उपव्ययते

Sanskrit

Etymology

From उप (upa) +‎ व्ये (vye, “to envelope, to wrap around”), from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y- (“to twist, wind; to cover, wrap”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ú.pɐʋ.jɐ.jɐ.tɐj/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /uˈpɐʋ.jɐ.jɐ.t̪eː/

Verb

उपव्ययते • (úpavyayate) third-singular indicative (class 1, type A, root उपव्ये)

1. to put on or invest oneself with the sacred thread
   • c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda (Taittirīya Saṃhitā) II.5.11:

     निवीतम् मनुष्याणाम् प्राचीनावीतम् पितृणाम् उपवीतं देवानाम् उपव्ययते देवलक्ष्मम् एव तत् कुरुते

     nivītam manuṣyāṇām prācīnāvītam pitṛṇām upavītaṃ devānām upavyayate devalakṣmam eva tat kurute

     He wears the thread around the neck for [the sake of] people, over the right shoulder for [the sake of] the ancestors, over the left for the [the sake of] the gods; verily he makes the mark of the gods.

Derived terms

• उपवीत (úpavīta)