Upavasita, Upavāsita: 6 definitions

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Upavasita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Pali-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Upavasita in Pali glossary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Upavāsita, (adj.) (upa + vāsita) perfumed PvA. 164 (for gandha-samerita). (Page 147)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Upavasita in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Upavāsita (उपवासित).—adj., ppp. (= Pali id.; to *upa-vāsayati, unrecorded otherwise), perfumed: Lalitavistara 59.15 (verse) divyagan- dhopavāsitaṃ; 97.17 (verse) divya°tāḥ; Mahāvastu ii.180.12 (prose) nānāprakārehi ca mālyehi upavāsitaṃ.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Upāvasita (उपावसित):—[from upāva-so] mfn. settled or abiding near by, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa iii.]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Upavāsita (उपवासित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Uvavāsiya.

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Upavasita in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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