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Amarakosha Search

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Word	Reference	Gender	Number	Synonyms	Definition

upavāsaḥ	2.7.42	Masculine	Singular	aupavastam

Monier-Williams Search

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upavas

P. -vasati-, to abide or dwell with or at ; to stay, wait, wait for

; to abide in a state of abstinence, abstain from food, fast

;

etc. ; to encamp (with accusative)

; to dwell on, give one's self up to, apply one's self to

: Causal to cause to abide or wait

; to cause to fast

upavasana

n. a fast, fasting (See payopavasana-)

upavasana

n. the state of abiding or being near (See pīvo 'pavasana-;both with irregular Sandhi) .

upavasanīya

mfn. belonging to a fast

upavasatha

m. a fast-day (especially the day preceding a soma- sacrifice), the period of preparation for the soma- sacrifice

upavasatha

m. a place of abiding, village

upavasathīya

mfn. belonging to the upavasatha- day or to the preparation for a soma- sacrifice

upavasathya

mfn. idem or 'mfn. belonging to the upavasatha- day or to the preparation for a soma- sacrifice '

upavasta

n. a fast, fasting

upavastavya

mfn. to be celebrated by fasting (as the end of a fortnight)

upavasti

gaRa vetanādi-

upavasti

(

reads upasti-.)

upavastṛ

m. one who fasts

upavastra

n. upper clothing,

upavastrādi

m. Name of a gaRa (including besides upavastṛ-, prāśitṛ-)

aupavasathika

mfn. designed for or belonging to the upa-vasatha- (q.v) ceremony

aupavasathika

n. Name of a pariśiṣṭa- of the sāma-veda-.

aupavasathya

mfn. equals aupavasathika- above

aupavasta

n. (fr. upa-vasta-), fasting, a fast

aupavastha

n. equals aupavasta- above.

aupavastra

n. fasting

aupavastraka

n. food suitable for a fast

samupavas

P. -vasati-, to abide wholly in, engage in, devote one's self to (See below) ; to abide in a state of abstinence, fast

Apte Search

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upavas	उपवस् 1 P. 1 To dwell in or at, inhabit (with acc.); तपःश्रद्धे ये ह्युपवसन्त्यरण्ये Mund. Up.1.2.11. वैकुण्ठं उपवसति Sk. -2 To be in a state of abstinence, abstain from food, fast; उपवसेद्दिनम् Ms.2.22,5,2; Y.3.292,64; (fig. also); उपोषिताभ्यामिव नेत्राभ्यां पिबन्ती Dk.4. -3 To go to (a master). -4 To enter upon, learn, take to, begin. -Caus. To cause to fast.

upavasanam	उपवसनम् A fast, fasting. -2 The state of being near.

upavasathaḥ	उपवसथः [उप-वस्-आधारे अथ] 1 A village. -2 The day preceding a Soma sacrifice; or a day of preparation for this sacrifice; a fast-day. उपवसथीय upavasathīya उपवसथ्य upavasathya उपवसथीय उपवसथ्य a. Selected for an उपवसथ (as a day).

upavastam	उपवस्तम् A fast.

upavastiḥ	उपवस्तिः f. Support of life (as food, sleep &c.).

upavastṛ	उपवस्तृ a. One who fasts.

aupavastam	औपवस्तम् Fasting, a fast.

aupavastram	औपवस्त्रम् [उपवस्त्र-अण्] 1 Food suitable for a fast. -2 Fasting. उपवस्ता प्राप्तोस्यौपवस्त्रम् Mbh. V.1.97.

Macdonell Search

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upavasatha	m. fast on the eve of the Soma sacrifice.

aupavasta aupavasta, ˚ka	n. preliminary fast on the eve of a celebration.

Vedabase Search

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upavaset	should observe fasting	SB 7.12.5

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upavas	verb (class 2 parasmaipada) to abide in a state of abstinence (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) to abide or dwell with or at (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) to abstain from food (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) to apply one's self to (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) to dwell on (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) to encamp (with acc.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) to fast (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) to give one's self up to (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) to stay (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) to wait (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) to wait for (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 2243/72933

upavasana	noun (neuter) a fast (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) fasting (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) the state of abiding or being near (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 47632/72933

upavasatha	noun (masculine) a fast-day (esp. the day preceding a Soma sacrifice) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) a place of abiding (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) the period of preparation for the Soma sacrifice (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 47631/72933

samupavas	verb (class 1 parasmaipada) to abide in a state of abstinence to abide wholly in to devote one's self to to engage in to fast Frequency rank 13819/72933

Wordnet Search

"upavas" has 4 results.


upavas	vas, abhiṣṭhā, avasthā, saṃsthā, upavas, parivasa, ram, gādh prasthāne gatyavarodhāt sthitirūpo vyāpāraḥ। mārge vyavāyāt vayaṃ tatra eva bahukālaparyantam avasat।
upavas	upavāsaḥ, upavastam, upoṣitam, upoṣaṇam, aupavastam, anaśanam, anāhāraḥ, abhojanam, laṅghanam, ākṣapaṇam yasmin vrate annagrahaṇaṃ varjyam। ekādaśyām tasya upavāsaḥ asti।
upavas	upavāsaḥ, anaśanam, anāhāraḥ, upoṣaṇam, nirāhāratā, nirāhāratvam, bhojanatyāgaḥ, upavasanam annasya parityāgaḥ। kadācit upavāsaḥ ācaritavyaḥ।
upavas	upavastrādiḥ ekaḥ gaṇapāṭhaḥ । upavastrādiḥ iti gaṇapāṭhasya ullekhaḥ koṣe asti

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