Upeksh, Upekṣ: 5 definitions

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Upeksh 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.

The Sanskrit term Upekṣ can be transliterated into English as Upeks or Upeksh, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Upekṣ (उपेक्ष्).—1 Ā.

1) To neglect, overlook, disregard, connive at; किमात्मनिर्वादकथामुपेक्षे (kimātmanirvādakathāmupekṣe) R.14.34; उपेक्षते यः श्लघ- लम्बिनीर्जटाः (upekṣate yaḥ ślagha- lambinīrjaṭāḥ) Kumārasambhava 5.47.

2) To let escape or let go; नोपेक्षेत क्षणमपि राजा साहसिकं नरम् (nopekṣeta kṣaṇamapi rājā sāhasikaṃ naram) Manusmṛti 8.344.

3) To quit, abandon.

4) To despise, slight.

5) To notice, consider, have regard to; एवमुच्चावचानर्थान् प्राहुः ते उपेक्षितव्याः (evamuccāvacānarthān prāhuḥ te upekṣitavyāḥ) Nir.

6) To look at, regard, perceive; प्रासादस्था हपुपैक्षत (prāsādasthā hapupaikṣata) Nala.22.5.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Upekṣ (उपेक्ष्).—look on, behold, observe; overlook, neglect.

Upekṣ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms upa and īkṣ (ईक्ष्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Upekṣ (उपेक्ष्):—(upa-√īkṣ) [Ātmanepada] -īkṣate (rarely [Parasmaipada]) to look at or on [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata];

—to perceive, notice, [Rāmāyaṇa];

—to wait on patiently, expect, [Suśruta];

—to overlook, disregard, neglect, abandon, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Śakuntalā; Pañcatantra] etc.;

—to connive at, grant a respite to, allow, [Mahābhārata v];

—to regard, [Pañcatantra]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Upekṣ (उपेक्ष्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Uvikkha, Uveha.

context information

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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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Upeksh is another spelling for उपेक्ष [upekṣa].—adj. negligible; fit to be discarded;

context information

Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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