उपकण्ठ

{ upakaṇṭha }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

उप- कण्ठ  mfn.  mfn. being upon the neck or near the throat

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    being in the proximity of, proximate, near, [Kum.]; [Pañcat.]; [Ragh.]
उप- कण्ठ  n.  n. proximity, neighbourhood, contiguous space, [Kathās.]; [Rājat.] &c.

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उप कण्ठ

    space near a village or its boundary, [L.]
   a horse's gallop, [L.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

उपकण्ठ [upakaṇṭha] a.  a. near, proximate.
   ण्ठः; ण्ठम् proximity, vicinity, neighbourhood; प्राप तालीवनश्याममुपकण्ठं महोदधेः [R.4.34;13.48;] [Ku.7.51;] [Māl.9.2;] आकृष्य चापं श्रवणोपकण्ठे [Ś.3.5.] to the very ear. तस्योपकण्ठे घननीलकण्ठः [Ku.]
    space near a village or its boundary.
    one of a horse's paces. -ind.
    upon the neck, near the throat; प्रेम्णोपकण्ठं मुहुरङ्कभाजः [Śi.3.36.]
   In the vicinity of, near.

Shabda-Sagara

उपकण्ठ  mfn.  ( -ण्ठः-ण्ठा-ण्ठं) near, proximate.
  n.  ( -ण्ठं)
   1. space near a vil- lage or its boundary.
   2. one of a horse's paces, his walk. ind. ( -ण्ठं) upon the neck, near the throat.
    E. उप near, कण्ठ the neck.

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