Upameya, Upam膿ya, Upamey膩: 15 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Upmey.
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarUpameya (啶夃お啶啶�).鈥擜n object which is to be compared. See 啶夃お啶た啶� (upamita).
Vyakarana (啶掂啶ぞ啶曕ぐ啶�, vy膩kara峁嘺) 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.
Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
: Shodhganga: Bhismacaritam a critical studyUpamey膩 (啶夃お啶啶ぞ) is the name of a Sanskrit metre (chandas) [defined as 啶掂.啶�.啶掂.啶嘳 of the Va峁兣沘stha type as employed in the Bh墨峁acarita (Bhishma Charitra) which is a 尘补丑腻办腻惫测补 (鈥榚pic poem鈥�) written by Hari Narayan Dikshit.鈥擶e find seventeen examples of Upamey膩 variety of Va峁兣沘stha metre in the Bh墨峁acarita. The example of it is verse XV.2. [...] The other examples are as follows: XV.7, XV.8, XV.12, XV.35, XVI.32, XVII.44, XVIII.8, XVIII.14, XVIII.17, XVIII.25, XIX.1, XIX.46, XX.3, XX.9, XX.12 and XX.46.
Kavyashastra (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 办腻惫测补艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryupam膿ya (啶夃お啶啶�).鈥攏 S The subject of an illustration.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishupam膿ya (啶夃お啶啶�).鈥�n The subject of an illustration.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUpameya (啶夃お啶啶�).鈥�pot. p. Fit to be likened or compared, comparable with; (with instr. or in comp.); 啶啶た啶粪啶�- 啶ぞ啶膏啶︵啶ぎ啷囙く啶曕ぞ啶ㄠ啶むた啶� 啶椸啶灌啶� (bh奴yi峁ａ弓ha- 尘腻s墨dupameyak膩nti岣� guhena) R.6.4;18.34,37; 啶呧え啷嵿い啶冟お啷佮ぐ啶� 啶氞啶曕啷佮げ啷�- 啶ぎ啷囙く啶 (anta岣ura峁� caikakulo- pameyam) Ku尘腻rasambhava 7.2; Ch. P.29 v. l.
-yam The subject of comparison, that which is compared 啶夃お啶ぞ啶ㄠ啶ぎ啷囙く啶む啶掂 啶う啷囙啶膏啶啶� 啶掂じ啷嵿い啷佮え啶� (upa尘腻nopameyatva峁� yadekasyaiva vastuna岣�) Chandr.5.7,9.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpameya (啶夃お啶啶�).鈥攎fn.
(-测补岣�-测腻-测补峁�) To be compared with or to. n.
(-测补峁�) The subject of a comparison, as the face is of the moon. E. upa before 尘腻 to measure, ya affix.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpameya (啶夃お啶啶�).鈥擺adjective] to be or being compared, comparable with ([instrumental] or 鈥斅�); [neuter] ([rhetorie]) the thing compared with something else ([opposed] the upa尘腻na q.v.).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Upameya (啶夃お啶啶�):鈥擺=upa-meya] [from upa-尘腻] mfn. to be compared, comparable with (with [instrumental case] or ifc.), [Meghad奴ta; Ku尘腻ra-sambhava] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] n. that which is compared, the subject of comparison (opposed to upa-尘腻na, the object with which anything is compared), [S膩hitya-darpa峁嘺] [commentator or commentary] on [P膩峁噄ni]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpameya (啶夃お啶啶�):鈥擺upa-meya] (ya岣�-y膩-测补峁�) p. Analogous. n. Subject of comparison.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Upameya (啶夃お啶啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Uvamea.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryUpameya (啶夃お啶啶�) [Also spelled upmey]:鈥�(nm) the subject of comparison, that which is compared (with); (a) comparable (with).
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusUpam膿ya (嗖夃勃嗖硣嗖�):鈥擺adjective] fit to be likened or compared; comparable with.
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Upam膿ya (嗖夃勃嗖硣嗖�):鈥擺noun] (rhet.) that which is compared to another; the subject of comparison.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryUpameya (啶夃お啶啶�):鈥攁dj. comparable; to be compared;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Upameyam, Upameyopama.
Full-text (+23): Upameyopama, Anupameya, Purnopama, Vyatireka, Upmey, Upamana, Rupaka, Malopama, Prastuta, Uvameyam, Luptopama, Prakaranika, Varniyam, Upameyam, Uvameyapporul, Pratipa, Pukalporul, Uvamea, Upamanam, Tattantikam.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada D膩sa)
Text 10.59 [Apahnuti] < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 11.20 < [Chapter 11 - Additional Ornaments]
Text 10.14 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Kavyalankara-sara-sangraha of Udbhata (by Narayana Daso Banhatti)
Chapter 1 (prathamo vargah) < [Sanskrit text of the Kavyalankara-sara-sangraha]
Chapter 5 (pancamo vargah) < [Sanskrit text of the Kavyalankara-sara-sangraha]
Chapter 1鈥擣irst Varga < [English notes to the Kavyalankara-sara-sangraha]
Mudrarakshasa (literary study) (by Antara Chakravarty)
3.4. Use of Upa尘腻-ala峁僰膩ra < [Chapter 3 - Use of Ala峁僰膩ras in Mudr膩r膩k峁sa]
3.15. Use of Vyatireka-ala峁僰膩ra < [Chapter 3 - Use of Ala峁僰膩ras in Mudr膩r膩k峁sa]
3.5. Use of R奴paka-ala峁僰膩ra < [Chapter 3 - Use of Ala峁僰膩ras in Mudr膩r膩k峁sa]
Satirical works of Kshemendra (study) (by Arpana Devi)
1.1. Upa尘腻 (simile) < [Chapter 4 - Literary study of the Three Satirical Works]
1.3. Utprek峁Ｄ� (poetical fancy) < [Chapter 4 - Literary study of the Three Satirical Works]
1.2. R奴paka (metaphor) < [Chapter 4 - Literary study of the Three Satirical Works]
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 3.14.424 < [Book 3 - Pada-k膩峁囜笉a (14): V峁泃ti-samudde艣a (On Ccomplex Formation)]
Verse 3.14.408 < [Book 3 - Pada-k膩峁囜笉a (14): V峁泃ti-samudde艣a (On Ccomplex Formation)]
Verse 3.14.591 < [Book 3 - Pada-k膩峁囜笉a (14): V峁泃ti-samudde艣a (On Ccomplex Formation)]
The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 5g - Ala峁僰膩ra (7): Upa尘腻 or simile < [Chapter III - Literary Assessment Of The 艢r墨ka峁囜弓hacarita]
Part 5u - Ala峁僰膩ra (21): Vyatireka or contrast or dissimilitude < [Chapter III - Literary Assessment Of The 艢r墨ka峁囜弓hacarita]
Part 5j - Ala峁僰膩ra (10): D峁涐梗峁乶ta or exemplification < [Chapter III - Literary Assessment Of The 艢r墨ka峁囜弓hacarita]