upāya

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀉𑀧𑀸𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• उपाय (Devanagari script)
• উপায (Bengali script)
• උපාය (Sinhalese script)
• ဥပါယ or ဢုပႃယ (Burmese script)
• อุปาย or อุปายะ (Thai script)
• ᩏᨷᩤᨿ (Tai Tham script)
• ອຸປາຍ or ອຸປາຍະ or ອຸປາຢະ (Lao script)
• ឧបាយ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄪𑄛𑄂𑄠 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit उपाय (upāya).

Noun

upāya m

1. way
2. means
3. resource

Declension

Declension table of "upāya" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	upāyo	upāyā
Accusative (second)	upāyaṃ	upāye
Instrumental (third)	upāyena	upāyehi or upāyebhi
Dative (fourth)	upāyassa or upāyāya or upāyatthaṃ	upāyānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	upāyasmā or upāyamhā or upāyā	upāyehi or upāyebhi
Genitive (sixth)	upāyassa	upāyānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	upāyasmiṃ or upāyamhi or upāye	upāyesu
Vocative (calling)	upāya	upāyā

Descendants

• → Burmese: ဥပါယ် (u.pay) (learned)
• → Khmer: ឧបាយ (ʼubaay)
• → Lao: ອຸບາຍ (ʼu bāi)
• → Thai: อุบาย (ù-baai)

Further reading

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “upāya”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead