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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. उपाकupākaa.Ved. Joined together, near.

    Vedic Joined together, near.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -के (Dual) An epithet of night and morning; आ भन्दमाने उपाके Rv. 1.142.7. -Indeclinable In the immediate neighbourhood, before or in the presence of.

  2. उपाकरणम्upākaraṇam1 An invitation to begin, bringing near; पवमान˚, प्रातरनुवाक˚ &c.
    1. 1 An invitation to begin, bringing near; पवमानdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, प्रातरनुवाकdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied etc.
    2. A term given to certain sentences called Praiṣas (with which one priest calls another to perform a sacrifice).
    3. Immolation, sacrifice of an animal consecrated according to rites.
    4. Preparation, beginning, commencement.
    5. Commencement of reading the Veda after the performance of the preparatory rite; Compare उपाकर्मन्; वेदोपाकरणाख्यं कर्म करिष्ये Srāvaṇī-mantra.
  3. उपाकर्मन्upākarmann.Preparation, beginning, commencement; अध्याय˚.
    1. Preparation, beginning, commencement; अध्यायdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied.
    2. A ceremony performed before commencing to read the Veda after the monsoons (Compare श्रावणी); अध्यायानामुपाकर्म श्रावण्यां श्रवणेन वा । हस्तेनौषधिभावे वा पञ्चम्यां श्रावणस्य तु ॥ Y.1.142; Ms.4.119.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. उपाकupākasee उपा*ञ्च् .
    1. see उपा*ञ्च् .
    2. mf(आ)neuter gender brought near to each other, joined, approximate, (only ए) feminine dual number (said of night and morning) fg-veda i, 142, 7; x, 110, 6 (उप्/आके) AV. v, 12, 6; 27, 8
  2. उपाकचक्षस्upākacakṣas(उपाक्/अ˚) mfn. standing present before the eyes, to be seen from near at hand RV. viii, 6, 25.

    (उपाक्/अthat the rest of a word is to be supplied) masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective standing present before the eyes, to be seen from near at hand fg-veda viii, 6, 25.

  3. उपाकरणupākaraṇan. the act of bringing near, fetching S3Br. Pa1rGr2. &c.
    1. neuter gender the act of bringing near, fetching S3Br. Pa1rGr2. etc.
    2. neuter gender setting about, preparation, beginning, commencing A1p. A1s3vS3r. & A1s3vGr2. Ka1tyS3r. etc.
    3. neuter gender commencement of reading the Veda वेद (after the performance of preparatory rites, as initiation etc.) S3a1n3khGr2. iv, 5, 1
    4. neuter gender Name of a particular Stotra स्तोत्र or prayer at sacrifices Ka1tyS3r. iii.
  4. उपाकरणविधिupākaraṇavidhim. N. of wk.

    masculine gender Name of work

  5. उपाकर्णयupākarṇayaNom. (fr. आ-कर्ण).

    Nominal verb (from आ-कर्ण).

  6. उपाकर्ण्यupākarṇyaind.p. hearing, learning BhP.

    indeclinablepage and participle hearing, learning BhP.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. उपाकरणupākaraṇa[upa ͜ â-karana] n. preparation; be ginning of Vedic study; -karman, n. id.

    [upa ͜ â-karana] neuter preparation; be ginning of Vedic study; -karman, neuter the same