Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

upāya उपाय – means

substantive masculine · Word type unspecified

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary substantive masculine

means

Derived from

  1. upa उप previx — near; towards; up to
  2. i इ verbal root — go; approach
  3. a अ suffix — nominal-forming suffix -a
Cappeller 1891 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

upāya ·m. approach, way to or of, means, expedient, stratagem; upā°yena & upā°yatas in a clever way, by stratagem.

Monier-Williams 1872 substantive masculine · Word type unspecified

Original text · English · substantive masculine

Upāya, as, m. approaching, approach; that by which one reaches an aim, a means, an expedient, a way, stratagem; a means of success against an enemy (four of which are usually enumerated, sowing dissen- sion, negotiation, bribery, and open attack); joining (in singing &c.).

Original text · English · Word type unspecified

upāya upāya. See under 1. upe 3rd col.

Petersburger 1855 substantive masculine · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · substantive masculine

upāya (von 3. i mit upa) m. 1〉 Herbeikunft MED. y. 75. aho duṣṭaḥ kāyastadapi maraṇopāyacakitaḥ BHARTṚ. 3,10. — 2〉 wodurch man zu seinem Ziel gelangt, Mittel, Weg, fein angelegtes Mittel, List AK. 3,4,3,23. AK. 3,4,23,142 MUṆḌ. UP. 3,2,4. sarvopāyaistathā kuryānnītijñaḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ . yathāsyābhyadhikā na syurmitrodāsīnaśatravaḥ .. M. 7,177. M. 8,48. M. 8,190. M. 9,312. M. 11,112. BHAG. 6,36. N. 26,9. VIŚV. 13,27. R. 1,8,15. R. 1,9,1. R. 1,8,8. AMAR. 21. KATHĀS. 20,2. KATHĀS. 25,32. BURN. Lot. de la b. l. 549. fg. upāyena hi tatkuryādyanna śakyaṃ parākramaiḥ PAÑCAT. I, 233. upāyo vihitaścāyaṃ tvadarthamatulo 'nayā N. 24,33. ayamupāyaścintito mahān N. 19,4. upāyo 'yaṃ mayā dṛṣṭo nirapāyaḥ N. 4,19. upāyamanapāyam R. 3,44,8. saṃśayātmakaḥ PAÑCAT. I, 10. cintayitvā ca tasyopāyānbahūṃstataḥ Mittel dieses inʼs Werk zu setzen R. 1,8,21. nānyo 'sti kaścidupāyo 'smākaṃ jīvitasya PAÑCAT. 161,9. kaṃ kariṣyatyupāyam R. 5,6,5. vadhārthaṃ tasya bhagavannupāyaṃ kartumarhasi R. 1,14,19. mayā tāvadeteṣāṃ vadhāyopāyaścintanīyaḥ PAÑCAT. 191,9. upāyo 'yaṃ mayā dṛṣṭo naiṣadhānayane tava N. 24,24. sarvopāyaṃ ca vartiṣye vinivartayituṃ vanāt R. 2,82,18. etairupāyayogaiḥ M. 9,10. saṃyuktānviyuktāṃśca sarvopāyānsṛjedbudhaḥ M. 7,214. bhedo daṇḍaḥ sāma dānamityupāyacatuṣṭayam (den Feind zu bezwingen) AK. 2,8,1,20. H. 736. MED. y. 75. M. 7,108. M. 7,109. M. 7,200. YĀJÑ. 1,345. kaccidrājaguṇaiḥ ṣaḍbhiḥ saptopāyāṃstathānagha (die 4 eben erwähnten und die 3 sogenannten kṣudropāyāḥ; s. H. 738) .. balābalena samyaktvaṃ caturdaśa parīkṣase MBH. 2,155. in comp. mit dem Ziel: vṛttyupāyān M. 10,2. hantāyaṃ vihitastasya vadhopāyaḥ R. 1,14,20. PAÑCAT. 55,6. āharaṇopāya SUŚR. 1,23,15. sādhanopāya SUŚR. 2,46,11. arthopāyāścintanīyāḥ kartavyāśca PAÑCAT. 6,7. PAÑCAT. 92,3. KATHĀS. 10,43. KATHĀS. 10,138. H. 77. mit dem Mittel selbst: śasyopāya ĀŚV. ŚR. 9,10. hanyāccitrairvadhopāyairudvejanakarairnṛpaḥ M. 9,248. SUŚR. 1,26,20. yantropāya SUŚR. 1,359,11. sukhopāyena auf eine leichte Art PAÑCAT. 211,10. am Ende eines adj. comp. f. āḥ buddhimāsthāya sopāyām MBH. 3,1306. — 3〉 das Einstimmen in den Gesang: tatra hoturnidhanopāyaḥ ŚĀṄKH. GṚHY. 5,12,4. — Vgl. upakrama und apāya.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

upāya ([1-0988]) [vgl. [1:956]] — [vgl. [1:1016]] ist für ŚĀṄKH. GṚHY. (wenn drei Zahlen folgen) überall ŚĀṄKH. ŚR. zu lesen. (revision)

