Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

upekṣā उपेक्षा – equanimity

substantive feminine · Word type unspecified

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary substantive feminine

equanimity

Derived from

  1. upa उप previx — near; towards; up to
  2. īkṣ ईक्ष् verbal root — see; behold
Monier-Williams 1872 substantive feminine

Original text · English · substantive feminine

Upekṣā, f. overlooking, negligence, neglect; in- diference, contempt, disdain; abandoning, leaving; endurance, patience; dissent; trick, deceit (as one of the minor expedients in war); regard.

Petersburger 1855 substantive feminine · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · substantive feminine

upekṣā (wie eben) f. Nichtbeachtung, Vernachlässigung, Gleichgültigkeit MBH. 14,1049. R. 4,12,35. tvayopekṣā kṛtā mayi R. 5,36,37. HIT. 50,13. HIT. 102,13. HIT. II, 99. RAGH. 14,65 (ST.: Rücksicht, weil er eine Frage annimmt). PRAB. 68,11. BHĀṢĀP. 159. dem Feinde gegenüber einer der drei kṣudropāya (vgl. u. upāya) H. 738.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

upekṣā , sāma bhedo 'tha dānaṃ ca natyupekṣe rasāntaram . tadbhaṅgāya patiḥ kuryātṣaḍupāyāniti kramāt .. SĀH. D. 220. Bei den Buddhisten das letzte der 7 Bodhyaṅga BURNOUF_in_Lot. de la b. l. 799.

Apte 1890 substantive feminine

Original text · English · substantive feminine

upekṣā 1 Overlooking, disregard, neglect. 2 Indifference, contempt, disdain; kuryāmupekṣāṃ hatajīvite'smin R. 14. 65. 3 Leaving, quitting. 4 Endurance, patience. 5 Dissent. 6 Neglect, trick or deceit (one of the 7 expedients in war). 7 A sort of bhāvanā in Yoga, q. v. 8 Regard, consideration.

Cappeller 1887 substantive feminine

Original text · German · substantive feminine

upekṣā f., ˚kṣaṇa n. Nichbeachtung, Vernachlässigung.

Burnouf 1866 substantive feminine

Original text · French · substantive feminine

upekṣā f. mms. Fausse attaque [ruse de guerre].

Occurrences in source texts (1)

PYS 1 occurrence
PYS 1.33: Clarifying Citta 1 occurrence

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