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Upadana, Բ, 貹Բ: 29 definitions

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Alternative spellings of this word include Updan.

In Hinduism

Samkhya (school of philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Upadana in Samkhya glossary
: Wisdom Library: Sāṃkhya philosophy

Բ (उपादान, “withdrawing�) is a type ٳṣṭ (complacence), classified internal (ٳ첹) according to the Sāṃkhya theory of evolution. Tuṣṭi refers to a category of pratyayasarga (intellectual products), which represents the first of two types of sarga (products) that come into being during ٲٳٱ貹ṇām (elemental manifestations), which in turn, evolve out of the two types of 貹ṇām (change, modification).

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Samkhya (सांख्य, Sāṃkhya) is a dualistic school of Hindu philosophy (astika) and is closeley related to the Yoga school. Samkhya philosophy accepts three pramanas (‘proofs�) only as valid means of gaining knowledge. Another important concept is their theory of evolution, revolving around prakriti (matter) and purusha (consciousness).

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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Բ (उपादान).—Hypothesis, presumption, acceptance.

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Vyakarana (व्याकर�, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

: Pure Bhakti: Arcana-dipika - 3rd Edition

Բ (उपादान) refers to “picking flowers� and represents one of the five limbs of Arcana (“deity worship�), according to the Arcana-dīpikā (manual on deity worship).—Բ� refers to picking flowers and ٳܱī leaves and gathering incense and other various items required for worship.

Generally, there are five limbs of Arcana [viz., ܱԲ]. This is also known as 貹ñṅg-ṣṇ-ⲹñ (fivefold sacrifice performed for the pleasure of Śrī Viṣṇu). [...] These five limbs of Arcana (貹ñṅg-Բ) are not temporary and mundane but eternal, supremely pure limbs of bhakti that help one attain the lotus feet of Śrī Bhagavān.

: Pure Bhakti: Brahma-samhita

Բ (उपादान) refers to—Ingredient cause. The ingredient cause of creation is the material nature (ṛt), which furnishes the raw ingredients which are activated by the reflected effulgence of Mahā-Viṣṇu in the form of Śambhu. See also Ծٳٲ-ṇa.

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu�).

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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

: academia.edu: Religious Inclusivism in the Writings of an Early Modern Sanskrit Intellectual (Shaivism)

1) Բ (उपादान) refers to the “material cause of the world�.—One major concern for Appaya, and for Śrīkaṇṭha as well, is to avoid any conflict between Śaiva and Vedic/Ventic positions. The śܱ貹󾱰첹ṇa deals with such a conflict. One of the central tenets of Venta is that Brahman is both the efficient (nimitta) and material (ܱԲ) cause of the world; that is, Brahman is both the creator and the material out of which the world is fashioned. In the śܱ貹󾱰첹ṇa, the author of the Brahmasūtra refutes the Śaiva(/Pāśupata) position precisely on the grounds that it does not accept Śiva as the material cause of the world; it is on this basis that Śaṅkara, for instance, rejects the Śaiva-Pāśupata view in his ṣy.

In Brahmamīmāṃsāṣy 2.2.38, Śrīkaṇṭha summarizes this view as follows: “In some Śaivāgamas, it is taught that Śiva, the supreme Brahman, is only the efficient cause of the world. Previous teachers have [then] come up with the following interpretation: ‘This 󾱰첹ṇa aims to refute this [namely, the view that Śiva is only the efficient cause of the world].� However, we do not see any difference between the Veda and Śaivāgamas�.

