Lemma: upahāra (mn)
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Temporal probability mass distribution
- (with the Pāśupatas) a kind of religious service (MW)
- a particular kind of alliance (purchased through a gift) (MW)
- complimentary gift (MW)
- food (distributed to guests etc.) (MW)
- oblation (to a deity) (MW)
- offering (MW)
- present (to a king or superior) (MW)
| Topic |
Frequency |
| Pashupata Shaivism |
14 |
| narrative literature |
11 |
| Politics |
9 |
| Military science |
8 |
| Shivaism, Śiva |
5 |
| Anti-social behaviour |
5 |
| Magic, rites with a purpose, abhicāra |
4 |
| war |
4 |
| Alchemy |
3 |
| worship |
3 |
| Mahābhārata |
3 |
| Pitṛ worship, pitṛyajña |
2 |
| Names of Śiva, sahasranāman |
2 |
| Prostitution |
2 |
| praise of Viṣṇu (namas) |
2 |
| Women |
2 |
| śrāddha |
2 |
| Kāmaśāstra |
2 |
| Skanda |
1 |
| Kaṃsa |
1 |
| (prophesy about the) kaliyuga |
1 |
| Pārvatī |
1 |
| Tāraka |
1 |
| for cattle, cows |
1 |
| good behaviour |
1 |
| Public disasters, catastrophies |
1 |
| Paraśurāma |
1 |
| pākayajña |
1 |
| botany, plants |
1 |
| snāna, bathing |
1 |
| purity, impurity, śuddhi, śodhana, śauca |
1 |
| Sūrya, Savitṛ, sun |
1 |
| Kṣatriya |
1 |
| Sacrifice, yajña |
1 |
| eating, food, anna |
1 |
| Zoology |
1 |
| Tripura |
1 |
| avatāras |
1 |
| Buddha's life |
1 |
| King, rājanīti |
1 |
| Dharmaśāstra |
1 |
| Mineralogy, jewels, metals |
1 |
| Viṣṇu, Vishnuism |
1 |
| Lexicography |
1 |
| vāstuśamana |
1 |
| Concept | Notes | Count |
| yajña | any of the classical Indian sacrificial ceremonies | 5 |
| offering | a contribution of money to a religious organization | 3 |
| offering | something offered during sacrifice; dt. Opfergabe | 3 |
| sacrifice | the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity | 2 |
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