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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. उपनायकupanāyakaa.Leading to.

    Leading to.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -कः

      1. (उप गौणो नायकः) A character in a dramatic or any other work of art next in importance to the hero; (नायकस्य गुणोत्कर्षकथका उपनायकाः); Exempli gratia, for example Lakṣmaṇa in Rāmāyaṅa; Makaranda in Mālatimādhava etc. etc.
      2. A paramour.
    Source: ApteApte entry

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. उपनायकupanāyakam. (in dram.) a secondary hero Sa1h.

    masculine gender (in dramatic language) a secondary hero Sa1h.

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