- [upātāṉam] ''s.'' [''pref.'' உப.] Proximate cause, the material cause--as clay is to the earthen vessel; gold to the ring from which they are made, cause, origin, முதற்காரணம். 2. Presents to priests or religious mendicants of uncooked rice, &c., usually a handful, அரிசிப்பிச்சை. When cooked it is called, அன்னதானம். 3. Re straining the organs of sense, ஐம்புலனடக்கு கை. Wils. p. 16. UPADANA.
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