उपासक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit उपासक (upāsaka).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʊ.pɑː.sək/, [ʊ.päː.sɐk]

Noun

उपासक • (upāsak) m (Urdu spelling اُپاسک)

  1. worshipper, devotee
    Synonym: भक्त (bhakt)
    विष्णु का उपासक ― viṣṇu kā upāsak ― a devotee of Vishnu

Declension
Declension of उपासक (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct उपासक
upāsak		 उपासक
upāsak
oblique उपासक
upāsak		 उपासकों
upāsakõ
vocative उपासक
upāsak		 उपासको
upāsako
  • उपासिका (upāsikā, “female worshipper”)

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • upāsaka (Latin script)
  • 𑀉𑀧𑀸𑀲𑀓 (Brahmi script)
  • উপাসক (Bengali script)
  • උපාසක (Sinhalese script)
  • ဥပါသက or ဢုပႃသၵ (Burmese script)
  • อุปาสก or อุปาสะกะ (Thai script)
  • ᩏᨷᩤᩈᨠ (Tai Tham script)
  • ອຸປາສກ or ອຸປາສະກະ (Lao script)
  • ឧបាសក (Khmer script)
  • 𑄃𑄪𑄛𑄂𑄥𑄇 (Chakma script)

Noun

उपासक m

  1. Devanagari script form of upāsaka (“lay devotee”)

Declension
Declension table of "उपासक" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)उपासको (upāsako)उपासका (upāsakā)
Accusative (second)उपासकं (upāsakaṃ)उपासके (upāsake)
Instrumental (third)उपासकेन (upāsakena)उपासकेहि (upāsakehi) or उपासकेभि (upāsakebhi)
Dative (fourth)उपासकस्स (upāsakassa) or उपासकाय (upāsakāya) or उपासकत्थं (upāsakatthaṃ)उपासकानं (upāsakānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)उपासकस्मा (upāsakasmā) or उपासकम्हा (upāsakamhā) or उपासका (upāsakā)उपासकेहि (upāsakehi) or उपासकेभि (upāsakebhi)
Genitive (sixth)उपासकस्स (upāsakassa)उपासकानं (upāsakānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)उपासकस्मिं (upāsakasmiṃ) or उपासकम्हि (upāsakamhi) or उपासके (upāsake)उपासकेसु (upāsakesu)
Vocative (calling)उपासक (upāsaka)उपासका (upāsakā)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
  • উপাসক (Assamese script)
  • ᬉᬧᬵᬲᬓ (Balinese script)
  • উপাসক (Bengali script)
  • 𑰄𑰢𑰯𑰭𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀉𑀧𑀸𑀲𑀓 (Brahmi script)
  • ဥပါသက (Burmese script)
  • ઉપાસક (Gujarati script)
  • ਉਪਾਸਕ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌉𑌪𑌾𑌸𑌕 (Grantha script)
  • ꦈꦥꦴꦱꦏ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂇𑂣𑂰𑂮𑂍 (Kaithi script)
  • ಉಪಾಸಕ (Kannada script)
  • ឧបាសក (Khmer script)
  • ອຸປາສກ (Lao script)
  • ഉപാസക (Malayalam script)
  • ᡠᢒᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠰ᠌ᠠᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘄𑘢𑘰𑘭𑘎 (Modi script)
  • ᠤᢒᠠᢗᠰᠠᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑦤𑧂𑧑𑧍𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐄𑐥𑐵𑐳𑐎 (Newa script)
  • ଉପାସକ (Odia script)
  • ꢆꢦꢵꢱꢒ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆇𