upamshu
उपांशु upāṃśuWhispered or muttered mantra repetition, pitched so low that no one beside the practitioner can make it out.
Where this term appears
- What is a Mantra? Worship
The second is upamshu , whispered or muttered so low that the texts define it as repetition no one beside you can make out.
- Japa: The Discipline of Repetition Treatise
The second is upamshu japa , whispered or murmured repetition, the lips moving but the sound so soft that it is heard by no one but the one who makes it.