उपकुर्वाण

{ upakurvāṇa }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

उप- कुर्वाण    a see उप- √ 1. कृ.

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उप कुर्वाण

उप- कुर्वाण  m.  b ( p. of the Ā. of उप- √ 1. कृ see above) m. a ब्रह्मचारिन् or student of the वेद who honours his religious teacher by a gift on completing his studies and becoming a गृहस्थ ( opposed to the नैष्ठिक, who stays with his teacher till death), [BhP.] Comm. on [ChUp. &c.]

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The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

उपकुर्वाण [upakurvāṇa] a.  a. Doing service &c.
-णः   A Brāhmaṇa in a state of pupilage ( ब्रह्मचारिन्) who wishes to pass on to the state of a house- holder ( गृहस्थ).