Upagiri: 10 definitions
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Upagiri means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaUpagiri (啶夃お啶椸た啶班た).鈥擜 hilly place in North Bh膩rata. (Mah膩bh膩rata Sabh膩 Parva, Chapter 27, Stanza 3).
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.
India history and geography
: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary study (history)Upagiri (啶夃お啶椸た啶班た) refers to the Siwalik or Tarai mountain range according to the Mah膩bh膩rata and the A峁ａ弓膩dhy膩y墨.鈥擳wo parallel and ascending lines of the Himalayan ranges known as the Lesser Himalaya and the Great Central Himalaya are referred to in the N墨lamata under the terms 鈥淏ahirgiri鈥� and 鈥淎ntargiri鈥�. The P膩li literature designates them as Chulla Himavanta and Maha Himavanta. The Mah膩bh膩rata and the A峁ａ弓膩dhy膩y墨 know one more division Upagiri which signifies the Tarai or Siwalik range.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUpagiri (啶夃お啶椸た啶班た).鈥�ind. [gire艣ca senakasya P.V.4.112] Near a mountain.
-谤颈岣� Name of a country situated near a mountain in the north.
See also (synonyms): upagiram.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpagiri (啶夃お啶椸た啶班た).鈥攊nd. Near a mountain; also with 峁璦肠 added upagiram.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpagiri (啶夃お啶椸た啶班た).鈥擺upa-giri], m. A country, bordering on mountains, Mah膩bh膩rata 2, 1012.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Upagiri (啶夃お啶椸た啶班た):鈥擺=upa-giri] [from upa-giram] ind. idem, [ib.]
2) [v.s. ...] m. (is) the country near a mountain, [Mah膩bh膩rata]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpagiri (啶夃お啶椸た啶班た):鈥擺upa-giri] ind. Near a mountain.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusUpagiri (嗖夃勃嗖椸部嗖班部):鈥�
1) [noun] a hillock or small mountain near a big mountain.
2) [noun] the region near a mountain.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Upagiram, Siwalik, Tarai, Kshit, Lesser Himalaya, Great Central Himalaya, Antargiri, Bahirgiri.
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Search found 3 books and stories containing Upagiri, Upa-giri; (plurals include: Upagiris, giris). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Some Geographical and Ethnic Data of Matsya Purana < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 2 (1964)]
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter xxxvi < [Book III - Utpatti khanda (utpatti khanda)]
Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)