Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

upavāsa उपवास – fasting

substantive masculine · substantive neuter

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary substantive neuter
Cappeller 1891 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

upavāsa ·m. fast.

Monier-Williams 1872 substantive masculine · substantive neuter

Original text · English · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

Upa-vāsa, as, am, m. n. a fast, fasting (as a re- ligious act comprising abstinence from all sensual gratification, from perfumes, flowers, unguents, orna- ments, betel, music, dancing, &c.); kindling a sacred fire, a fire altar.

Petersburger 1855 substantive masculine · substantive neuter

Original text · German · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

upavāsa (von vas, vasati mit upa) m.n. gaṇa ardharcādi zu P. 2,4,31. TRIK. 3,5,12. SIDDH. K. 249,b,7. 1〉 Fasten, m. AK. 2,7,37. TRIK. 2,7,10. H. 842 (nach dem Sch. auch n.). ĀŚV. GṚHY. 1,10. M. 2,188. M. 11,195. M. 11,212. YĀJÑ. 3,190. MBH. 3,6019. MBH. 3,8032. upavāsānvividhānupoṣya MBH. 3,10227. MBH. 13,362. SĀV. 6,12. R. 2,24,23. R. 2,26,28. R. 2,28,13. R. 3,10,4. R. 3,77,25. R. 5,18,1. SUŚR. 1,70,14. SUŚR. 1,80,5. SUŚR. 2,111,5. SUŚR. 2,410,13. SUŚR. 2,433,5. PAÑCAT. 138,9. PRAB. 29,5. VET. 32,11. sopavāsa der da fastet oder gefastet hat YĀJÑ. 1,175. f. ā YĀJÑ. 3,261. — 2〉 m. Anlegung eines heiligen Feuers (agnyādhāna) MALAMĀSAT._im_ŚKDR. a fire altar WILS.

Böhtlingk 1879 substantive masculine · substantive neuter

Original text · German · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

upavāsa m. *n. — 1〉 Fasten (religiös und diätetisch) GAUT. Spr. 7623. Spr. 802. — 2〉 das Anlegen des heiligen Feuers.

Apte 1890 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

upavāsaḥ 1 A fast; sopavāsastryahaṃ vaset Y. 1. 175, Y. 3. 190; Ms. 11. 196 (a fast is a religious act and consists in abstaining from every kind of sensual gratification). 2 Kindling a sacred fire. 3 A fire-altar.

Cappeller 1887 substantive masculine

Original text · German · substantive masculine

upavāsa m. das Fasten. ˚sin fastend.

Burnouf 1866 substantive masculine

Original text · French · substantive masculine

upavāsa upavāsa m. (vas) jeûne. Emplacement. Acte d'un drame. upavāsayāmi c. faire jeûner; ordonner le jeûne.

Occurrences in source texts (3)

HP 1 occurrence
HP 1.58-1.63: Mitāhāra 1 occurrence

Direct occurrences

SiSa 2 occurrences
SiSa 3.32-3.33: Praxis-Hindernisse 1 occurrence

Direct occurrences

SiSa 5.6-5.9: Dharma-Hindernisse 1 occurrence

Direct occurrences

Continue with AYI Free

Image source: AYI archive.