दीपोत्सव

दीपोत्सव

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit दीपोत्सव (dīpotsava). By surface analysis, bahuvrīhi compound of दीप (dīp) +‎ उत्सव (utsav).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪iː.poːt̪.səʋ/, [d̪iː.poːt̪.s̪əʋ]

Noun

दीपोत्सव • (dīpotsav) m

1. Diwali, Festival of Lights

   Synonyms: दिवाली (divālī), दीपावली (dīpāvalī)

   • 2010, Ravi Kumar; Dr. N. R. Gopal (translator), हिन्दू प्रतिभा के दर्शन [Hindi translation of: Glimpses of Hindu Genius]‎, New Delhi: Suruchi Prakashan, →ISBN, OCLC 793080773, page 106, →ISBN:

     हिन्दुओं के लोकप्रिय त्योहार दीपोत्सव पर व्यापारिक प्रतिष्ठान हिन्दू-बहुल इलाकों में मार्केटिंग करते नज़र आते हैं।

     hinduõ ke lokpriya tyohār dīpotsav par vyāpārik pratiṣṭhān hindū-bahul ilākõ mẽ mārkeṭiṅg karte nazar āte ha͠i.

     On the popular Hindu festival Diwali, business establishments are seen marketing in Hindu-dominated areas.

   • 2021, K. K. Upadhyaya, मोदी-योगी का विजन: विकास की ओर उत्तर प्रदेश [Modi and Yogi's vision: Uttar Pradesh towards development], New Delhi: Prabhat Prakashan, →ISBN, OCLC 1232456348, page 7, →ISBN:

     अयोध्या में दीपोत्सव का सफल कार्यक्रम किया। उत्तर प्रदेश [ने] आध्यात्मिक केंद्र के रूप में पर्यटकों को आकर्षित किया है।

     ayodhyā mẽ dīpotsav kā saphal kāryakram kiyā. uttar pradeś [ne] ādhyātmik kendra ke rūp mẽ paryaṭakõ ko ākarṣit kiyā hai.

     A successful program of Diwali was done in Ayodhya. Uttar Pradesh has attracted tourists as a spiritual center.

Declension

Declension of दीपोत्सव (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दीपोत्सव dīpotsav	दीपोत्सव dīpotsav
oblique	दीपोत्सव dīpotsav	दीपोत्सवों dīpotsavõ
vocative	दीपोत्सव dīpotsav	दीपोत्सवो dīpotsavo

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “दीपोत्सव”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2296

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬤᬷᬧᭀᬢ᭄ᬲᬯ (Balinese script)
• দীপোত্সৱ (Assamese script)
• দীপোত্সব (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰱𑰢𑰺𑰝𑰿𑰭𑰪 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑀻𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀲𑀯 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌦𑍀𑌪𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌵 (Grantha script)
• દીપોત્સવ (Gujarati script)
• ਦੀਪੋਤੑਸਵ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦢꦷꦥꦺꦴꦠ꧀ꦱꦮ (Javanese script)
• ទីបោត្សវ (Khmer script)
• ದೀಪೋತ್ಸವ (Kannada script)
• ທີໂປຕ຺ສວ (Lao script)
• ദീപോത്സവ (Malayalam script)
• 𑘟𑘲𑘢𑘻𑘝𑘿𑘭𑘪 (Modi script)
• ᢑᢈᢈᢒᠣᠸᠠᢐᠰᠠᠸᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• ᡩᡳᡳᢒᠣᢠᠰ᠌ᠠᠸᠠ (Manchu script)
• ဒီပေါတ္သဝ (Burmese script)
• 𑦿𑧓𑧂𑧜𑦽𑧠𑧍𑧊 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑐷𑐥𑑀𑐟𑑂𑐳𑐰 (Newa script)
• ଦୀପୋତ୍ସଵ (Oriya script)
• ꢣꢷꢦꣂꢡ꣄ꢱꢮ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆵𑆥𑆾𑆠𑇀𑆱𑆮 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖱𑖢𑖺𑖝𑖿𑖭𑖪 (Siddham script)
• දීපෝත්සව (Sinhalese script)
• దీపోత్సవ (Telugu script)
• ทีโปตฺสว (Thai script)
• དཱི་པོ་ཏྶ་ཝ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒲𑒣𑒼𑒞𑓂𑒮𑒫 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Bahuvrīhi compound of दीप (dīpa, “diya, lamp, lantern”) +‎ उत्सव (utsava, “festival”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /d̪iːˈpoːt̪.s̪ɐ.ʋɐ/

