upanayana
/uːpəˈnɑːjənə/
upanayana noun: an initiation ceremony undergone by Hindu boys over the age of seven belonging to the highest three castes, marking the start of their formal education.
Noun
upanayana (plural upanayanas)
- An initiation ceremony undergone by Hindu boys over the age of seven belonging to the highest three castes, marking the start of their formal education.
- An Aryan boy had to undergo the upanayana that initiated him into the study of the Veda and the sacrificial procedure, or he would never be able to build a fully realized atman.2006, Karen Armstrong, The Great Transformation, Atlantic Books, published 2007, page 83
upanayana meaning in Bengali and Gujarati
upanayana in Bengali
- upanayana
- উপনয়ন uponoẏon
upanayana in Gujarati
- upanayana
- ઉપનયન upanyan
Forms of upanayana
| plural | upanayanas |
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Origin of upanayana
From Sanskrit उपनयन (upanayana).
Questions about upanayana
- What does upanayana mean?
- Upanayana means an initiation ceremony undergone by Hindu boys over the age of seven belonging to the highest three castes, marking the start of their formal education.
- What is upanayana in Bengali?
- Upanayana in Bengali is উপনয়ন (uponoẏon). See Upanayana meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is upanayana?
- Upanayana is a noun.
- How do you pronounce upanayana?
- Upanayana is pronounced /uːpəˈnɑːjənə/.
- What is the plural of upanayana?
- The plural of upanayana is upanayanas.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: upanayana (page history and authors); উপনয়ন (Bengali) (page history and authors); ઉપનયન (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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