# उपपुराण (upapurāṇa)

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उपपुराण (upapurāṇa) is a Sanskrit word meaning a secondary or minor Purana, secondary Purana.

- **Etymology:** E. उप minor, पुराण a Purāṇa — E. upa minor, purāṇa a Purāṇa
- **SLP1:** `upapurARa`  **IAST:** upapurāṇa  **Devanagari:** उपपुराण
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upapurana
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/upapurana/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### A secondary or minor Purāṇa (8 definitions)
- a secondary or minor Purana  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 202,2] उप - पुराण (upa-purāṇa) n. a secondary or minor Purāṇa (eighteen are enumerated; the following is the list in the Kūrma-purāṇa: 1. Sānatkumāra, 2. Nārasiṃha ( fr. Nṛsiṃha) 3. Bhāṃda, 4. Śiva-dharma, 5. Daurvāsasa, 6. Nāradīya, 7. Kāpila, 8. Vāmana, 9. Auśanasa, 10. Brahmāṇḍa, 11. Vāruṇa, 12. Kālikā-purāṇa, 13. Māheśvara, 14. Sāmba, 15. Saura, 16. Pārāśara, 17. Mārīca, 18. Bhārgava). [ ID=35134 ]
- secondary Purana  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > उपपुराण (upapurāṇa) [Printed book page 053-1 ] उपपुराण (upapurāṇa) upa-purāṇa, n. secondary Purāṇa. [ ID=4733 ]
- A secondary or lesser Purana, not included among the eighteen principal ones.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > उप (upa) पुराण (purāṇa) (upapurāṇa) [Printed book page 156 ] उप (upa) पुराण (purāṇa) (upapurāṇa) n. ( - णं (-ṇaṃ) ) A Purāṇa, one not included in the eighteen principal: a similar number is reckoned, or 1 Ādi. 2 Nṛsiṃha. 3 Vāyu. 4 Śivadharma. 5 Durvasa. 6 Nārada. 7 Nandikeśvara. 8 Uśanas. 9 Kapila. 10 Varuṇa. 11 Sāmba. 12 Kālikā. 13 Maheśvara. 14 Padma. 15 Deva. 16 Parāśara. 17 Mārīca. 18 Bhāskara. E. उप (upa) minor, पुराण (purāṇa) a Purāṇa. [ ID=7423 ]
- Minor Purana  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > उपपुराण (upapurāṇa) [Printed book page 127-b ] उप - पुराण (upa-purāṇa) ( णं ) ((ṇaṃ)) 1. n. Minor Purāna. [ ID=6828 ]
- A secondary or minor Purana.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > उपपुराण (upapurāṇa) [Printed book page 139-18 ] उपपुराण (upapurāṇa) m. A secondary or minor Purāṇa. (They are thus enumerated by हेमाद्रि (hemādri) - आद्यं सनत्कुमारोक्तं नारसिंहमतःपरम् । तृतीयं नारदप्रोक्तं कुमारेण तु भावितम् । चतुर्थं शिवधर्माख्यं साक्षान्नंदीशभाषितम् । दुर्वाससोक्तमाश्चर्यं नारदोक्तमतःपरम् । कापिलं मानवं चैव तथैवोशनसेरितम् । ब्रह्मांडं वारुणं तथा शांबं सौरं सर्वार्थसंचयम् । पराशरोक्तमवरं तथा भागवताह्वयम् (ādyaṃ sanatkumāroktaṃ nārasiṃhamataḥparam. tṛtīyaṃ nāradaproktaṃ kumāreṇa tu bhāvitam. caturthaṃ śivadharmākhyaṃ sākṣānnaṃdīśabhāṣitam. durvāsasoktamāścaryaṃ nāradoktamataḥparam. kāpilaṃ mānavaṃ caiva tathaivośanaseritam. brahmāṃḍaṃ vāruṇaṃ tathā śāṃbaṃ sauraṃ sarvārthasaṃcayam. parāśaroktamavaraṃ tathā bhāgavatāhvayam) ). [ ID=6788 ]
- A secondary Purana not included among the eighteen principal Puranas.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > उप (upa) पुराण (purāṇa) (upapurāṇa) [Printed book page 128-a ] उप (upa) पुराण (purāṇa) (upapurāṇa) n. ( - णं (-ṇaṃ) ) A Purana, one not included in the eighteen principal: a similar number is reckoned, or 1. Adi. 2. Nrishinha. 3. Vayu. 4. Sivadhermma. 5. Durvasa. 6. Nārada. 7. Nandikeswara. 8. Usanas. 9. Kapila. 10. Varuna. 11. Sāmba. 12. Kālikā. 13. Maheswara. 14. Padma. 15. Deva. 16. Parāsara. 17. Marīcha. 18. Bhaskara. E. उप (upa) minor, पुराण (purāṇa) a Purāna. [ ID=7420 ]
- a secondary or minor Purana  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > उपपुराण (upapurāṇa) [Printed book page 089 ] उपपुराण (upapurāṇa) n. a secondary or minor Purāṇa. [ ID=5769 ]
- a secondary or minor Purana  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > उपपुराण (upapurāṇa) [Printed book page 0165-b ] उपपुराण (upapurāṇa) upa-purāṇa, am, n. a secondary or minor Purāṇa, a number of writings subordinate to the eighteen principal Purāṇas: viz. Ādi (by Sanat- kumāra), Nṛsiṃha, Vāyu, Śivadharma, Durvāsas, Nārada, Nandikeśvara, Uśanas, Kapila, Varuṇa, Śāmba, Kālikā, Maheśvara, Padma, Deva, Parāśara, Marīca, Bhāskara. [ ID=11603 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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