2) Բ (उपादान) (Cf. ṇa) refers to “cause� (e.g., śٲٳٱ being the cause of all other tattvas), according to the Pauṣkara-āgama, quoted in Aghoraśivācārya’s (12th century) ṛtپ (commentary) on Bhojadeva’s Tattvaprakāśa 25, which concerns the origination of [Śaiva] ontological principles (tattva) out of the Śiva-principle (śٲٳٱ).—Aghora quotes the Pauṣkara verse while commenting on the meaning of śٲٳٱ in the present . In his view, śٲٳٱ cannot refer, at least in this context, to Śiva or His Śakti because both are beyond tattvas (ٲٳٱīٲ). If it were the cause (ṇa=ܱԲ) of all other tattvas, as stated in the verse, then it would result that it is non-sentient (acetana) and subject to change (貹ṇām) (admitting, of course, that the material cause really transforms into the world). For Aghora, who aligns on this point with Kashmirian Saiddhāntikas, the material cause of the world must be insentient in order to explain its transformation into an insentient world. [...]

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Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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Yoga (school of philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Upadana in Yoga glossary
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Բ (उपादान) refers to the “mentioning� (of a particular term in a text), according to the Bhāṣya (commentary) on the Pātañjalayogaśāstra (i.e., The Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali).—Accordingly: “Yoga is not perfected by one who does not practise Tapas. Impurity, which is of various kinds because of beginningless Karma, affliction and habitual tendencies and because of which the network of sense objects stands opposed [to Yoga], is not weakened without Tapas. Thus, the mention (ܱԲ) of Tapas [in the root text]�.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

1) Բ (उपादान) refers to one of the “five divisions of the day�, as discussed in chapter 3 of the վṣṇܳپ첹ṃh: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 3500 Sanskrit verses covering the typically �agamic� subjects which are being narrated by Brahmā to a number of sages.—Description of the chapter [ṇāſ-󲹰Ծū貹ṇa]: [...] Brahmā points out that the day is divided into five parts, according to the activities concentrated upon�abhigamana, ܱԲ, , and yoga (42). [...] The daily routine continues with seeing next to the steps in ܱԲ getting flowers for worship, twigs, vessels, liquids, the groceries for food offerings, etc. (131-227). [....]

Բ (उपादान) as one of the “five division of the day� (Kāla) is also mentioned in the following:
The īⲹṃh [Cf. the chapter 30: ];
The ʲ峾ṃh [Cf. Caryāpāda chapter 13: 貹ñ];
The śṃh [Cf. Kriyākāṇḍa chapter 9: 屹岹ś-徱-岵-Ծṇaⲹ].

2) Բ (उपादान) refers to one of the five methods of worship (貹ñ), as discussed in the tenth chapter [fourth book] of the ñ峾ṛtṃhٲ: a Pāñcarātra text representing a sectarian glorification of Kṛṣṇa and Rādha (i.e., the cult of Radha-Krishna) dated among the latest of the Saṃhitā-type works.—Description of the chapter [貹ñ-arcāvidhi]: Śiva (=Mahādeva) says, having got the various articles of worship ready the Lord is to be requested to accept them (1-19). Then he speaks of the five forms of worship: abhigamana, ܱԲ, yoga, and —in each case giving a brief explanation (20-24)—and praises them as resulting in the highest -type of mukti (25).

3) Բ (उपादान) refers to one of the Pañcaas (“five-fold divisions of worship�), as discussed in chapter 1 of the Ṛṣirātra section of the Բٰܳṃh: an encyclopedic Sanskrit text written in over 3500 verses dealing with a variety of topics such as yoga, temple-building, consecration ceremonies, initiation and dhanurveda (martial arts).—Description of the chapter []: Sanatkumāra talks about the pañcaa-divisions of worship into abhigamana (1-ба), ܱԲ (6b-9a), (9b-11), (12-13a) and yoga (13b). This latter has already, he acknowledges (14b), been taken up in its six-fold classification in the padmodbhava. [...]

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

: Access to Insight: A Glossary of Pali and Buddhist TermsClinging; attachment; sustenance for becoming and birth - attachment to sensuality, to views, to precepts and practices, and to theories of the self.: Dhamma Dana: Pali English Glossary

T/N (Fact to stick (to something), to grasp (something)). Covetousness, greed. Attachment.

: Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines

'clinging', according to Vis.M. XVII, is an intensified degree of craving (tanhā).

The 4 kinds of clinging are:

  • sensuous clinging (kāmܱԲ),
  • clinging to views (ditthܱԲ),
  • clinging to mere rules and ritual (sīlabbatܱԲ),
  • clinging to the personality-belief (atta-vādܱԲ).

(1) "What now is the sensuous clinging? Whatever with regard to sensuous objects there exists of sensuous lust, sensuous desire, sensuous attachment, sensuous passion, sensuous deluded ness, sensuous fetters: this is called sensuous clinging.

(2) ''What is the clinging to views? 'Alms and offerings are useless; there is no fruit and result for good and bad deeds: all such view and wrong conceptions are called the clinging to views.

(3) "What is the clinging to mere rules and ritual? The holding firmly to the view that through mere rules and ritual one may reach purification: this is called the clinging to mere rules and ritual.

(4) "What is the clinging to the personality-belief? The 20 kinds of ego-views with regard to the groups of existence (s. sakkāya-ditthi): these are called the clinging to the personality-belief" (Dhs.1214-17).

This traditional fourfold division of clinging is not quite satisfactory. Besides kamܱԲ we should expect either rūpܱԲ and arūpܱԲ, or simply bhavܱԲ. Though the Anāgāmī is entirely free from the traditional 4 kinds of ܱԲ, he is not freed from rebirth, as he still possesses bhavܱԲ. The Com. to Vis.M. XVII, in trying to get out of this dilemma, explains kāmܱԲ as including here all the remaining kinds of clinging.

"Clinging' is the common rendering for u., though 'grasping' would come closer to the literal meaning of it, which is 'uptake'; s. Three Cardinal Discourses (WHEEL 17), p.19.

: Dhamma Study: Cetasikas

Another group of defilements is the ways of clinging or upadana.

There are four ways of clinging:

  1. sensuous clinging (kamupadana )
  2. clinging to wrong view (ditthupadana)
  3. clinging to "rules and rituals" (silabbatupadana)
  4. clinging to personality belief (attavadupadana)
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Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).

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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Բ (उपादान, “grasping�) refers to the ninth of twelve īٲⲹܳٱ岹 (dependent origination) according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter X. The tendency caused by ṛṣṇ� is called ܱԲ, grasping, attachment. From this ܱԲ comes action (karman) which brings about the new existence which is called bhava, the act of existence.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.

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General definition (in Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

Բ (उपादान, “attachment�) refers to the ninth of the “twelve factors of conditional origination� (īٲⲹܳٱ岹) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 42). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., ܱԲ). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Upadana in Pali glossary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

ܱԲ : (nt.) grasping; attachment; fuel.

: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Բ, (nt.) (fr. upa + ā + ) � (lit. that (material) substratum by means of which an active process is kept alive or going), fuel, supply, provision; adj. (-°) supported by, drawing one’s existence from S. I, 69; II 85 (aggikkhandho °assa pariyānā by means of taking up fuel); V, 284 (vāt°); J. III, 342 sa-ܱԲ (adj.) provided with fuel S. IV, 399; anܱԲ without fuel DhA. II, 163. �-� 2. (appld. ) “drawing upon�, grasping, holding on, grip, attachment; adj. (-°) finding one’s support by or in, clinging to, taking up, nourished by. See on term Dhs. trsln. 323 & Cpd. 171. They are classified as 4 upānāni or four Graspings viz. kām°, diṭṭh°, sīlabbat°, attavād° or the graspings arising from sense-desires, speculation, belief in rites, belief in the soul-theory D. II, 58; III, 230; M. I, 51, 66; S. II, 3; V 59; Dhs. 1213; Ps. I, 129; II, 46, 47; Vbh. 375; Nett 48; Vism. 569.—For ܱԲ in var. connections see the foll. passages: D. I, 25; II, 31, 33, 56; III, 278; M. I, 66, 136 (attavād°) 266; S. II, 14, 17, 30, 85; III, 10, 13 sq. , 101, 135, 167, 191; IV, 32, 87 sq. , 102 (tannissita� viññāṇa� tadܱԲ�), 390, 400 (= taṇhā); A. IV, 69; V, 111 (upāy°); Sn. 170, 358, 546; Ps. I, 51 sq. , 193; II, 45 sq, 113; Vbh. 18, 30, 67, 79, 119, 132; Dhs. 1059, 1136, 1213, 1536 sq.; Nett 28 sq. , 41 sq. , 114 sq.; DhA. IV, 194.�° full of attachment (to life) M. I, 65; Vin. III, 111; S. IV, 102; ° unattached, not showing attachment to existence S. IV, 399; Vin. III, 111; Th. 1, 840; Miln. 32; DA. I, 98.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Upadana in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ܱԲ (उपादान).—n S Taking or accepting; admitting, allowing, granting. 2 The immediate or proximate cause.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

