उपवद्

{ upavad }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

उप-√ वद्    P. -वदति, to speak ill of, decry, abuse, curse, xv, 2, 1"> [AV. xv, 2, 1]; [TBr.]; ii, 31, 5"> [AitBr. ii, 31, 5]; [ŚāṅkhBr.]; [Lāṭy.];

to speak to, address, iii, 23, 1"> [AitBr. iii, 23, 1]; [Pañcat.] :

Ā. -वदते, to talk over, conciliate;

to flatter;

to cajole, court secretly, [Pāṇ. 1-3, 47]; [Kop.]; [Bhaṭṭ.]

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उप √ वद्

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

उपवद् [upavad]   1 Ā.
   To talk over, conciliate.
   To flatter, cajole, coax; भृत्यानुपवदते Sk.; दातारम् [Bk.8.28.]

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