उपासक

उपासक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit उपासक (upāsaka).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʊ.pɑː.sək/, [ʊ.päː.s̪ək]

Noun

उपासक • (upāsak) m

1. worshipper, devotee

   विष्णु का उपासक ― viṣṇu kā upāsak ― a devotee of Vishnu

   Synonym: भक्त (bhakt)

Declension

Declension of उपासक (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	उपासक upāsak	उपासक upāsak
oblique	उपासक upāsak	उपासकों upāsakõ
vocative	उपासक upāsak	उपासको upāsako

Related terms

• उपासिका (upāsikā, “female worshipper”)

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• upāsaka (Latin script)
• 𑀉𑀧𑀸𑀲𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• উপাসক (Bengali script)
• උපාසක (Sinhalese script)
• ဥပါသက or ဢုပႃသၵ (Burmese script)
• อุปาสก or อุปาสะกะ (Thai script)
• ᩏᨷᩤᩈᨠ (Tai Tham script)
• ອຸປາສກ or ອຸປາສະກະ (Lao script)
• ឧបាសក (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄪𑄛𑄂𑄥𑄇 (Chakma script)

Noun

उपासक m

1. Devanagari script form of upāsaka (“lay devotee”)

Declension

Declension table of "उपासक" (masculine)

Case \\ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	उपासको (upāsako)	उपासका (upāsakā)
Accusative (second)	उपासकं (upāsakaṃ)	उपासके (upāsake)
Instrumental (third)	उपासकेन (upāsakena)	उपासकेहि (upāsakehi) or उपासकेभि (upāsakebhi)
Dative (fourth)	उपासकस्स (upāsakassa) or उपासकाय (upāsakāya) or उपासकत्थं (upāsakatthaṃ)	उपासकानं (upāsakānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	उपासकस्मा (upāsakasmā) or उपासकम्हा (upāsakamhā) or उपासका (upāsakā)	उपासकेहि (upāsakehi) or उपासकेभि (upāsakebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	उपासकस्स (upāsakassa)	उपासकानं (upāsakānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	उपासकस्मिं (upāsakasmiṃ) or उपासकम्हि (upāsakamhi) or उपासके (upāsake)	उपासकेसु (upāsakesu)
Vocative (calling)	उपासक (upāsaka)	उपासका (upāsakā)

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Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ᬉᬧᬵᬲᬓ (Balinese script)
• উপাসক (Assamese script)
• উপাসক (Bengali script)
• 𑰄𑰢𑰯𑰭𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀉𑀧𑀸𑀲𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌉𑌪𑌾𑌸𑌕 (Grantha script)
• ઉપાસક (Gujarati script)
• ਉਪਾਸਕ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦈꦥꦴꦱꦏ (Javanese script)
• ឧបាសក (Khmer script)
• ಉಪಾಸಕ (Kannada script)
• ອຸປາສກ (Lao script)
• ഉപാസക (Malayalam script)
• 𑘄𑘢𑘰𑘭𑘎 (Modi script)
• ᠤᢒᠠᢗᠰᠠᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
• ᡠᢒᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠰ᠌ᠠᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
• ဥပါသက (Burmese script)
• 𑦤𑧂𑧑𑧍𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐄𑐥𑐵𑐳𑐎 (Newa script)
• ଉପାସକ (Oriya script)
• ꢆꢦꢵꢱꢒ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆇𑆥𑆳𑆱𑆑 (Sharada script)
• 𑖄𑖢𑖯𑖭𑖎 (Siddham script)
• උපාසක (Sinhalese script)
• ఉపాసక (Telugu script)
• อุปาสก (Thai script)
• ཨུ་པཱ་ས་ཀ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒅𑒣𑒰𑒮𑒏 (Tirhuta script)

Noun

उपासक • (upāsaka) m

1. serving, a servant
2. worshipping, a worshipper, follower
3. intent on, engaged or occupied with
4. (Buddhism) a Buddhist lay worshipper (as distinguished from the भिक्षु)

Descendants

• → Middle Chinese: 優婆塞 (MC ʔɨu buɑ sʌi^H|sək̚)
  • Chinese: 優婆塞／优婆塞
  • → Japanese: 優婆塞 (うばそく, ubasoku)
  • → Korean: 우바새 (ubasae) (優婆塞)
• Pali: upāsaka
• → Tocharian B: upāsake