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Results for उत्प्रेक्षा

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. उत्प्रेक्षाutprekṣā1 Conjecture, guess.
    1. 1 Conjecture, guess.
    2. Disregarding, carelessness, indifference.
    3. (In Rhet.) A figure of speech, 'Poetical fancy', which consists in supposing उपमेय and उपमान as similar to each other in some respects and in indicating, expressly or by implication, a probability of their identity based on such similarity; it is the imagining of one object under the character of another; संभावनमथोत्प्रेक्षा प्रकृतस्य परेण यत् K. Parasmaipada1; Exempli gratia, for example लिम्पतीव तमोऽङ्गानि वर्षतीवाञ्जनं नभः Mk.1.34; स्थितः पृथिव्या इव मानदण्डः Ku.1.1. It is usually expressed by इव, or by words like मन्ये, शङ्के, ध्रुवम्, प्रायः, नूनम् etc. (see Kāv.2.234); Compare S. D.686-692 and R. G. under उत्प्रेक्षा also.
    4. A parable.
    5. An ironical comparison.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अवयवः A kind of simile -Compound

    • -वल्लभः Name of a poet.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. उत्प्रेक्षाutprekṣāf. the act of overlooking or disregarding
    1. feminine the act of overlooking or disregarding
    2. feminine carelessness, indifference Ven2is.
    3. feminine observing Lexicographers
    4. feminine (in rhetoric) comparison in general, simile, illustration, metaphor
    5. feminine a parable
    6. feminine an ironical comparison Sa1h. Va1m. Kpr.
    7. (in compound)
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  2. उत्प्रेक्षाध्वनिutprekṣādhvanim. a partic. figure of sp˚eech Ha1la हाल, Sch.

    masculine gender a particular figure of sp˚eech Ha1la हाल, Scholiast or Commentator

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  3. उत्प्रेक्षावयवutprekṣāvayavam. a kind of simile Va1m.

    masculine gender a kind of simile Va1m.

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  4. उत्प्रेक्षावल्लभutprekṣāvallabham. N. of a poet.

    masculine gender Name of a poetry or poetic

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