उपवसथ
Sanskrit
Etymology
From उप- (upa-, “with”) + वसथ (vasatha, “dwelling”) or उप- (upa-, “with”) + वस् (vas, “to dwell”) + -थ (-tha, agentive suffix), literally “dwelling with”.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /u.pɐ.ʋɐ.sɐ.tʰɐ́/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /uˈpɐ.ʋɐ.s̪ɐ.t̪ʰɐ/
Noun
उपवसथ • (upavasatha) m
- The day before a soma sacrifice.
- A fast day.
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of उपवसथ (upavasatha) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | उपवसथः upavasathaḥ | उपवसथौ upavasathau | उपवसथाः / उपवसथासः¹ upavasathāḥ / upavasathāsaḥ¹ |
Vocative | उपवसथ upavasatha | उपवसथौ upavasathau | उपवसथाः / उपवसथासः¹ upavasathāḥ / upavasathāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | उपवसथम् upavasatham | उपवसथौ upavasathau | उपवसथान् upavasathān |
Instrumental | उपवसथेन upavasathena | उपवसथाभ्याम् upavasathābhyām | उपवसथैः / उपवसथेभिः¹ upavasathaiḥ / upavasathebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | उपवसथाय upavasathāya | उपवसथाभ्याम् upavasathābhyām | उपवसथेभ्यः upavasathebhyaḥ |
Ablative | उपवसथात् upavasathāt | उपवसथाभ्याम् upavasathābhyām | उपवसथेभ्यः upavasathebhyaḥ |
Genitive | उपवसथस्य upavasathasya | उपवसथयोः upavasathayoḥ | उपवसथानाम् upavasathānām |
Locative | उपवसथे upavasathe | उपवसथयोः upavasathayoḥ | उपवसथेषु upavasatheṣu |
Notes |
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Descendants
- Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀧𑁄𑀲𑀣 (posatha), *𑀉𑀧𑁄𑀲𑀣 (*uposatha)
- Prakrit: 𑀧𑁄𑀲𑀳 (posaha), *𑀉𑀯𑁄𑀲𑀳 (*uvosaha)
- Helu:
- Dhivehi: ފޮއި (foi)
- Sinhalese: පෝය (pōya), පොහොය (pohoya)
- >? Marathi: ओवसा (ovsā), वसा (vasā)
- >? Oriya: ଓଷା (oṣa), ଉଷା (uṣa)
- Helu:
- Prakrit: 𑀧𑁄𑀲𑀳 (posaha), *𑀉𑀯𑁄𑀲𑀳 (*uvosaha)
- Pali: uposatha
References
- Otto Böhtlingk; Richard Schmidt (1879-1928), “उपवसथ”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “upavasatha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 105