Upashru, Upaśru: 3 definitions
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Upashru 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.
The Sanskrit term Upaśru can be transliterated into English as Upasru or Upashru, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUpaśru (उपश्रु).—5 P. (1. P. also)
1) To hear, listen; यावदस्या गोपतिर्नोपशृणुयाद्वचः स्वयम् (yāvadasyā gopatirnopaśṛṇuyādvacaḥ svayam) Av.12.4.27; तदु ह जानश्रुतिः पौत्रायण उपशुश्राव (tadu ha jānaśrutiḥ pautrāyaṇa upaśuśrāva) Ch. Up.4.1.5. वचः, गिरः (vacaḥ, giraḥ) &c.
2) To promise.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpaśru (उपश्रु).—listen to ([accusative] or [genetive]), hear, learn from (mukhāt or sakāśāt), hear that — is (2 [accusative]).
Upaśru is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms upa and śru (श्रु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Upaśru (उपश्रु):—[=upa-√śru] [Parasmaipada] -śṛṇoti, to listen to, give ear to, hear, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda xii, 4, 27; xx, 27, 1; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Tāṇḍya-brāhmaṇa; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa; Chāndogya-upaniṣad; Mahābhārata etc.]
2) Upasru (उपस्रु):—[=upa-√sru] [Parasmaipada] ([imperative] 3. [plural] -sravantu) to stream or flow upon or towards, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā xxxv, 20.]
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.
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Starts with: Upashrut, Upashruta, Upashruti, Upashrutika, Upashrutya.
Ends with: Samupashru.
Full-text: Upashruti, Upassuti, Upashrotri, Upasravana, Upashrutya, Upashruta, Samupashru.
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