Upadrava: 22 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Upadrav.
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraUpadrava (啶夃お啶︵啶班さ) [=Sopadrava?] (Cf. Upaplava) refers to 鈥渟uffering鈥� or 鈥渄estruction鈥� [?], according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it膩 (chapter 5), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var膩hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淚f there should be both lunar and solar eclipses in one month, princes will suffer both from dissensions among their own army and from wars. [...] If the eclipses should fall in the lunar month of Vai艣膩kha cotton, gingelly and beans will be injured; the Ik峁膩kus, the Yaudheyas, the 艢akas and the Kali峁単as will suffer [i.e., upadrava鈥�蝉辞辫补诲谤补惫腻岣�]; but there will be prosperity over the land鈥�.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationUpadrava (啶夃お啶︵啶班さ) refers to 鈥�(great) havoc鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.3.15 (鈥淭he penance and reign of T膩rak膩sura鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as Brahm膩 narrated: 鈥淭hus with ardour, the king of the demons [i.e., T膩raka] performed the severe penance duly unbearable even to those who heard about it. O sage, in the process of such a penance, a huge mass of light shot up from his head and spread all round. It caused great havoc [i.e., 尘补丑补-耻辫补诲谤补惫补-办峁泃]. All the worlds of the gods were well nigh consumed by it alone. O sage, all the celestial sages were hard hit and distressed. [...]鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra TantraUpadrava (啶夃お啶︵啶班さ) refers to 鈥渃alamities鈥�, according to the Netratantra of K峁mar膩ja: a 艢aiva text from the 9th century in which 艢iva (Bhairava) teaches P膩rvat墨 topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.鈥擜ccordingly, [verse 11.1-24ab, while describing the appearance and worship of Tumburu]鈥斺�淣ow, at this moment, I will tell the highest-most teaching to be worshipped with this mantra, for the sake of peace from all calamities (蝉补谤惫补-耻辫补诲谤补惫补-艣腻苍迟颈-补谤迟丑补), resulting in the fruits of all Siddhis. [He worships] Deva as Tumburu in the middle of an eight petaled lotus, in the 尘补峁囜笉补濒补, [starting] in the East, O Dev墨. [The S膩dhaka] honors the Lord who is ten-armed, five-faced, and three eyed, with the form and faces like Sad膩艣iva. [...]鈥�.
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) 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.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Upadrava (啶夃お啶︵啶班さ) refers to the 鈥渟ymptoms (of certain diseases)鈥� (of Hawks), according to the 艢测补颈苍颈办补-艣腻蝉迟谤补: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by R膩j膩 Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.鈥擜ccordingly, [while discussing the treatment of hawks]: 鈥淸...] If the disease is the effect of the morbid condition of the phlegm, powdered pepper is to be first administered as a snuff, and then meat mixed with the powdered bark of Morunga quilandina, is to be given. The drink should be warm water; musk may also be given to cure its symptoms (耻辫补诲谤补惫补-艣腻苍迟颈). [...]鈥�.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (鈥減erforming arts鈥�) and Shastras (鈥渟ciences鈥�) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Ayurveda (science of life)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (ay)Upadrava (啶夃お啶︵啶班さ) refers to the 鈥渟ymptoms (of snake-poisoning)鈥�, as discussed in the fourth chapter of the 碍腻艣测补辫补蝉补峁僪颈迟补: a P膩帽car膩tra 膧gama text composed of 13 chapters dealing with snake-bites, poisons and curing their venom by use of the 驳补谤耻岣峚尘补苍迟谤补 while also dealing with worship and devotion. Description of the chapter [苍腻驳补-耻辫补诲谤补惫补-腻诲颈-濒补办峁峁嘺]:鈥擺...] Ka艣yapa discusses the ten stages of the poison鈥檚 fatal action on the human body from the hair standing on end, through thirst, sweating, coughing, burning sensation, paralysis, 濒腻濒腻蝉谤补惫补 (drooling?), delirium, coma, to death (55-57a). Since all things are interconnected in this world, even the most minute elements connected with the snake-bite incident have their bearing upon the victim鈥檚 recovery [...].
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan BuddhismUpadrava (啶夃お啶︵啶班さ) refers to one of the male Vidy膩-beings mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Ma帽ju艣r墨m奴lakalpa: one of the largest Kriy膩 Tantras devoted to Ma帽ju艣r墨 (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Ma帽ju艣r墨 and were taught to and by Buddha 艢膩kyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Upadrava).
