Upavasin, Upavāsī, Upavasi, Upavāsin: 14 definitions
Introduction:
Upavasin means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureUpavāsin (उपवासिन्) refers to “fasting”, according to the 2nd-century Meghasūtra (“Cloud Sutra”) in those passages which contain ritual instructions.—Accordingly, “He who desires a mighty rain must perform this rite ‘the great-cloud-circle’ in an open space, overspread by a blue canopy, shaded by a blue banner, on a clear spot of earth; [being] a prophet of the Law, seated on a blue seat, fasting (upavāsin) according to the aṣṭāṅga, with well-washed limbs, clad in pure raiment, anointed with fragrant odour, wearing the three white stripes, he must recite it for a day and night continuously facing the east; [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryupavasi : (aor. of upavasati) dwelt in or at; observed.
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English DictionaryUpavāsī (उपवासी).—a (S) Fasting, keeping a fast. 2 Not having taken the dinner or meal, impransus &c.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUpavāsin (उपवासिन्).—a. Fasting. दिनोपवासी तु निशामिषाशी जटाधरः सन् कुलटाभिलाषी । हास्यार्णवः (dinopavāsī tu niśāmiṣāśī jaṭādharaḥ san kulaṭābhilāṣī | hāsyārṇavaḥ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpavāsin (उपवासिन्).—mfn. (-sī-sinī-si) Fasting, one who observes a fast. E. upavāsa and ini aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpavāsin (उपवासिन्).—i. e. upa-vas + in, adj., f. nī, Fasting, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 401.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpavāsin (उपवासिन्).—[adjective] fasting.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpavāsin (उपवासिन्):—[from upa-vas] mfn. one who observes a fast, fasting, [Mahābhārata; Dhūrtasamāgama]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpavāsin (उपवासिन्):—[upa-vāsin] (sī-sinī-si) a. Fasting.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Upavāsin (उपवासिन्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Uvavāsi.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusUpavāsi (ಉಪವಾಸಿ):—
1) [noun] a person deliberately abstaining from taking food.
2) [noun] ಉಂಡು ಉಪವಾಸಿ, ಬಳಸಿ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಚಾರಿ [umdu upavasi, balasi brahmacari] uṇḍu upvāsi, baḷasi brahmacāri (prov.) he who who pretends pious, but not really so.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryUpavāsī (उपवासी):—n. one who observes a fasting;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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