उपवसथ

Sanskrit

Etymology

From उप- (upa-, “with”) +‎ वसथ (vasatha, “dwelling”) or उप- (upa-, “with”) +‎ वस् (vas, “to dwell”) +‎ -थ (-tha, agentive suffix), literally “dwelling with”.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /u.pɐ.ʋɐ.sɐ.tʰɐ́/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /u.pɐ.ʋɐ.s̪ɐ.t̪ʰɐ/

Noun

उपवसथ • (upavasatha) stem, m

The day before a soma sacrifice.
A fast day.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of उपवसथ
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	उपवसथः (upavasathaḥ)	उपवसथौ (upavasathau) उपवसथा¹ (upavasathā¹)	उपवसथाः (upavasathāḥ) उपवसथासः¹ (upavasathāsaḥ¹)
vocative	उपवसथ (upavasatha)	उपवसथौ (upavasathau) उपवसथा¹ (upavasathā¹)	उपवसथाः (upavasathāḥ) उपवसथासः¹ (upavasathāsaḥ¹)
accusative	उपवसथम् (upavasatham)	उपवसथौ (upavasathau) उपवसथा¹ (upavasathā¹)	उपवसथान् (upavasathān)
instrumental	उपवसथेन (upavasathena)	उपवसथाभ्याम् (upavasathābhyām)	उपवसथैः (upavasathaiḥ) उपवसथेभिः¹ (upavasathebhiḥ¹)
dative	उपवसथाय (upavasathāya)	उपवसथाभ्याम् (upavasathābhyām)	उपवसथेभ्यः (upavasathebhyaḥ)
ablative	उपवसथात् (upavasathāt)	उपवसथाभ्याम् (upavasathābhyām)	उपवसथेभ्यः (upavasathebhyaḥ)
genitive	उपवसथस्य (upavasathasya)	उपवसथयोः (upavasathayoḥ)	उपवसथानाम् (upavasathānām)
locative	उपवसथे (upavasathe)	उपवसथयोः (upavasathayoḥ)	उपवसथेषु (upavasatheṣu)

¹Vedic

Descendants

Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀧𑁄𑀲𑀣 (posatha), *𑀉𑀧𑁄𑀲𑀣 (*uposatha)
- Prakrit: 𑀧𑁄𑀲𑀳 (posaha), *𑀉𑀯𑁄𑀲𑀳 (*uvosaha)
  - Helu Prakrit:
    - Dhivehi: ފޮއި (foi)
    - Sinhalese: පෝය (pōya), පොහොය (pohoya)
  - >? Marathi: ओवसा (ovsā), वसा (vasā)
  - >? Odia: ଓଷା (oshā), ଉଷା (ushā)
Pali: uposatha
- Thai: อุโบสถ (ù-boo-sòt)

References

Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “उपवसथ”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “upavasatha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 105