# उपेक्षा (upekṣā)

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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 — E. upa, īkṣa to see, aṅ and ṭāp affs
- **SLP1:** `upekzA`  **IAST:** upekṣā  **Devanagari:** उपेक्षा
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upek%E1%B9%A3%C4%81
- **Declensions:** 24 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/upeksha/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** उपेक्ष (upekṣa)

## Meanings by context

### Neglect, Disregard, Indifference (9 definitions)
- overlooking, disregard, negligence, indifference, contempt, abandonment  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2B) [Printed book page 215,3] उपे (upe) क्षा (kṣā) f. overlooking, disregard, negligence, indifference, contempt, abandonment, MBh.; Ragh.; Hit. &c. [ ID=36956 ]
- Disregard or neglect  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > उपेक्षा (upekṣā) [Printed book page 0339-b ] 1 Overlooking, disregard, neglect. [ ID=9155 ]
- Indifference, contempt, disdain  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > उपेक्षा (upekṣā) [Printed book page 0339-b ] 2 Indifference, contempt, disdain; कुर्यामुपेक्षां हतजीवितेऽस्मिन् (kuryāmupekṣāṃ hatajīvite'smin) Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 14. 65. [ ID=9155 ]
- 1. Trick or deceit. 2. Abandoning. 3. Dissent. 4. Negligence. 5. Endurance or patience. 6. Contempt or disdain.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > उपेक्षा (upekṣā) [Printed book page 161 ] उपेक्षा (upekṣā) f. ( - क्षा (-kṣā) ) 1 Trick, deceit, one of the minor expedients in war. 2 Abandoning, leaving. 3 Dissent. 4 Negligence, neglect. 5 Endurance, patience. 6 Contempt, disdain. E. उप, ईक्ष (upa, īkṣa) to see, अङ् (aṅ) and टाप् (ṭāp) affs. [ ID=7646 ]
- 1. Neglect. 2. Abandoning. 3. Endurance. 4. A trick.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > उपेक्षा (upekṣā) [Printed book page 132-a ] उपे _ क्षा (upe_kṣā) ( क्षा ) ((kṣā)) 1. f. Neglect; abandoning; endurance; trick. [ ID=7060 ]
- 1. Trick or deceit. 2. Abandoning. 3. Dissent. 4. Negligence. 5. Endurance or patience. 6. Contempt or disdain.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > उप (upa) ेक्षा (upekṣā) [Printed book page 132-b ] उप (upa) ेक्षा (upekṣā) f. ( - क्षा (-kṣā) ) 1. Trick, deceit, one of the minor expedients in war. 2. Abandoning, leaving. 3. Dissent. 4. Negligence, neglect. 5. Endurance, patience. 6. Contempt, disdain. E. उप (upa) before ईक्ष् (īkṣ) to see, अङ् (aṅ) and टाप् (ṭāp) affs. [ ID=7643 ]
- 1. Indifference. 2. Neglect. 3. Inattention.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > उपेक्षा (upekṣā) [Printed book page 0130-b ] उपेक्षा (upekṣā) upekṣā, i. e. upa-īkṣ + a, f. 1. Indifference, MBh. 14, 1049. 2. Neglect, Rām. 4, 12, 35. 3. Want of attention, Bhāṣāp. 159. [ ID=2411 ]
- overlooking or neglect  
  *Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary*
  > उपेक्षा (upekṣā) [Printed book page 134-a ] upekṣā, f. overlooking; neglect. [ √īkṣ + upa. ] [ ID=870 ]
- 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)*
  > उपेक्षा (upekṣā) [Printed book page 0173-a ] Upekṣā, f. overlooking, negligence, neglect; in- diference, contempt, disdain; abandoning, leaving; endurance, patience; dissent; trick, deceit (as one of the minor expedients in war); regard. [ ID=12238 ]

### Trick, Deceit, or Strategic Expedient (4 definitions)
- trick or deceit  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > trick, deceit (as one of the minor expedients in war), L. [ ID=36959 ]
- 1. Neglect. 2. Trick or deceit.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > उपेक्षा (upekṣā) [Printed book page 0339-b ] 6 Neglect, trick or deceit (one of the 7 expedients in war). [ ID=9155 ]
- 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*
  > उपेक्षा (upekṣā) [Printed book page 145-26 ] उपेक्षा (upekṣā) f. 1. Leaving, abandoning; 2. over-looking, disregarding, neglecting; 3. indifference, contempt, R. xiv.65; 4. neglect considered as one of the seven expedients against an enemy. See उपाय (upāya). [ ID=7014.1 ]
- one of the royal expedients  
  *The Purana Index*
  > उपेक्षा (upekṣā) [Printed book page 1-237 ] Upekṣā — one of the Upāyas of a king. M. 222. 2. [ ID=1889 ]

### Dissent or Disagreement (2 definitions)
- not available  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > dissent [ ID=36958 ]
- Dissent  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > उपेक्षा (upekṣā) [Printed book page 0339-b ] 5 Dissent. [ ID=9155 ]

### Endurance or Patience (2 definitions)
- endurance, patience  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > endurance, patience [ ID=36957 ]
- Endurance, patience  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > उपेक्षा (upekṣā) [Printed book page 0339-b ] 4 Endurance, patience. [ ID=9155 ]

### Regard or Consideration (2 definitions)
- regard  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > regard, L. [ ID=36960 ]
- Regard, consideration  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > उपेक्षा (upekṣā) [Printed book page 0339-b ] 8 Regard, consideration. [ ID=9155 ]

### Abandonment or Leaving (1 definition)
- Leaving or quitting  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > उपेक्षा (upekṣā) [Printed book page 0339-b ] 3 Leaving, quitting. [ ID=9155 ]

### Philosophical/Religious Equanimity (Bhāvanā) (1 definition)
- A type of mental attitude in yoga  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > उपेक्षा (upekṣā) [Printed book page 0339-b ] 7 A sort of भावना (bhāvanā) in Yoga, q. v. [ ID=9155 ]

### Proper Noun (Person's Name) (1 definition)
- the son of Shvaphalka  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 215,3] उपे (upe) क्ष (kṣa) m. N. of a son of Śva-phalka, Hariv. [ ID=36955 ]

## Sources

Definitions from 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, University of Cologne.

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