Upavasa, Upavāsa: 26 definitions
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Upavasa has 24 English definitions available.
Alternative spellings of this word include Upvas.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchUpavāsa (उपवास):—(von vas, vasati mit upa) m. n. gaṇa ardharcādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 2, 4, 31.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 5, 12.] [Siddhāntakaumudī 249], b, [7.]
1) Fasten, m. [Amarakoṣa 2, 7, 37.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 7, 10.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 842] (nach dem [Scholiast] [?auch Nalopākhyāna). ĀŚV. GṚHY. 1, 10. Manu’s Gesetzbuch 2, 188. 11, 195. 212.Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 3, 190. Mahābhārata 3, 6019. 8032.] upavāsānvividhānupoṣya [10227. 13, 362.] [Sāvitryupākhyāna 6, 12.] [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 24, 23. 26, 28. 28, 13. 3, 10, 4. 77, 25. 5, 18, 1.] [Suśruta 1, 70, 14. 80, 5. 2, 111, 5. 410, 13. 433, 5.] [Pañcatantra 138, 9.] [Prabodhacandrodaja 29, 5.] [Vetālapañcaviṃśati 32, 11.] sopavāsa der da fastet oder gefastet hat [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 1, 175.] f. ā [3, 261.] —
2) m. Anlegung eines heiligen Feuers (agnyādhāna) [Malamāsatattva im Śabdakalpadruma] a fire altar [Wilson’s Wörterbuch]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungUpavāsa (उपवास):—m. *n. —
1) Fasten (religiös und diätetisch) [Gautama's Dharmaśāstra] [Indische sprüche 7623.802.] —
2) das Anlegen des heiligen Feuers.
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Partial matches: Upava, Sha, Upa, Vasa, Ca, Vaca.
Starts with: Upavacakalam, Upavacam, Upavasa-basnu, Upavasadina, Upavasaka, Upavasamgey, Upavasamushkara, Upavasana, Upavasaniya, Upavasasatyagraha, Upavasasatyagrahi, Upavasastha, Upavasatha, Upavasathiya, Upavasathya, Upavasati, Upavasavratin, Upavasayin.
Ends with: Aupavasa, Dhupavasa, Nittupavasa, Poshadhopavasa, Proshadhopavasa, Sopavasa, Vratopavasa.
Full-text (+45): Upavasta, Upasa, Upavasaka, Aupavasa, Sopavasa, Ovasa, Upavasavratin, Uvvatam, Cuttopavacam, Upavasamushkara, Upavacakalam, Upavacam, Samadatta, Uvavasa, Aupavasya, Aupavasika, Uposhadha, Upavasin, Vratipavasa, Upvas.
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The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 4 - The concept of Vrata < [Chapter 4 - Religious aspects of the Matsyapurāṇa]
Part 5 - Dāna (donation—the practice of cultivating kindness) < [Chapter 4 - Religious aspects of the Matsyapurāṇa]
Religious Aspects of the Purāṇas (Introduction) < [Chapter 4 - Religious aspects of the Matsyapurāṇa]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Notes on penances < [Notes]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Customs, Belief and Rituals (Introduction) < [Chapter 4 - Cultural Aspects]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 81 - Greatness of Śrī Daityasūdana < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 30 - The Glory of Dāru Tīrtha < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 270 - Greatness of Prācī Sarasvatī < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Apastamba Yajna-paribhasa-sutras (by Hermann Oldenberg)
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Part 2 - The eightfold morality of the upavāsastha (introduction) < [Section II.1 - Morality of the lay person or avadātavasana]
Part 2.1 - The taking of vows by the Upavāsatha < [Section II.1 - Morality of the lay person or avadātavasana]
Part 2.3 - Why celebrate the upavāsa of six days of fasting < [Section II.1 - Morality of the lay person or avadātavasana]
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