दीपोत्सव

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit दीपोत्सव (dīpotsava). By surface analysis, दीप (dīp) +‎ उत्सव (utsav).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪iː.poːt̪.səʋ/, [d̪iː.poːt̪.sɐʋ]

Noun

दीपोत्सव • (dīpotsav) m

1. Diwali, Festival of Lights

   Synonyms: दिवाली (divālī), दीपावली (dīpāvalī)

   • 2010, Ravi Kumar, translated by Dr. N. R. Gopal, हिन्दू प्रतिभा के दर्शन [Hindi translation of: Glimpses of Hindu Genius]‎^[1], New Delhi: Suruchi Prakashan, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 106, →ISBN:

     हिन्दुओं के लोकप्रिय त्योहार दीपोत्सव पर व्यापारिक प्रतिष्ठान हिन्दू-बहुल इलाकों में मार्केटिंग करते नज़र आते हैं।

     hinduõ ke lokpriya tyohār dīpotsav par vyāpārik pratiṣṭhān hindū-bahul ilākõ mẽ mārkeṭiṅg karte nazar āte ha͠i.

     On the popular Hindu festival Diwali, business establishments are seen marketing in Hindu-dominated areas.

   • 2021, K. K. Upadhyaya, मोदी-योगी का विजन: विकास की ओर उत्तर प्रदेश [Modi and Yogi's vision: Uttar Pradesh towards development], New Delhi: Prabhat Prakashan, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 7, →ISBN:

     अयोध्या में दीपोत्सव का सफल कार्यक्रम किया। उत्तर प्रदेश [ने] आध्यात्मिक केंद्र के रूप में पर्यटकों को आकर्षित किया है।

     ayodhyā mẽ dīpotsav kā saphal kāryakram kiyā. uttar pradeś [ne] ādhyātmik kendra ke rūp mẽ paryaṭakõ ko ākarṣit kiyā hai.

     A successful program of Diwali was done in Ayodhya. Uttar Pradesh has attracted tourists as a spiritual center.

Declension

Declension of दीपोत्सव (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दीपोत्सव dīpotsav	दीपोत्सव dīpotsav
oblique	दीपोत्सव dīpotsav	दीपोत्सवों dīpotsavõ
vocative	दीपोत्सव dīpotsav	दीपोत्सवो dīpotsavo

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “दीपोत्सव”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2296

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• দীপোত্সৱ (Assamese script)
• ᬤᬷᬧᭀᬢ᭄ᬲᬯ (Balinese script)
• দীপোত্সব (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰱𑰢𑰺𑰝𑰿𑰭𑰪 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑀻𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀲𑀯 (Brahmi script)
• ဒီပေါတ္သဝ (Burmese script)
• દીપોત્સવ (Gujarati script)
• ਦੀਪੋਤ੍ਸਵ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌦𑍀𑌪𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌵 (Grantha script)
• ꦢꦷꦥꦺꦴꦠ꧀ꦱꦮ (Javanese script)
• 𑂠𑂲𑂣𑂷𑂞𑂹𑂮𑂫 (Kaithi script)
• ದೀಪೋತ್ಸವ (Kannada script)
• ទីបោត្សវ (Khmer script)
• ທີໂປຕ຺ສວ (Lao script)
• ദീപോത്സവ (Malayalam script)
• ᡩᡳᡳᢒᠣᢠᠰ᠌ᠠᠸᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘟𑘲𑘢𑘻𑘝𑘿𑘭𑘪 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠢᠢᢒᠣᠸᠠᢐᠰᠠᠸᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦿𑧓𑧂𑧜𑦽𑧠𑧍𑧊 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑐷𑐥𑑀𑐟𑑂𑐳𑐰 (Newa script)
• ଦୀପୋତ୍ସଵ (Odia script)
• ꢣꢷꢦꣂꢡ꣄ꢱꢮ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆵𑆥𑆾𑆠𑇀𑆱𑆮 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖱𑖢𑖺𑖝𑖿𑖭𑖪 (Siddham script)
• දීපොත‍්සව (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩭𑩑𑩛𑩰𑩕𑩫 𑪙𑪁𑩾 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚛𑚯𑚞𑚴𑚙𑚶𑚨𑚦 (Takri script)
• தீ³போத்ஸவ (Tamil script)
• దీపోత్సవ (Telugu script)
• ทีโปตฺสว (Thai script)
• དཱི་པོ་ཏྶ་ཝ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒲𑒣𑒼𑒞𑓂𑒮𑒫 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨛𑨁𑨊𑨞𑨆𑨙𑩇𑨰𑨭 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

