उपनय

{ upanayḥ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

उप-नय    a उप-नयन See p. 201, col. 2.

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उप नय

उप-नय  m.  b m. the bringing near, procuring, [MBh.]

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उप नय

attaining, obtaining, obtainment, [BhP.]
employment, application, [R.]
application (the fourth member in a five fold syllogism), [Sarvad.]; [Tarkas.] &c.
introduction (into any science), [VarBṛS.]
initiation = the next, [L.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

उपनयः [upanayḥ]   1 Bringing near, fetching.
Gaining, attaining, procuring. नान्यं तवाङ्घ्रयुपनयादपवर्गमूर्तेः क्षेमं जनस्य परितो भिय ईश विद्मः [Bhāg.12.8.43.]
Employing
Investiture with the sacred thread, initiation into sacred study, handing a youth of the first three castes to a teacher; गृह्योक्तकर्मणा येन समीपं नीयते गुरोः । बालो वेदाय तद्योगात् बालस्योपनयं विदुः ॥ (By this ceremony spiritual birth is conferred upon the youth, and he becomes a द्विजन्मन्; the ages at which the ceremony may be performed by the three castes are respectively 8-16, 11-22 and 12-24; (see [Ms.2.36-38;] of what materials &c. the cords should be, is [mentioned in 2.41-46] ).
The fourth member of the five-membered Indian syllogism (in logic), the application to the special case in question; व्याप्तिविशिष्टस्य हेतोः पक्षधर्मताप्रतिपादकं वचनमुपनयः [Tarka K.]
Introduction, initiation (into any science); see next.

Shabda-Sagara

उपनय  m.  ( -यः) The initiation of the three first classes; investiture with a peculiar thread or cord worn over the left shoulder, and under the right: the cord of the Brahman is of cotton, Munja, or Kusa grass; of the Kshetriya, of Sana or flax; and of the Vaisya, of wool: the youths should be invested respectively, from eight to sixteen, from eleven to twenty-two, and from twelve to twenty- four years of age.
 n.  ( -नं)
1. Attaining, gaining.
2. Bringing to
E. उप over, नीञ् to obtain, अच् affix; also

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उप नीञ् अच्

with घञ् affix उपनाय, and with ल्युट् affix उपनयन.