Aupādhika — Conditioned, Contingent
Aupādhika (Sanskrit: derived from upādhi — an extraneous condition, superimposition, or limiting adjunct) means 'arising from an upādhi' — a condition that is not part of the essential nature of the entity. In Indian philosophical discourse, an upādhi lends its properties to something else, creating an apparent relationship or quality that does not reflect intrinsic reality. The adjective aupādhika marks any such conditioned attribute or relationship.
Contrast with Svābhāvika: The key philosophical opposition is between aupādhika (contingent/conditioned) and svābhāvika (natural/essential). A svābhāvika sambandha flows from the very nature of the entities involved — such as the relationship between Bhagavān and the jīvas as śarīrī and śarīra, which is intrinsic to both. An aupādhika sambandha, by contrast, obtains only as long as the external condition persists and dissolves when the upādhi is removed.
Application in Viśiṣṭādvaita: In Śrī Rāmānuja's Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta, the jīva's kartṛtva (agency) and bhoktṛtva (experiencership) in saṃsāra are described as aupādhika — conditioned by karma and the material body, not a permanent feature of the soul's essential nature (svarūpa). The jīva's svarūpa is śeṣatva (servanthood) to Bhagavān, which is svābhāvika and eternally true.
Liberation as the Removal of Upādhis: The Āchāryas teach that recognizing a relationship or quality as aupādhika is a step toward liberation. When the jīva discerns that its attachment to the body, possessions, and social roles is merely aupādhika — conditioned by temporary upādhis — rather than constitutive of its true self, the ground is prepared for tattvajñāna and prapatti. Mokṣa consists in the falling away of all upādhis and the shining forth of the jīva's essential svābhāvika nature as Bhagavān's śeṣa.