The Sanskrit terms Upāśī and Upaśī can be transliterated into English as Upasi or Upashi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

upāśī (उपाशी).—& upāśīpōṭīṃ or upāśēpōṭīṃ See upāsī &c.

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upāsī (उपासी).—a (upāsa) Fasting, that has not taken the meal. 2 Hungry. u0 maraṇēṃ To die of or be keenly pinched with hunger; to be starved. pikalyā jhāḍākhālīṃ u0 maraṇēṃ Expresses superlative sloth or indolence.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

upāsī (उपासी).—a Fasting; hungry. pikalyā jhāḍā- khālīṃ upāsī maraṇēṃ Expresses superlative sloth or indolence.

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upāsī (उपासी).—ad With empty belly.

context information

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 dictionary

Upaśī (उपशी).—2 Ā.

1) To lie near. गतासुमेतमुपशेष एहि (gatāsumetamupaśeṣa ehi) Ṛgveda 1. 18.8.

2) To cohabit.

3) To do good to, agree with; यन्ममोपशेते (yanmamopaśete) Charaka.

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Upasi (उपसि).—ind. Ved. In the lap, on the hip; near, at hand; पितुर्न पुत्र उपसि प्रेष्ठः (piturna putra upasi preṣṭhaḥ) Ṛgveda 5.4.3.7.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Upaśī (उपशी).—lie by or on ([accusative] or [locative]).

Upaśī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms upa and śī (शी).

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

Upaśī (उपशी):—[=upa-√śī] [Ātmanepada] -śete, to lie near or by the side of ([accusative]), [Ṛg-veda x, 18, 8; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kauśika-sūtra; Mahābhārata];

—to lie by the side of (for sexual intercourse), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Kāṭhaka; Mahābhārata xiii];

—to lie upon ([locative case]), [Rāmāyaṇa vi];

—to do good, be suitable or useful, [Caraka]

[Sanskrit to German]

Upashi in German

context information

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 corpus

Upāsi (ಉಪಾಸಿ):—[noun] (correctly, ಉಪವಾಸಿ [upavasi]) a person abstaining deliberately from taking food.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Shi, Upa, Ci.

Starts with: Upashiksha, Upashikshaka, Upashikshamana, Upashikshana, Upashikshita, Upashimhana, Upashingh, Upashinhana, Upashiras, Upashirsha, Upashirshaka, Upashirshike, Upashishta, Upashishya, Upashivan, Upashivari, Upasinghana, Upasiva.

Ends with: Pashupashi, Tupashi.

Full-text (+11): Upashayin, Upas, Divasabhariyaca, Upashaya, Upasai, Opasayika, Upasianasi, Upasikaradi, Upasitapasi, Upashayastha, Upashayaka, Upashivan, Upasim, Upasa, Upashayatva, Upashayita, Nirankara, Upashayitva, Pikalya Jhadakhalim Upasi Marayaca, Dusaga.

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