Proper noun

दीपोत्सव • (dīpotsava) m (Classical Sanskrit)

1. Diwali, Festival of Lights

   Synonym: दीपावलि (dīpāvali)

   • c. 400 CE, Bhaviṣya Purāṇa
   • 1889, Journal of the American Oriental Society: Volumes 13-14‎, page 355:

     महानवम्यां दीपोत्सवे च शिष्टाचारः।

     mahānavamyāṃ dīpotsave ca śiṣṭācāraḥ.

     Good conduct on Mahanavami and on Diwali.

   • 1974, Śāradā: Volume 16‎:

     दीपोत्सवो महाप्रीत्या क्रियते सकलैर्जनैः ॥

     dīpotsavo mahāprītyā kriyate sakalairjanaiḥ .

     Diwali is celebrated with great pleasure by all people.

   • 1984–1990, Devkant Jha, अभिनव इन्टर संस्कृत व्याकरण और रचना‎, Varanasi: Motilal Banarsidass, →ISBN, page 105, →ISBN:

     कार्तिकमासस्य अमावस्यायां तिथौ अयं दीपोत्सवः महता उल्लासेन विधीयते ।

     kārtikamāsasya amāvasyāyāṃ tithau ayaṃ dīpotsavaḥ mahatā ullāsena vidhīyate .

     On the tithi of Amavasya in the month Kartika, Diwali is celebrated with great merriness.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दीपोत्सव (dīpotsava)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दीपोत्सवः dīpotsavaḥ	दीपोत्सवौ dīpotsavau	दीपोत्सवाः / दीपोत्सवासः¹ dīpotsavāḥ / dīpotsavāsaḥ¹
Vocative	दीपोत्सव dīpotsava	दीपोत्सवौ dīpotsavau	दीपोत्सवाः / दीपोत्सवासः¹ dīpotsavāḥ / dīpotsavāsaḥ¹
Accusative	दीपोत्सवम् dīpotsavam	दीपोत्सवौ dīpotsavau	दीपोत्सवान् dīpotsavān
Instrumental	दीपोत्सवेन dīpotsavena	दीपोत्सवाभ्याम् dīpotsavābhyām	दीपोत्सवैः / दीपोत्सवेभिः¹ dīpotsavaiḥ / dīpotsavebhiḥ¹
Dative	दीपोत्सवाय dīpotsavāya	दीपोत्सवाभ्याम् dīpotsavābhyām	दीपोत्सवेभ्यः dīpotsavebhyaḥ
Ablative	दीपोत्सवात् dīpotsavāt	दीपोत्सवाभ्याम् dīpotsavābhyām	दीपोत्सवेभ्यः dīpotsavebhyaḥ
Genitive	दीपोत्सवस्य dīpotsavasya	दीपोत्सवयोः dīpotsavayoḥ	दीपोत्सवानाम् dīpotsavānām
Locative	दीपोत्सवे dīpotsave	दीपोत्सवयोः dīpotsavayoḥ	दीपोत्सवेषु dīpotsaveṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Bengali: দীপোৎসব (dīpotsôbô) (learned)
• → Hindustani: (learned)

  Hindi: दीपोत्सव (dīpotsav)

• → Marathi: दीपोत्सव (dīpotsav) (learned)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “दीपोत्सव”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 481.
• Otto von Böhtlingk (1861), “दीपोत्सव”, in Sanskrit-Wörterbuch: Part 3, page 51