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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. उपनीupanī1 P.
    1. 1 Parasmaipada
    2. To bring near, fetch; उपनयति मुनिकुमार- केभ्यः फलानि K.45,62; विधिनैवोपनीतस्त्वम् Mk.7.6; अन्नम् Ms.3.225; M.2.5; Y.3.122; तेन ह्युपनय शरम् V.5; R.1.52; Ku.7.72.
    3. (a) To offer, present to; हरये स्वदेहमुपानयत् R.2.59; Bk.6.7; Ku.3.65; आर्य- स्यासनमुपनय Mk.9; M.3. (b) To hand over, give over; अन्तःपुरपरिचारिकामध्यमुपनीता K.11; Māl.1; Ś.1; Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)2; अचिरोपनीता वः शिष्या M.1 recently made over (for instruction).
    4. To bring to, subject, expose or put to; आत्मा क्लेशस्य पदमुपनीतः Ś.1; R.13.39; K.173.
    5. To bring about, cause, produce, accomplish; उपनयन्नर्थान् Pt.3.18; उपनयन्नङ्गैरनङ्गोत्सवम् Gīt.1; K.171.
    6. To bring information, communicate.
    7. To bring into any state, lead or reduce to; अयोऽभेद्यमुपायेन द्रवतामुपनीयते Kām.11.47.
    8. To take into one's possession, lead away, lead; K.169.
    9. To bring near to oneself; id est, that is invest with the sacred thread (Ātm. ParasmaipadaI.3.36); उप त्वा नेष्ये Ch. Up.4.4.5. क्षात्रेण कल्पेनोपनीय Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)2; माणवक- मुपनयते Sk.; R.3.29; Bk.1.15; Ms.2.49,69,14.
    10. To hire, employ as hired servants; कर्मकरानुपनयते Sk. -Causal To cause (a master) to receive (a pupil), cause to invest with the sacred thread. तांश्चारयित्वा त्रीन्कृच्छ्रान् यथाविध्युपनाययेत् Ms.11.191.
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  2. उपनीतupanītap. p.Brought near.
    1. Brought near.
    2. Known.
    3. Obtained, attained.
    4. Presented, given.
    5. Adduced.
    6. Married (?), led to a man; भीमा जाया ब्राह्मणस्योपनीता Rv.1.19.4.
    7. Initiated; भवत्पूर्वं चरेद्भैक्षमुपनीतो द्विजोत्तमः Ms.2.49.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -तः A youth led to the teacher and invested with the sacred thread.

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  3. उपनीतिupanītif.see उपनयन.

    see उपनयन.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. उपनीupanīP. A1. -नयति, -ते (A1. Pot. -नयीत HirGr2. i, 1, 2; p. -न्/अयमान AV.) to lead or drive near, bring near, bring…
    1. Parasmaipada Atmane-pada -नयति, -ते (Atmane-pada Potential -नयीत HirGr2. i, 1, 2; page and participle -न्/अयमान AV.) to lead or drive near, bring near, bring, adduce, offer fg-veda ii, 3, 10; iii, 35, 3 S3Br. TBr. MBh. Mn. Ragh.; to bring information, communicate; to lead or bring near to one's self, take possession of R. Katha1s.; to lead, guide MBh. BhP.; to lead or draw towards one's self (said of the Guru who, in the ceremony of initiation, draws the boy towards himself); to initiate into one of the twice-born classes by investing with the sacred thread etc. (only Atmane-pada Pa1n2. 1-3, 36) AV. xi, 5, 3 S3Br. A1s3vGr2. S3a1n3khGr2. etc. Mn. etc.; to bring about, produce, cause Gi1t. Prab. Sa1h.; to bring into any state, reduce to R. Hariv. Ka1m. etc.; to take into one's service (only Atmane-pada Pa1n2. 1-3, 36) : Causal -नाययति, to cause to initiate (a pupil) Mn. xi, 191.
    2. (उप-नि-√इ) Parasmaipada -न्य्-एति, to enter into, move towards S3Br.
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  2. उपनीतupanītamfn. led near, brought near RV. i, 129, 2 MBh. Mr2icch. VarBr2S. &c.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective led near, brought near fg-veda i, 129, 2 MBh. Mr2icch. VarBr2S. etc.
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective led to a man, married (?) fg-veda x, 109, 4 Equivalent to AV. v, 17, 6
    3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective adduced
    4. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective presented etc.
    5. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective initiated BhP. Mn. ii, 49 Ragh. etc.
    6. masculine gender a boy brought near to a Guru and initiated into one of the twice-born classes (by investiture with the sacred thread and other ceremonies).
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  3. उपनीतिupanītif. initiation = उप-नयन above Nya1yam.

    feminine initiation Equivalent to उप-नयन a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page) Nya1yam.

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