उपधि

{ upadhiḥ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

उप-धि  m.  a m. the act of putting to, adding, addition, [Lāṭy.]

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the part of the wheel between the nave and the circumference, [RV. ii, 39, 4]; [AV. vi, 70, 3]; [Kāṭh.]
fraud, circumvention, [MBh.]; [R.]; [Yājñ.]; [Kir.] &c.
condition
उपा-धि   peculiarity, attribute ( [Buddh.]; See )

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one of the requisites for the equipment of a जैन ascetic (said to be 6, viz. 3 garments, 1 jar, 1 broom, and 1 screen for the mouth), [Śīl.]
support, [MW.]
उप-धि    b See p. 199, col. 3.

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The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

उपधिः [upadhiḥ]   [उप-धा-कि] उपसर्गे घोः किः [P.III.3.92.]
Fraud, dishonesty; निरुपधि विशुद्धं विजयते U. अरिषु हि विजयार्थिनः क्षितीशा विदधति सोपधि सन्धिदूषणानि [Ki.1.45,] also [Mb.12.57.17;] see अनुपधि also.
(In law) Suppression of the truth, a false suggestion; यत्र वाप्युपधिं पश्येत्त- त्सर्वं विनिवर्तते [Ms.8.165.]
Terror, threat, compulsion, false inducement; बलोपधिविनिर्वृत्तान् व्यवहारान्निवर्तयेत् [Y.2.] 31,89.
The part of a wheel between the nave and the circumference, or the wheel itself; नभ्येव न उपधीव प्रधीव [Rv.2.39.4.]
Foundation (with the Buddhists).
उपधिः [upadhiḥ]   See under उपधा.

Shabda-Sagara

उपधि  m.  ( -धिः)
1. Fraud, circumvention.
2. The wheel of a carriage.
3. Fear, terror.
E. उप, धा to have, and कि aff.

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उप धा कि