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उपधान

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit उपधान (upadhā́na).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʊp.d̪ʱɑːn/, [ʊp.d̪ʱä̃ːn]

Noun

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उपधान (updhānm (Urdu spelling اپدهان) (rare, formal)

  1. a support
    Synonym: सहारा (sahārā)
  2. a pillow, cushion, that upon which one rests
    Synonyms: तकिया (takiyā), मसनद (masnad), सिरहाना (sirhānā)
  3. affection, kindness
    Synonyms: स्नेह (sneh), अनुराग (anurāg), दया (dayā), कृपा (kŕpā)
  4. religious observance or obligation
  5. poison
    Synonyms: विष (viṣ), ज़हर (zahar), हलाहल (halāhal)
  6. a footstool

Declension

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References

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Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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From उप- (upa-) +‎ धान (dhāna).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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उपधान (upadhā́na) stemn

  1. the act of placing or resting upon
  2. that on which one rests, a pillow, cushion
  3. peculiarity, singularity, excellence
  4. cover, lid
  5. religious observance
  6. affection, kindness
  7. fetching, procuring
  8. a jewel case
  9. poison
  10. footstool

Declension

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Neuter a-stem declension of उपधान (upadhā́na)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative उपधानम्
upadhā́nam
उपधाने
upadhā́ne
उपधानानि / उपधाना¹
upadhā́nāni / upadhā́nā¹
Vocative उपधान
úpadhāna
उपधाने
úpadhāne
उपधानानि / उपधाना¹
úpadhānāni / úpadhānā¹
Accusative उपधानम्
upadhā́nam
उपधाने
upadhā́ne
उपधानानि / उपधाना¹
upadhā́nāni / upadhā́nā¹
Instrumental उपधानेन
upadhā́nena
उपधानाभ्याम्
upadhā́nābhyām
उपधानैः / उपधानेभिः¹
upadhā́naiḥ / upadhā́nebhiḥ¹
Dative उपधानाय
upadhā́nāya
उपधानाभ्याम्
upadhā́nābhyām
उपधानेभ्यः
upadhā́nebhyaḥ
Ablative उपधानात्
upadhā́nāt
उपधानाभ्याम्
upadhā́nābhyām
उपधानेभ्यः
upadhā́nebhyaḥ
Genitive उपधानस्य
upadhā́nasya
उपधानयोः
upadhā́nayoḥ
उपधानानाम्
upadhā́nānām
Locative उपधाने
upadhā́ne
उपधानयोः
upadhā́nayoḥ
उपधानेषु
upadhā́neṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

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  • → Hindustani:
    Hindi: उपधान (updhān)
    Urdu: اپدهان (updhān)

References

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Further reading

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  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “upadhāna”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.