Pāli Dictionary

upama

upaprefixrootasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

5उपाय

Synonyms

Antonyms


general

  • के समान; जैसा; सदृश

  • similar to; like; having the qualities of (usually in compounds)

  • Dhp 40

    kumbha-upamaṃ kāyam'imaṃ viditvā, nagara-upamaṃ cittam'idaṃ ṭhapetvā. yodhetha māraṃ paññ'āvudhena, jitañ'ca rakkhe anivesano siyā.

  • SN 22.95

    pheṇapiṇḍa-upamaṃ rūpaṃ, vedanā bubbuḷa-upamā, marīcikā-upamā saññā, saṅkhārā kadali-upamā, māyā-upamañ'ca viññāṇaṃ, desit'ādiccabandhunā.

  • दृष्टान्त का प्रयोग करने वाला; उदाहरण का उपयोग करने वाला; तुलनीय

  • employing a simile; using an example; comparable

  • दृष्टान्त; उपमा; तुलना; साम्य (संज्ञा upamā के रूप में)

  • simile; comparison; parallel; similarity (as noun upamā)

upamā

approximate

upaprefixrootāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

5उपाय

Synonyms


general

  • उपमा; समानता; दृष्टान्त; उदाहरण

  • simile; comparison; similarity; parable; example

  • (विशेषण) समान; सदृश; उपमायुक्त

  • (as adjective) similar; like; comparable; employing a simile

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