यज्ञोपवीत

यज्ञोपवीत

Sanskrit

Etymology

यज्ञ (yajña) + उपवीत (upavīta).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /jɐd͡ʑ.ɲɐw.pɐ.ʋiː.t̪ɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /jɐd͡ʑ.ɲoː.pɐˈʋiː.t̪ɐ/

Noun

यज्ञोपवीत • (yajñopavītá) n

1. the sacred thread worn (over the left shoulder and hanging under the right) by boys and men of the three द्विज (dvija, “twice-born”) castes.
2. (older) the investiture of young men with the said sacred thread

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of यज्ञोपवीत (yajñopavītá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	यज्ञोपवीतम् yajñopavītám	यज्ञोपवीते yajñopavīté	यज्ञोपवीतानि / यज्ञोपवीता¹ yajñopavītā́ni / yajñopavītā́¹
Vocative	यज्ञोपवीत yájñopavīta	यज्ञोपवीते yájñopavīte	यज्ञोपवीतानि / यज्ञोपवीता¹ yájñopavītāni / yájñopavītā¹
Accusative	यज्ञोपवीतम् yajñopavītám	यज्ञोपवीते yajñopavīté	यज्ञोपवीतानि / यज्ञोपवीता¹ yajñopavītā́ni / yajñopavītā́¹
Instrumental	यज्ञोपवीतेन yajñopavīténa	यज्ञोपवीताभ्याम् yajñopavītā́bhyām	यज्ञोपवीतैः / यज्ञोपवीतेभिः¹ yajñopavītaíḥ / yajñopavītébhiḥ¹
Dative	यज्ञोपवीताय yajñopavītā́ya	यज्ञोपवीताभ्याम् yajñopavītā́bhyām	यज्ञोपवीतेभ्यः yajñopavītébhyaḥ
Ablative	यज्ञोपवीतात् yajñopavītā́t	यज्ञोपवीताभ्याम् yajñopavītā́bhyām	यज्ञोपवीतेभ्यः yajñopavītébhyaḥ
Genitive	यज्ञोपवीतस्य yajñopavītásya	यज्ञोपवीतयोः yajñopavītáyoḥ	यज्ञोपवीतानाम् yajñopavītā́nām
Locative	यज्ञोपवीते yajñopavīté	यज्ञोपवीतयोः yajñopavītáyoḥ	यज्ञोपवीतेषु yajñopavītéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: yaññōpavīta
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀬 (jaṇṇovavīya)
  • Konkani: जान्वें (zānvễ)
  • Marathi: जानवे (j̈ānve)
• Hindi: जनेऊ (janeū)
• Gujarati: જનોઈ (janoī)
• → Kannada: ಯಜ್ಞೋಪವೀತ (yajñōpavīta), ಜನಿವಾರ (janivāra)