upa उप

Definition: ind. prefixed to proper names upa- may express in classical literature"a younger brother" (exempli gratia, 'for example' upendra-,"the younger brother of indra-"), and in Buddhist literature"a son."(As a separable adverb upa-rarely expresses) thereto, further, moreover (exempli gratia, 'for example' tatropa brahma yo veda-,who further knows the brahman-) (As a separable preposition) near to, towards, in the direction of, under, below (with accusative exempli gratia, 'for example' upa āśāḥ-,towards the regions)

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