Part 5.5 - Availability of Jain scriptures < [Chapter 3 - Jain Philosophy and Practice]
Part 6 - Literature (comparing Yoga and Jainism < [Chapter 4 - A Comparative Study]
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 1 < [Chapter 1 - Prathama-yāma-sādhana (Niśānta-bhajana–śraddhā)]
Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)
Part 1 - Obeisances < [Chapter 1]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.2.25 < [Chapter 2 - The Lord’s Appearance]
Verse 2.13.269 < [Chapter 13 - The Deliverance of Jagāi and Mādhāi]
Verse 1.12.157 < [Chapter 12 - The Lord’s Wandering Throughout Navadvīpa]
Gati in Theory and Practice (by Dr. Sujatha Mohan)
Observations based on Nāṭyaśāstra < [Chapter 5 - Conclusion]
Elements of Āṅgika-abhinaya in Nāṭyaśāstra < [Chapter 1 - Nāṭya]
Technical treatises on Nāṭya (other works) < [Chapter 1 - Nāṭya]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Tattva 3: Puṇya (merit) < [Appendix 1.4: The nine tattvas]
Appendix 1.5: The 108 Qualities of the Pañcaparameṣṭhins < [Appendices]
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