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Aupasana, ܱԲ: 11 definitions

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Aupasana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Aupasana in Purana glossary
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

ܱԲ (औपास�) refers to “fire sacrifice of the householder�, as defined in the Śivapurṇa 1.14.—Accordingly, “[...] O Brahmins, until the rite of ܱԲ (fire sacrifice of the householder) all the persons in the first ś perform their vratas and special sacrifices in the fire from sacrificial twigs. [...] Householders who have started their ܱԲ rite shall maintain the rite in the sacrificial fire kept in a vessel or pit always�.

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The Purana (पुरा�, purṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Dharmashastra (religious law)

: Sacred Texts: The Grihya Sutras, Part 2 (SBE30)

ܱԲ (औपास�) or ܱԲhoma refers to one of the seven 첹ṃsٳ or (groups of seven sacrifices).—Hrīta says: “Let a man offer the 첹ⲹñ always, always also the Haviryajñas, and the Somayajñas (Soma sacrifices), according to rule, if he wishes for eternal merit�.—The object of these sacrifices [viz., ܱԲ-homa] is eternal happiness, and hence they have to be performed during life at certain seasons, without any special occasion (nimitta), and without any special object (). According to most authorities, however, they have to be performed during thirty years only. After that the Agnihotra only has to be kept up.

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Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्�, dharmaśstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Aupasana in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ܱԲ (औपास�).�a. (-ī f.) [उपास�-अण� (ܱԲ-�)]

1) Ralating to गृह्याग्नि (ṛh岵Ծ) or household fire.

2) Belonging to worship or service; holy, sacred.

-na� 1 A fire used for domestic worship.

2) A small rice-ball (辱ṇḍ) offered to the manes.

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

ܱԲ (औपास�).—mfn.

(-na�-ī-na�) Devotional, holy, connected with or belonging to worship or service. E. ܱ, and aff.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ܱԲ (औपास�).—i. e. ܱԲ + a, m. The sacred fire, [Yjñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 3, 17.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ܱԲ (औपास�).—[masculine] (sc. agni) the fire used for do mestic rites.

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

1) ܱԲ (औपास�):�m. ([scilicet] agni), ([from] ܱԲ), the fire used for domestic worship, [Śatapatha-brhmṇa xii; Ktyyana-śrauta-sūtra; Praskara-gṛhya-sūtra] etc.

2) ([scilicet] 辱ṇḍ) a small cake offered to the Manes, [Śṅkhyana-brhmṇa] and, [Śṅkhyana-śrauta-sūtra]

3) mf()n. relating to or performed at an ܱԲ fire (as the evening and morning oblations), [Yjñavalkya iii, 17; Hirṇyakeśin-gṛhya-sūtra]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ܱԲ (औपास�):—[(na�-n-na�) a.] Devotional.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

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

ܱԲ (ಔಪಾಸ�):—[adjective] relating to or performed at, the ritual fire.

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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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