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Monier-Williams Search

5 results for upadhika

upadhika

m. a cheat, knave (especially one who imposes by threats)

m. (

reads aupadhika-,and probably caupadhikā-is to be read for copadhikā-in the text.)

mfn. (fr. upa-dhi-), deceitful, deceptive

m. an impostor, cheat

m. an extortioner of money

, (copadhikā-misprint for caupadhikā-.)

Apte Search

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upadhikaḥ	उपधिकः A cheat, knave, one who imposes by threats, fraud &c.; see औपधिक, the more correct form. उत्कोचकाश्चौपधिका वञ्चकाः कितवास्तथा Ms.9.258.

aupadhika	औपधिक a. (-की f.) Deceitful, deceptive. -कः An extortioner of money; Ms.9.258.

DCS with thanks

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upadhika	noun (masculine) a cheat (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) knave (especially one who imposes by threats) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 47516/72933

aupadhika	noun (masculine) cheat (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) extortioner of money (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) impostor (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 33721/72933

Wordnet Search

"upadhika" has 1 results.

pāṣaṇḍaḥ, aupadhikaḥ, kuyogī, kuhakaḥ, vipratārakaḥ, dharmadhvajī, āryaliṃgī, dhārmikaveśadhārī, kapaṭadharmī

dharmam āśritya svārthaṃ yaḥ sādhnoti।

pāṣaṇḍasya vacaneṣu viśvasanena mohinī anvatapyata।