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

upāya 2〉 gavāmayanasyopāyāṃścaturaḥ pratipādayet vier Wege zu WEBER, Nax. 2,284. dvāvupāyāviha proktau vimuktau śatrudarśane zwei Mittel zur Rettung Spr. 1275. durjanaṃ sajjanaṃ kartumupāyo nahi bhūtale Spr. 4195. evaṃ rāṣṭramupāyena bhuñjāno labhate phalam auf die rechte Weise Spr. 4917. upāyopanyāsa Titel des 1ten Acts im Madhurāniruddha Verz. d. Oxf. H. 142,a. No. 290.

Böhtlingk 1879 substantive masculine

Original text · German · substantive masculine

upāya m. — 1〉 Annäherung Spr. 3772 v. l. — 2〉 Mittel GAUT. Weg zu, fein angelegtes Mittel, Kunstgriff, List. upāyena und upāyatas (Chr. 136,5) auf die rechte Weise, auf kluge Weise. — 3〉 das Anstimmen eines Gesanges ŚĀṄKH. ŚR. 5,12,4.

Apte 1890 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

upāyaḥ, upāyana See under upe.

Original text · English · substantive masculine

upāyaḥ 1 (a) Means, an expedient, remedy; upāyaṃ ciṃtayetprājñastathāpāyaṃ ca ciṃtayet Pt. 1. 406; Amaru. 21; Ms. 8. 48, Ms. 7. 177. (b) A plan, contrivance; ˚nilayā Mu. 1. 5. (c) A mode, way, stratagem. 2 A fact, circumstance; U. 7. 3 Beginning, commencement. 4 Effort, exertion; Bg. 6. 36; Ms. 9. 248; Ms. 10. 2. 5 A means of success against an enemy; (these are four: — sāman conciliation or negotiation, dānaṃ bribery; ([Page 0339-a]) bhadaḥ sowing dissensions; and daṃḍaḥ punishment, open attack; some authorities add three more: — māyā deceit; upekṣā trick, deceit or neglect; iṃdrajāla conjuring; thus making the total number 7); caturthopāyasādhye tu ripau sāṃttramapakriyā Śi. 2. 54; sāmādīnāmupāyānāṃ caturṇāmapi paṃḍitāḥ Ms. 7. 109. 6 Joining (as in singing). 7 Approach. Comp. — catuṣṭayaṃ the four expedients against an enemy; see above (5). — ciṃtā devising an expedient or scheme. — jña a. fertile in expedients. — turīyaḥ the 4th expedient, i. e. daṃḍa or punishment. — yogaḥ application of means or remedy; Ms. 9. 10.

Cappeller 1887 substantive masculine

Original text · German · substantive masculine

upāya m. Herbeikunft; Mittel, List. ˚yena u. ˚yatas auf kluge Weise, mit List.

Burnouf 1866 substantive masculine

Original text · French · substantive masculine

upāya upāya m. (i) action d'aborder qqn. ou qqc.; moyen de s'en rendre maître; ressource, expédient; ruse. upāyatas adv. (sfx. tas) par expédient, par ruse, adroitement. upāyana n. don, cadeau [fait pour faciliter l'accès auprès de qqn.].

Occurrences in source texts (13)

DYS 2 occurrences
DYS 69–72: Avoid and Support 1 occurrence

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DYS 150–153*3: Vajrolī: Secret Teaching 1 occurrence

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GoS 1 occurrence
GoS 64–66: An Order for Practice 1 occurrence

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HP 5 occurrences
HP 3.94-3.102*1: Śakti Cālana 1 occurrence

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HP 4.0*1-4.0*14: Samādhi and Laya 1 occurrence

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HP 4.11*29-4.11*31: Transition to Nāda 1 occurrence

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HP 4.27*1-4.35: Rājayoga and Haṭha 1 occurrence

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HP 4.67-4.77: Mind and Breath 1 occurrence

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PJH 1 occurrence
PJH 17-19: Simple Means (sukhopāyas) and Samādhi 1 occurrence

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  • PJH 18 Segment 14

    Attested form: upāyāḥ Grammar of the segment: nominative plural

PYS 1 occurrence
PYS 2.23–26: From Avidyā to Kaivalya 1 occurrence

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SiSa 1 occurrence
SiSa 3.34-3.38: Förderliche Mittel 1 occurrence

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SS 1 occurrence
SS 2.6–2.7: Guru and the Circle of Sound 1 occurrence

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  • SS 2.6 Segment 2

    Attested form: upāyaḥ Grammar of the segment: nominative singular

VBT 1 occurrence
VBT 22–23: Practical Access 1 occurrence

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