Upahasyata, Upahāsyatā: 5 definitions
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Upahasyata 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationUpahāsyatā (उपहास्यता) (or Atyupahāsyatā) refers to “becoming a laughing-stock”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.14 (“The Gaṇas argue and wrangle”).—Accordingly, as Gaṇeśa said to Śiva’s Gaṇas: “Get away. Get away. Or I shall give you a foretaste of my fierce valour. You will be the laughing-stock of all (ati-upahāsyatā) [yāsyathātyupahāsyatām]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryupahāsyatā (उपहास्यता).—f (S) Misused for upahāsa in the sense of Ridicule or derision. Properly, it signifies Ridiculousness or worthiness of derision.
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpahāsyatā (उपहास्यता).—[upa-hāsya + tā] (vb. has), f. Derision, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 1, 3.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Upahāsyatā (उपहास्यता):—[=upa-hāsya-tā] [from upa-hāsya > upa-has] f. the state of being to be laughed at or derided, ridiculousness
2) [v.s. ...] (upahāsyatāṃ-√gam, to expose one’s self to laughter, become ridiculous, [Raghuvaṃśa i, 3.])
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpahāsyatā (उपहास्यता):—[upa-hāsyatā] (tā) 1. f. Ridiculousness.
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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Partial matches: Upahasya, Hasyata, Upa, Ta.
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