Upaniti, Upanīti: 4 definitions
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Upaniti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUpanīti (उपनीति).—f. see उपनयन (upanayana).
Derivable forms: upanītiḥ (उपनीतिः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpanīti (उपनीति):—[=upa-nīti] [from upa-nī] f. initiation = upa-nayana above, [Nyāyamālā-vistara]
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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.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconUpaniti (உபநிதி) [upa-niti] noun < upa-ni-dhi. (Law.) Sealed deposit entrusted to a responsible party; தக்கவனிடத்தில் முத்திரையிட்டு அடைக்கல மாகவைக்கும் பொருள். [thakkavanidathil muthiraiyittu adaikkala magavaikkum porul.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Full-text: Upanidhi, Aupanidhika, Uvanihi, Upanidhana, Jyo, Sa-nidhy-upanidhi, Nikshepa, Upanikshepa, Anvahita, Nidhy-upanidhi-hastidanta-vyaghracarma-nanavanacara-sameta, Nikshepavanik, Nidhana-alipaka, Sthulaksha.
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