upanAyaka a. Leading to. — kaH 1 ( upa gORo nAyakaH ) A character in a dramatic or any other work of art next in importance to the hero; ( nAyakasya guRotkarzakaTakA upanAyakAH ); e. g. Lakṣmaṇa in Rām. ; Makaranda in Māl. &c. &c. 2 A paramour.