ܱԲ (उपादान).�n Taking or accepting; the immediate cause.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

貹Բ (उपदा�).�

1) An oblation, a present (in general).

2) A gift made for procuring favour or protection, such as a bribe.

Derivable forms: upanam (उपदानम�).

See also (synonyms): upanaka.

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Բ (उपादान).�1 Taking, receiving, acquisition, obtaining; विश्रब्ध� ब्राह्मण� शूद्राद् द्रव्योपादानमाचरेत� (viśrabdha� brāhmaṇa� śūdrād dravyopānamācaret) Manusmṛti 8.417; 12.7; विद्या° (°) K.75.

2) Taking away, appropriating to oneself.

3) Employment, using; becoming familiar with.

4) Mention, enumeration; किमास्योपादाने प्रयोजनम� (kimāsyopāne prayojanam) Mahābhārata I.1.9.

5) Saying, speaking.

6) Including, containing.

7) Withdrawing the organs of sense and perception from the external world and its objects.

8) A cause; motive, natural or immediate cause; पाटवोपादान� भ्रम� (pāṭavopāna� bhrama�) Uttararāmacarita 3. v. l.; प्रकृष्टपुण्�- परिपाकोपादान� महिम� स्यात् (prakṛṣṭapuṇya- paripākopāno mahimā syāt) Uttararāmacarita 6.

9) The material out of which anything is made, the material cause; निमित्तमेव ब्रह्म स्यादुपादानं � वेक्षणात� (nimittameva brahma syādܱԲ� ca vekṣaṇāt) 󾱰첹ṇamālā.

1) A mode of expression in which a word used elliptically, besides retaining its own primary sense, conveys another (in addition to that which is actually expressed); स्वसिद्धये पराक्षेप� (svasiddhaye parākṣepa�) ... उपादानम् (ܱԲm) K. P.2.

11) (With Buddhists) conception; grasping at or clinging to existence (caused by ṛṣṇ� and causing bhava). (With Rāmānujas) preparation (of perfumes, flowers &c. as one of the five elements of worship).

12) Effort of body or speech.

13) Name of the four contentments mentioned in सांख्यकारिका (sāṃkhya) as प्रकृत्युपादानकालभागाख्याः (prakṛtyܱԲabhāgākhyā�) Sāṃkhya 5.

