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उपनायिक (upanAyika)

 
Monier Williams Cologne
English
उपनायिक
mfn.
fit or belonging to an offering,
Hariv.
4417 (v.l. औपनायक).
Monier Williams 1872
English
उप-नायिक, अस्, आ, अम्, leading to
N. of a
Sūtra work.
Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid
English
-upanāyika, f. °ikā,
(1) adj. (= Pali id., see below), only in cpds., introducing to, functioning as introduction to, having reference to, relating to: ātmopanāyika (= Pali attūpa°, often ep. of dhamma or the like, as spoken) introducing oneself, relating to oneself, LV 〔438.21〕 (Lalitavistaro nāma dharmaparyāyasūtrānto …) ātmopanāyikas tathāgatena bhāṣitas
Jm 〔13.25〕 °kaṃ dharmaṃ deśayām āsa
-jñānopanāyika-, constituting an introduction to knowledge, Gv 〔41.23〕 sarvajagaj-jñānopanāyika-dharmacakrapravartanā-
other cpds., Gv 〔44.22〕 -jagadupasaṃkramaṇopanāyika-sarvajñatā-
〔348.15〕 yathāvaināyikopanāyika-varṇā (n. sg. f.), having a color (aspect) that acts as introduction to that which is in accord with Buddhism (see vaināyika)
(2) f., in varṣopanāyikā, subst. (= Pali vassūpa°), the first day of (i.e. serving as introduction to) the rainy season: °kā Mvy 〔8681〕
°kāyāṃ, loc. sg., Divy 〔18.10〕
〔489.10〕
Av 〔i.182.7〕.