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraUpadrava (啶夃お啶︵啶班さ) refers to 鈥渃alamity鈥� [?] (as opposed to Anupadrava鈥斺�榩eace鈥�), according to the 2nd century Mah膩praj帽膩p膩ramit膩艣膩stra chapter 46.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淧atience is the strength of all monks: it humbles the wicked and manifests wondrous things in the assemblies. Patience is the guardian that watches that generosity and morality are not broken. Patience is a great armor that soldiers cannot pierce. Patience is the good medicine that eliminates bad poisons. Patience is a great victory that assures safety and peace (anupadrava) over the dangerous paths of 蝉补峁僺腻谤补. [...]鈥�.
: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureUpadrava (啶夃お啶︵啶班さ) refers to 鈥渃alamities鈥�, according to the 痴补箩谤补迟耻峁囜笉补蝉补尘补测补办补濒辫补谤腻箩补, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.鈥擜ccordingly, [After the Bhagav膩n taught the Heart-Mantra to Vajrap膩峁噄]: 鈥淚mmediately after the Bhagav膩n had uttered this spell, the destroyer of all N膩gas and all malefactors and calamities (upadrava), all the great N膩gas got headaches, their bodies became putrid, stinking and foul-smelling. They fell at the feet of the Bhagav膩n and said, 鈥淥 Bhagav膩n, extremely dreadful mantrapadas have been uttered. [...]鈥欌��.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) 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 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryupadrava (啶夃お啶︵啶班さ).鈥攎 (S) Trouble, disturbance, annoyance, molestation, harassment. 2 (Par excellence.) Demoniac possession.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishupadrava (啶夃お啶︵啶班さ).鈥�m Trouble, disturbance, annoy- ance, molestation, harassment. De. moniac possession.
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 dictionaryUpadrava (啶夃お啶︵啶班さ).鈥�
1) An unhappy accident, misfortune, calamity.
2) Injury, trouble, harm; 啶啶傕じ啶距ぎ啶膏ぎ啶班啶ムぞ啶ㄠぞ啶啶う啷嵿ぐ啶掂ぞ啶ぞ- 啶む啶え啷� 啶さ啷囙い啷嵿啷嬥お啶� (pu峁僺膩masamarth膩n膩mupadrav膩y膩- tmano bhavetkopa岣�) 笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补 (Bombay) 1.324; 啶ㄠた啶班啶う啷嵿ぐ啶掂 啶膏啶ムぞ啶ㄠぎ啷� (nirupadrava峁� sth膩nam) 笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补 (Bombay) 1.
3) Outrage, violence.
4) A national distress (whether caused by the king or famine, seasons &c.).
5) A national disturbance, rebellion.
6) A symptom, a supervenient disease (one brought on whilst a person is suffering from another).
7) The sixth part of a Vedi s膩man consisting of seven limbs. 啶呧ぅ 啶膏お啷嵿い啶掂た啶оじ啷嵿く 啶掂ぞ啶氞た 啶膏お啷嵿い啶掂た啶о 啶膏ぞ啶啶ぞ啶膏啶� (atha saptavidhasya v膩ci saptavidha峁� s膩mop膩s墨ta) ...... 啶う啷佮お啷囙い啶� 啶� 啶夃お啶︵啶班さ啶� (yadupeti sa 耻辫补诲谤补惫补岣�) Ch. Up.2.8.2.
8) A servant; 啶呧え啷冟く啷嵿く啶溹啶班じ啶距ぎ啶� 啶� 啶啶班ぞ啶溹ぞ啶い啷嵿く 啶夃お啶︵啶班さ啶� (an峁泍yajuras膩m膩 ca pr膩j膩patya 耻辫补诲谤补惫补岣�) Mah膩bh膩rata (Bombay) 12.6.44.
9) Loss, waste; 啶呧し啷嵿啶曕ぞ啶た啶む啶︵啶掂い啷嵿く啶た啶む啶く啶� 啶啶班じ啷冟い啷� 啶溹え啶� 啷� 啶呧え啷嵿え啶膏啶啶う啷嵿ぐ啶掂 啶ざ啷嵿く 啶啶む 啶灌た 啶曕た啶ざ啶苦し啷嵿く啶むた (a峁ａ弓ak膩pit峁沝evatyamityaya峁� pras峁泃o jana岣� | annasyopadrava峁� pa艣ya m峁泃o hi kima艣i峁ati) || R膩m.2.18.14.
Derivable forms: 耻辫补诲谤补惫补岣� (啶夃お啶︵啶班さ啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpadrava (啶夃お啶︵啶班さ).鈥攎.
(-惫补岣�) 1. Tyranny, oppression. 2. National distress, whether the act of the seasons or the king, famine, exaction, &c. 3. National commotion, rebellion. 4. Violence. 5. A supervenient disease, one brought on whilst a person labours under another. E. upa, dru to go, ac aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpadrava (啶夃お啶︵啶班さ).鈥攊. e. upa-dru + a, m. 1. Distress, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 2, 108, 14; [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] i. [distich] 368. 2. Mischief, B枚htl. Ind. Spr. 11.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpadrava (啶夃お啶︵啶班さ).鈥擺masculine] misfortune, calamity.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Upadrava (啶夃お啶︵啶班さ):鈥擺=upa-drava] [from upa-dru] m. that which attacks or occurs suddenly, any grievous accident, misfortune, calamity, mischief, national distress (such as famine, plague, oppression, eclipse, etc.)
2) [v.s. ...] national commotion, rebellion
3) [v.s. ...] violence, outrage, [Mah膩bh膩rata; 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺; 艢akuntal膩; Var膩ha-mihira鈥檚 B峁沨at-sa峁僪it膩] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] a supervenient disease or one brought on whilst a person labours under another, [Su艣ruta]
5) [v.s. ...] the fourth of the five parts of a S膩man stanza, [峁岣峷Br.] [commentator or commentary] on [Taittir墨ya-膩ra峁噛aka etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpadrava (啶夃お啶︵啶班さ):鈥擺upa-drava] (惫补岣�) 1. m. Oppression; a portent; violence; rebellion.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Upadrava (啶夃お啶︵啶班さ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Uddavaa, Uvadava.
[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 dictionaryUpadrava (啶夃お啶︵啶班さ) [Also spelled upadrav]:鈥�(nm) riot, disturbance: mischief; tumult, kick-up.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusUpadrava (嗖夃勃嗖︵硩嗖班驳):鈥�
1) [noun] an annoying or being annoyed; annoyance; infliction.
2) [noun] any extreme misfortune bringing great loss and sorrow; disaster; calamity; deep trouble or misery.
3) [noun] sickness; any departure from good health; a disease.
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 DictionaryUpadrava (啶夃お啶︵啶班さ):鈥攏. 1. disturbance; rowdyism; naughtiness; 2. tyranny; oppression; 3. riot; ado; outrage; 4. a portentous phenomenon;
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: Upadravakari, Upadravakrit, Upadravana, Upadravashanti.
Full-text (+32): Nirupadrava, Aupadravika, Variyaca Upadrava, Vyupadrava, Upadravashanti, Nasata, Upadra, Nirupadravata, Sopadrava, Ropana, Uvadava, Uddavaa, Anupadrava, Nirupattiravam, Upadrav, Updrav, Upattiravam, Nirupattiran, Sarvopadrava, Upadravakrit.
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Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic Medicine
Vyadhi sankara 鈥� concept of differential diagnosis in ayurveda < [Volume 4, issue 1 (2016)]
Kampa (tandava roga) as upadrava in madhumeha wsr to chorea as a presenting symptom in diabetes mellitus: a case report < [Volume 2, issue 8 (2014)]
Understanding Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy in Ayurvedic perspective < [Volume 12, issue 5 (2024)]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Review of prameha updrava and diabetes complications. < [2020: Volume 9, November issue 14]
Study of prameha and its upadravas (diabetes complications) < [2022: Volume 11, March issue 3]
Review on amavata < [2021: Volume 10, January issue 1]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
NIDANARTHAKAR VYADHI w.r.t CARAK SAMHITA: A REVIEW < [2020, Issue 4, April]
A clinical study of prameha upadrava with special reference to the role of vasantkusumakar ras in diabetic neuropathy < [2018, Issue I, january,]
Kriyakala vivechana in sthoulya < [2016, Issue XII December]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 6.48.16 < [Sukta 48]
Effect of Ayurvedic Treatment on Prameha (Diabetes) and Complications < [Volume 11, Issue 3: May-June 2024]
Mild Pre Eclampsia (Garbhini Shotha) in Pregnancy - A Correlational Review < [Volume 9, Suppl 1: July-Aug 2022]
A Conceptual Study of Aahar and Vihar in Post Covid-19 Complication < [Volume 11, Issue 2: March-April 2024]
AYU (Journal of Research in Ayurveda)
Management of Madhumeha Janya Upadrava with special reference to diabetic nephropathy - A clinical study < [Volume 35 (4); 2014 (Oct-Dec)]
Observations on Vamana procedure in healthy volunteers < [Volume 32 (1); 2011 (Jan-Mar)]
Effect of Atibalamula and Bhumyamalaki on thirty-three patients of diabetic neuropathy < [Volume 32 (3); 2011 (Jul-Sep)]
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