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Entry उपक्रम

उपक्रमupakrama1 Beginning, commencement; रामोपक्रम- माचख्यौ रक्षःपरिभवं नवम् R.12.42 begun by Rāma; किमुपक्रमो रावणः Mv.2.
1. 1 Beginning, commencement; रामोपक्रम- माचख्यौ रक्षःपरिभवं नवम् R.12.42 begun by Rāma; किमुपक्रमो रावणः Mv.2.
2. Approach, advance; साहसdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied forcible advance Māl.7; so योषितः सुकुमारोपक्रमाः Tbe same.
3. An undertaking, work, enterprize.
4. A plan, contrivance, means, expedient, stratagem, remedy; सामादि- भिरुपक्रमैः Ms.7.17,159; M.3; R.18.15; Y.1.345; Śi.2.76.
5. Attendance on a patient, treatment, practice of medicine, physicking.
6. A test of honesty, trying the fidelity of a friend etc.; see उपधा.
7. A kind of ceremony preparatory to reading the Vedas.
8. Heroism, Courage.
9. Flight.
10. Behaviour, action; यद्यप्यकृतकृत्यानामीदृशः स्यादुपक्रमः Rām.5.64.3.
11. The rim of a wheel; Hch.
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