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Entry उप

  1. उपupaind.As a prefix to verbs and nouns it expresses towards, near to, by the side of, with, under, down (opp. अप).…
    1. As a prefix to verbs and nouns it expresses towards, near to, by the side of, with, under, down (Opposite of अप). According to G. M. the following are its senses: उप सामीप्यसामर्थ्यव्याप्त्याचार्यकृतिमृतिदोषदानक्रियावीप्सा- रम्भाध्ययनबुजनेषु: (1) nearness, contiguity उपविशति, उपगच्छति goes near; (2) power, ability उपकरोति; (3) pervasion उपकीर्ण; (4) advice, instructing as by a teachar उपदिशति, उपदेश; (5) death, extinction, उपरत; (6) defect, fault उपघात; (7) giving उपनयति, उपहरति; (8) action, effort उप त्वानेष्ये; (9) beginning, commencement उपक्रमते, उपक्रम; (1) study उपाध्यायः; (11) reverence, worship उपस्थानम्, उपचरति पितरं पुत्रः. It is also said to have the senses of disease, ornament, command, reproof, killing, wish, resemblance etc.
    2. As unconnected with verbs and prefixed to nouns, it expresses direction towards, nearness, resemblance, relationship, contiguity in space, number, time, degree etc., but generally involving the idea of subordination or inferiority; उपकनिष्ठिका the finger next to the little finger; उपपुराणम् a secondary Purāṇa; उपगुरुः an assistant master; उपाध्यक्षः a vice-president. It usually, however, forms Avyayîbhâva comp. in these senses; उपगङ्गम् Equivalent to गङ्गायाः समीपे; उपकूलम्, denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedवनम् etc.; these are again compounded with other words; उपकूपजलाशयः; उपकण्ठ- निवासिनी. Prefixed to proper nouns it means a 'younger brother'; उपेन्द्रः.
    3. With numerals it forms संख्याबहुव्रीहि and means 'nearly', 'almost'; उपत्रिंशाः nearly thirty; उपविंशाः about twenty etc.
    4. As a separable preposition (a) with Accusative when it means inferiority उपोधिकेच (ParasmaipadaI. 4.87) उपहरिं सुराः Sk. the gods are under id est, that is are inferior to Hari; शक्रादय उपाच्युतम् Vop. (b) With Locative it expresses (1) over, above, superior to; उपनिष्के कार्षापणम्, उपपरार्धे हरेर्गुणाः; (2) addition; (3) near to, towards, in the direction of, under; (4) at, on, upon; (5) upto, in, above; Exempli gratia, for example उप सानुषु on or above the peaks; वयो न वसतीरुप; or sometimes (c) with the Instrumental; with, at the same time with, according to.
    5. As a separable adverb it is rarely used in the senses of further, moreover. उपसन्नेऽधिके हीने सादृश्यप्रतियत्नयोः ॥ तद्योगव्याप्तिपूजासु शक्तावारम्भदानयोः ॥ दक्षिणाचार्यकरणदोषाख्यानात्ययेषु च । Compare Greekhupo; Latin sub; Gothic up; German ob..

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    आचार्यमुपसंगम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत् ॥

    ācāryamupasaṁgamya rājā vacanamabravīt. — Sanjaya said:- Then the prince Duryodhana, having seen the army of the Pandavas arrayed in battle order, approached his teacher and spoke these… 1·2
    • उपसङ्गम्यupasaṅgamyaindeclinable past participle or gerund form of the verbal root gam (to go) with the prefixes upa and sam (to approach).
    • उपाविशत्upāviśatimperfect 3rd person singular of the verbal root viś (to enter or settle down) with the prefix upa (to sink down).
    • उपपद्यतेupapadyatepresent 3rd person singular of the verbal root pad (to stand fixed) with the prefix upa (to fit).
    • उपजायतेupajāyatepresent 3rd person singular of the verbal root jan (to take birth, to happen) with the prefix upa.
    • उपहन्याम्upahanyāmpotential 1st person singular of the verbal root han (to kill, slay) with the prefix upa.
    • उपजुह्वतिupajuhvatipresent 3rd person singular of the verbal root hu (to sacrifice, offer) with the prefix upa (to offer).

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Headwords under उ

Part 9 of 17 उन्मूलनम् – उपचक्रAll parts
  1. उ – उच्छ्वसित
  2. उच्छ्वास – उत्कृ
  3. उत्कृत् – उत्पक्ष्मन्
  4. उत्पचनिपचा – उत्सृष्टि
  5. उत्सेक – उदेजय
  6. उदेयिवस् – उद्धि
  7. उद्धित – उद्वाह
  8. उद्वाहन – उन्मूल
  9. उन्मूलनम् – उपचक्र
  10. उपचक्षुस् – उपधा
  11. उपधातु – उपप्लव्यम्
  12. उपप्लु – उपलम्भनम्
  13. उपलल् – उपसंख्यानम्
  14. उपसंग्रह् – उपहव्य
  15. उपहस् – उपे
  16. उपेक्ष् – उलूलुध्वनि
  17. उल्का – उह्र