Upanayaka, Upanāyaka: 6 definitions
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Upanayaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Upnayak.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUpanāyaka (उपनायक).—a. Leading to.
-kaḥ 1 (upa gauṇo nāyakaḥ) A character in a dramatic or any other work of art next in importance to the hero; (nāyakasya guṇotkarṣakathakā upanāyakāḥ); e. g. Lakṣmaṇa in Rāmāyaṅa; Makaranda in Mālatimādhava &c. &c.
2) A paramour.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpanāyaka (उपनायक):—[=upa-nāyaka] m. (in [dramatic language]) a secondary hero, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryUpanāyaka (उपनायक) [Also spelled upnayak]:—(nm) a side-hero; ~[yikā] a side-heroine.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusUpanāyaka (ಉಪನಾಯಕ):—
1) [noun] an assistant or deputy of a leader.
2) [noun] a player in a team substituting the captain, in his absence; a vice-captain.
3) [noun] a hero in a dramatic or other literary work, whose importance is slightly less than that of the main hero; a second-hero.
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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Ends with: Aupanayaka.
Full-text: Upnayak.
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