उपवीत

{ upavīta }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

UPAVĪTA   The sacred string or Uttarīya. The twiceborn (the three upper castes) wear this. When it is worn over the left shoulder and under the right arm it is called Upavīta, when it is worn over the right shoulder and under the left arm it is called Prācīnāvīta and if it is worn around the neck as a garland it is called Nivīta. [Manusmṛti, Chapter 2 Stanza 63] .

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

   See : जनेऊ

A dictionary, Marathi and English

   upavīta n S The cord worn by the three first classes of Hindús over the left shoulder and under the right.

Aryabhushan School Dictionary

 n   The sacred thread worn by the three classes of Hindus.

महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश

  न. त्रैवर्णिकानें वापरावयाचें यज्ञोपवीत ; जानवें . [ सं . उप + वे = विणणें ]

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

उप-वीत    a &c. See उप-√ व्ये.

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उप वीत

उप-वीत  mfn.  b mfn. invested with the sacred thread

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उप वीत

उप-वीत  n.  n. the being invested with the sacred thread

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उप वीत

यज्ञोपवीत   the sacred thread or cord (worn by the first three classes over the left shoulder and under the right arm), [TS.]; [ŚBr.]; [Mn. ii, 44; 64; iv, 66]; [Yājñ. i, 29]; [Hariv.]; [Ragh. &c.] ( cf..)

Shabda-Sagara

उपवीत  n.  ( -तं) The thread or cord worn by the three first classes of Hindus, over the left shoulder and under the right.
    E. उप much, वी to shine, affix क्त; see उपनय.

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उप वी क्त; उपनय