उपेक्षाupekṣā

उपेक्षा (upekṣā) is a Sanskrit word meaning the son of Shvaphalka, endurance, patience, not available, trick or deceit, regard, negligence, neglect, or overlooking. Its 22 recorded definitions are grouped into 8 contexts, among them Neglect, Disregard, Indifference, Trick, Deceit, or Strategic Expedient, Dissent or Disagreement.

Root: ईक्ष् (īkṣ)
Etymology: E. उप, ईक्ष to see, अङ् and टाप् affs
Definitions: 22

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Meanings by context

Neglect, Disregard, Indifference

9 definitions

overlooking, disregard, negligence, indifference, contempt, abandonment

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Disregard or neglect

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Indifference, contempt, disdain

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Trick or deceit. 2. Abandoning. 3. Dissent. 4. Negligence. 5. Endurance or patience. 6. Contempt or disdain.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Neglect. 2. Abandoning. 3. Endurance. 4. A trick.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Trick or deceit. 2. Abandoning. 3. Dissent. 4. Negligence. 5. Endurance or patience. 6. Contempt or disdain.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Indifference. 2. Neglect. 3. Inattention.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

overlooking or neglect

— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

1. Negligence, neglect, or overlooking 2. Indifference, contempt, or disdain 3. Abandoning or leaving 4. Endurance or patience 5. Dissent 6. A minor expedient in war involving trickery or deceit 7. Regard

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Trick, Deceit, or Strategic Expedient

4 definitions

trick or deceit

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Neglect. 2. Trick or deceit.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Leaving or abandoning. 2. Overlooking, disregarding, or neglecting. 3. Indifference or contempt. 4. Neglect considered as one of the seven expedients against an enemy.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

one of the royal expedients

— The Purana Index

Dissent or Disagreement

2 definitions

not available

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Dissent

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Endurance or Patience

2 definitions

endurance, patience

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Endurance, patience

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Regard or Consideration

2 definitions

regard

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Regard, consideration

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Abandonment or Leaving

1 definition

Leaving or quitting

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Philosophical/Religious Equanimity (Bhāvanā)

1 definition

A type of mental attitude in yoga

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Proper Noun (Person's Name)

1 definition

the son of Shvaphalka

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 10 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.