m. that which attacks or occurs suddenly, any grievous accident, misfortune, calamity, mischief, national distress (such as famine, plague, oppression, eclipse, etc.)
उपद्रवः 1 An unhappy accident, misfortune, calamity. -2 Injury, trouble, harm; पुंसामसमर्थानामुपद्रवाया- त्मनो भवेत्कोपः Pt.1.324; निरुपद्रवं स्थानम् Pt.1. -3 Outrage, violence. -4 A national distress (whether caused by the king or famine, seasons &c.). -5 A national disturbance, rebellion. -6 A symptom, a supervenient disease (one brought on whilst a person is suffering from another). -7 The sixth part of a Vedi sāman consisting of seven limbs. अथ सप्तविधस्य वाचि सप्तविधं सामोपासीत ...... यदुपेति स उपद्रवः Ch. Up.2.8.2. -8 A servant; अनृय्यजुरसामा च प्राजापत्य उपद्रवः Mb.12.6.44. -9 Loss, waste; अष्टकापितृदेवत्यमित्ययं प्रसृतो जनः । अन्नस्योपद्रवं पश्य मृतो हि किमशिष्यति ॥ Rām.2.18.14.
noun (masculine) a supervenient disease or one brought on whilst a person labours under another (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
any grievous accident (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
calamity (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
mischief (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
misfortune (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
national commotion (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
national distress (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
outrage (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
rebellion (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
that which attacks or occurs suddenly (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the fourth of the five parts of a Sāman stanza (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
violence (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective free from affliction or danger (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
happy (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
harmless (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
neither inflicting nor incurring adversity (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
not inauspicious (as stars) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
peaceful (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
secure (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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