Derivable forms: ܱԲm (उपादानम्).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Բ (उपादान).�nt. (compare upāya, °diyati; = Pali id., in all senses except 4; in Sanskrit hardly used in these mgs.), and in Bhvr cpds. (various mgs.) sopāna (sa-up°) adj., [Page145-a+ 71] having, characterized by up°, and neg. an-up°, nir-up°, without up°: (1) fuel (app. as the substratum or material cause) of fire: Ѳ屹ٳ ii.270.14 analo ܱԲ� (sc. bhasmī- karoti); Ҳṇḍū 502.10�11 agnir yāvad ܱԲ� labhate; Śṣāsܳⲹ 226.1 yathāgnir ܱԲvaikalyān na jvalati; (2) grasping, clinging, addiction: Śṣāsܳⲹ 104.14 parṣad-anܱԲ- tayā, (by) having no addiction to company (Bendall and Rouse); in most passages not clearly distinguishable from (3); ṅk屹-ūٰ 23.7 (verse) te bhonti nirupānā ihāmutra nirañ- janā�; Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 2144 ܱԲm, followed by grantha�, nīvaraṇam; 7066 ܱԲ-hetu�; Lalitavistara 180.12 sarvopānaparigrahair anarthiko (of the Bodhisattva); 244.(2�)3 (nāpi saṃskṛtā- nā� sāśravānā�) sopānānā� dhyānasamādhisamā- pattīnā� doṣo datto bhavet; 358.20 (verse) yāsyanti niru- pānā� phalaprāptivara� śubha�; 392.13 anāno 'nupāno 'vijñapto�(of Buddha's dharma); Avana-śataka ii.188.10 abhinandanāyopānāya adhyavasānāya (em.) saṃvartate (of a heretical opinion); ٲśū첹ūٰ 48.9 (saṃskārair avaropita� cittabīja�) sāsrava� sopānam…bhavati; (3) clinging to existence, specifically (undoubtedly this is meant in some passages cited under 2); especially as one of the links in the chain of the īٲⲹܳٱ岹; it is produced by ṛṣṇ�, and produces bhava (as in Pali, taṇhāpaccayā upā- na�, ܱԲpaccayā bhavo): Ѳ屹ٳ ii.285.10�11 ṛṣṇ�- pratyayam ܱԲ�, ܱԲpratyayo bhavo; Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 2250; ٳ󲹰ṃg 42; modulations of the same formula Lalitavistara 346.12, 15; ṣṭ貹ṛc 48.6; ٲśū첹ūٰ 48.16; a peculiar one Lalitavistara 420.4�5 (verse) ṛṣṇāta sarva upajāyati duḥkhaskandha�, (5) upā- nato (read upa° m.c.) bhavati sarva bhavapraṛtپ�, where obviously duḥkhaskandha = ܱԲ, see below, 4; also pañcopāna-skandhā� (= Pali pañc� ܱԲk- khandhā), the five skandha which are the basis of clinging to existence (otherwise called simply the 5 skandha, q.v.) Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 1831; Avana-śataka ii.168.1; pañcasu ܱԲskandheṣu Ѳ屹ٳ iii.53.3; Divyāvana 294.4; (listed as rūpa, vedanā, saṃjñā, saṃskāra, pl., vijñāna, Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 1832�6; Ѳ屹ٳ .53.4�7; Divyāvana 294.5�7;) skandhā sopānā jñānena mayā parijñātā Lalitavistara 371.20 (verse); in the first of the 4 noble truths, saṃkṣepeṇa (Lalitavistara °, Ѳ屹ٳ saṃkṣiptena) pañcopānaskandhā (Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ °dha-) duḥkham (Ѳ屹ٳ ḥk) Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 2240; Ѳ屹ٳ iii.332.4; Lalitavistara 417.7; (4) in 󲹰ṇḍī첹 75.2 sorrow, misery (compare Lalitavistara 420.4�5, cited under 3 above), prītīprāmodyajāto nir-upāno (free from sorrow) vigata-nivaraṇo (see s.v. nivaraṇa), said of the man whose sons have been brought out of a burning house. Burnouf cites Tibetan as rendering ܱԲ here by mya ṅan, which regularly renders Sanskrit śoka, grief; and no other interpretation seems possible. It is an outgrowth of (3) as used in religious language.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Բ (उपादान).—n.