दीप (dīpa, “diya, lamp, lantern”) +‎ उत्सव (utsava, “festival”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪iːˈpoːt̪.s̪ɐ.ʋɐ/

Proper noun

दीपोत्सव • (dīpotsava) stem, m (Classical Sanskrit)

1. Diwali, Festival of Lights

   Synonym: दीपावलि (dīpāvali)

   • c. 400 CE, Bhaviṣya Purāṇa
   • 1889, Journal of the American Oriental Society: Volumes 13-14‎^[2], page 355:

     महानवम्यां दीपोत्सवे च शिष्टाचारः।

     mahānavamyāṃ dīpotsave ca śiṣṭācāraḥ.

     Good conduct on Mahanavami and on Diwali.

   • 1974, Śāradā: Volume 16‎^[3]:

     दीपोत्सवो महाप्रीत्या क्रियते सकलैर्जनैः ॥

     dīpotsavo mahāprītyā kriyate sakalairjanaiḥ.

     Diwali is celebrated with great pleasure by all people.

   • 1984–1990, Devkant Jha, अभिनव इन्टर संस्कृत व्याकरण और रचना‎^[4], Varanasi: Motilal Banarsidass, →ISBN, page 105, →ISBN:

     कार्तिकमासस्य अमावस्यायां तिथौ अयं दीपोत्सवः महता उल्लासेन विधीयते ।

     kārtikamāsasya amāvasyāyāṃ tithau ayaṃ dīpotsavaḥ mahatā ullāsena vidhīyate.

     On the tithi of Amavasya in the month Kartika, Diwali is celebrated with great merriness.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दीपोत्सव (dīpotsava)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दीपोत्सवः dīpotsavaḥ	दीपोत्सवौ dīpotsavau	दीपोत्सवाः dīpotsavāḥ
Vocative	दीपोत्सव dīpotsava	दीपोत्सवौ dīpotsavau	दीपोत्सवाः dīpotsavāḥ
Accusative	दीपोत्सवम् dīpotsavam	दीपोत्सवौ dīpotsavau	दीपोत्सवान् dīpotsavān
Instrumental	दीपोत्सवेन dīpotsavena	दीपोत्सवाभ्याम् dīpotsavābhyām	दीपोत्सवैः dīpotsavaiḥ
Dative	दीपोत्सवाय dīpotsavāya	दीपोत्सवाभ्याम् dīpotsavābhyām	दीपोत्सवेभ्यः dīpotsavebhyaḥ
Ablative	दीपोत्सवात् dīpotsavāt	दीपोत्सवाभ्याम् dīpotsavābhyām	दीपोत्सवेभ्यः dīpotsavebhyaḥ
Genitive	दीपोत्सवस्य dīpotsavasya	दीपोत्सवयोः dīpotsavayoḥ	दीपोत्सवानाम् dīpotsavānām
Locative	दीपोत्सवे dīpotsave	दीपोत्सवयोः dīpotsavayoḥ	दीपोत्सवेषु dīpotsaveṣu

Descendants

• → Bengali: দীপোৎসব (dipōtśob) (learned)
• → Hindustani: (learned)

  Hindi: दीपोत्सव (dīpotsav)

• → Marathi: दीपोत्सव (dīpotsav) (learned)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “दीपोत्सव”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 481.
• Otto von Böhtlingk (1861) “दीपोत्सव”, in Sanskrit-Wörterbuch: Part 3, page 51