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upamānaउपमानupa-māna n. comparison, resemblance, analogy, [MBh.]; [Suśr.]; [Kathās.] &c.
simile
the object with which anything is compared, [Pāṇ.]; [Sāh.]; [Kum.] &c.
a particle of comparison, [Nir.]
(in log.) recognition of likeness, comparison (the third of the four Pramāṇas or means of correct knowledge)
upa-māna mfn. (ifc.) similar, like, [Kathās.]
upamānatāउपमानताupa-māna—tā f.
upamānatvaउपमानत्वupa-māna—tva n. similarity, [Kathās.]
the state of being an object of comparison, [Sāh.]; [Vām.]
upamānavatउपमानवत्upa-māna—vat mfn. similar, like, [Śatr.]
upamānacintāmaṇiउपमानचिन्तामणिupa-māna—cintā-maṇi m. N. of a philosophical work.
upamānopameyabhāvaउपमानोपमेयभावupamānopameya-bhāva m. the connection between the thing to be compared and the object with which it is compared.