(-Բ�) 1. Taking away, abduction, taking. 2. Abstraction, restraining the organs of sense and perception. 3. Cause, motive. 4. Immediate or proximate cause. 5. The formal or distinct form, the material cause. 6. A double meaning, an expression conveying a sense besides that which appears intended. 7. Saying, speaking. E. upa near, ā to take, aff.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Բ (उपादान).—i. e. upa-ā- + ana, n. 1. Seizure, [Բ󲹰śٰ] 8, 417. 2. Learning, [ᾱٴDZ貹ś] 4, 13, v. r. 3. Material cause, Bhāṣāp. 149.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Բ (उपादान).—[neuter] taking, acquiring, appropiating; non-exclusion, addition; enumeration, mention; the material cause (ph.).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) 貹Բ (उपदा�):—[=upa-na] [from upa-] 1. upa-na (for 2. See [column]2) n. a present, offering. = 2. upa- above, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [=upa-na] [from ܱ貹-ī] 2. upa-na n., [ib.]

3) Բ (उपादान):—[=upā-na] [from upā-] n. the act of taking for one’s self, appropriating to one’s self, [Mahābhārata; Manu-smṛti] etc.

4) [v.s. ...] perceiving, noticing, learning, acquiring (knowledge), [ᾱٴDZ貹ś; Vopadeva]

5) [v.s. ...] accepting, allowing, including

6) [v.s. ...] employment, use, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa; Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha; Kapila]

7) [v.s. ...] saying, speaking, mentioning, enumeration, [Ventasāra; Kāśikā-ṛtپ; Siddhānta-kaumudī]

8) [v.s. ...] abstraction, withdrawing (the organs of sense from the outer world), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

9) [v.s. ...] (with, [Buddhist literature]) grasping at or clinging to existence (caused by ṛṣṇ�, desire, and causing bhava, new births)

10) [v.s. ...] (with Rāmānujas) preparation (of perfumes, flowers etc. as one of the five elements of worship), [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]

11) [v.s. ...] cause, motive, material cause

12) [v.s. ...] material of any kind, [Sāṃkhya; Ventasāra; Kapila] etc.

13) [v.s. ...] offering, present, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Բ (उपादान):—[upā+na] (Բ�) 1. n. Taking away; abstraction; cause, double meaning; speaking.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

貹Բ (उपदा�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Uvaṇa, Uvāṇa.

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Hindi dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Upadana in Hindi glossary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) 貹Բ (उपदा�) [Also spelled updan]:�(nm) a subsidy.

2) Բ (उपादान) [Also spelled upadan]:�(nm) material (cause); ingredient;—[ṇa] the material cause.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Upadana in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

貹Բ (ಉಪದಾ�):�

1) [noun] a present, an offering made to a king or a respected person.

2) [noun] that which is given with no charge or cost; a free gift.

3) [noun] a sum of money or any reward offered, promissed to give or demanded in order to procure an (often illegal or dishonest) action or decision in favour of the giver; a bribe.

4) [noun] a bonus or bounty paid to service personnel on retirement, discharge etc.; gratuity.

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Բ (ಉಪಾದಾನ):�

1) [noun] a taking; a favourable reception; acceptance (of something).

2) [noun] a taking or carrying away.

3) [noun] a withdrawal of organs of sense and perception from the external world and its objects.

4) [noun] a gift; a present.

5) [noun] money or any thing given to a person for getting some favour (usu. illegal or out of the way favour); a bribe.

6) [noun] the material out of which anything is made; the main ingredient.

7) [noun] the act or an instance of begging another for food, help, etc.

8) [noun] ಉಪಾದಾನದವರು [upadanadavaru] ܱԲdavaru (pl.) persons who beg or ask for charity, esp. they who live by begging; beggars; mendicants.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Upadana in Nepali glossary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) 貹Բ (उपदा�):—n. 1. gratuity; bonus; subsidy; 2. a present; gift; 3. an offering;

2) Բ (उपादान):—n. 1. any physical materials required for the preparation of an item/object; 2. achievement;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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