Upadishta, ±«±è²¹»å¾±á¹£á¹²¹: 14 definitions
Introduction:
Upadishta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 ±«±è²¹»å¾±á¹£á¹²¹ can be transliterated into English as Upadista or Upadishta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: NÄá¹ya-Å›Ästra±«±è²¹»å¾±á¹£á¹²¹ (उपदिषà¥à¤�, “apt statementâ€�) refers to one of the thirty-six “characteristic featuresâ€� (±ô²¹°ìá¹£aṇa) of perfect ‘poetic compositionsâ€� (°ìÄå±¹²â²¹²ú²¹²Ô»å³ó²¹) and ‘dramatic compositionsâ€� (»åṛśy²¹°ìÄå±¹²â²¹, or simply °ìÄå±¹²â²¹). According to the NÄá¹yaÅ›Ästra chapter 17, these thirty-six ±ô²¹°ìá¹£aṇas act as instructions for composing playwrights. The term is used throughout ²ÔÄåá¹y²¹Å›Äå²õ³Ù°ù²¹ literature.
: archive.org: Natya Shastra±«±è²¹»å¾±á¹£á¹²¹ (उपदिषà¥à¤�, “pointed utteranceâ€�).—One of the thirty-six ±ô²¹°ìá¹£aṇa, or “excellent points of a dramatic compositionâ€�;—Description of ³Ü±è²¹»å¾±á¹£á¹²¹: When one says something with a happy end on the basis of ÅšÄstras and thereby pleases the learned, it is a Pointed Utterance (³Ü±è²¹»å¾±á¹£á¹²¹, lit. “utteranceâ€�).

Natyashastra (नाटà¥à¤¯à¤¶à¤¾à¤¸à¥à¤¤à¥à¤°, ²ÔÄåá¹y²¹Å›Äå²õ³Ù°ù²¹) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathÄsaritsÄgara±«±è²¹»å¾±á¹£á¹²¹ (उपदिषà¥à¤�) refers to “something that is taughtâ€�, according to the seventeenth story of the VetÄlapañcaviṃśati in the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 91. Accordingly, as the VetÄla said to king Trivikramasena:—â€�... servants are bound to preserve their masters even by the sacrifice of their lives. But kings are inflated with arrogance, uncontrollable as elephants, and when bent on enjoyment they snap as under the chain of the moral law. [...] And the breeze of the waving chowries fans away the atoms of the sense of scripture taught [viz., ³Ü±è²¹»å¾±á¹£á¹²¹] them by old men, as it fans away flies and mosquitoes. [...]â€�.
The KathÄsaritsÄgara (‘ocean of streams of storyâ€�), mentioning ³Ü±è²¹»å¾±á¹£á¹²¹, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince NaravÄhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the ±¹¾±»å²âÄå»å³ó²¹°ù²¹²õ (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of GuṇÄá¸hya’s Bá¹›hatkathÄ consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.

Kavya (कावà¥à¤�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetryâ€� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetryâ€�.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary³Ü±è²¹»å¾±á¹£á¹²¹ (उपदिषà¥à¤�).—p S Instructed or taught. 2 Advised or counseled. 3 Communicated or imparted--knowledge of a mantra &c.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English³Ü±è²¹»å¾±á¹£á¹²¹ (उपदिषà¥à¤�).â€�a Instructed or taught, advised or counselled, communicated or im- parted-knowledge of a mantra &c.
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 dictionary±«±è²¹»å¾±á¹£á¹²¹ (उपदिषà¥à¤�).â€�p. p.
1) Specified, pointed out, particularized; पृथूपदिषà¥à¤Ÿà¤¾à¤‚ दà¥à¤¦à¥à¤¹à¥à¤°à¥à¤§à¤°à¤¿à¤¤à¥à¤°à¥€à¤®à¥ (pá¹›thÅ«padiá¹£á¹Äá¹� duduhurdharitrÄ«m) KumÄrasambhava 1.2. पृषोदरादीनि यथोपदिषà¥à¤Ÿà¤®à¥� (pṛṣodarÄdÄ«ni yathopadiá¹£á¹am) P. VI.3.19.
2) Taught, instructed, advised.
3) Put forward as a plea or reason.
4) Initiated.
-ṣṲ¹³¾ Advice, counsel; (in drama) a persuasive speech; S. D.449.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary±«±è²¹»å¾±á¹£á¹²¹ (उपदिषà¥à¤�).—mfn.
(-ṣṲ¹á¸�-á¹£á¹Äå-ṣṲ¹á¹�) 1. Instructed, advised. 2. Initiated. 3. Specified, particularised. 4. Assigned as a plea or reason. n.
(-ṣṲ¹á¹�) Council, advice. E. upa before »å¾±Å› to shew, kta aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ±«±è²¹»å¾±á¹£á¹²¹ (उपदिषà¥à¤�):—[=³Ü±è²¹-»å¾±á¹£á¹²¹] [from upa-»å¾±Å›] mfn. specified, particularized
2) [v.s. ...] taught, instructed
3) [v.s. ...] mentioned
4) [v.s. ...] prescribed, commanded etc.
5) [v.s. ...] initiated, [Horace H. Wilson]
6) [v.s. ...] n. counsel, advice, (in [dramatic language]) a persuasive speech in conformity with the prescribed rules, [SÄhitya-darpaṇa 449 etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary±«±è²¹»å¾±á¹£á¹²¹ (उपदिषà¥à¤�):—[³Ü±è²¹-»å¾±á¹£á¹²¹] (á¹£á¹aá¸�-á¹£á¹Ä-ṣṲ¹á¹�) p. Taught.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)±«±è²¹»å¾±á¹£á¹²¹ (उपदिषà¥à¤�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: ±«±¹²¹¾±á¹á¹³ó²¹.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus±«±è²¹»å¾±á¹£á¹²¹ (ಉಪದಿಷà³à²�):—[adjective] taught; enlightened; instructed; advised.
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±«±è²¹»å¾±á¹£á¹²¹ (ಉಪದಿಷà³à²�):—[noun] he who has been initiated, advised, instructed, taught (by a teacher).
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 Dictionary±«±è²¹»å¾±á¹£á¹²¹ (उपदिषà¥à¤�):—adj. 1. advised; suggested; instructed; referred to; 2. having received spiritual instruction;
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)
Full-text: Anupadishta, Yathopadishta, Durupadishta, Pratyupadishta, Uvaittha, Updisht, Anupadeshtavya, Anupadeshtri, Updesh, Upadesha, Lakshana, Dish.
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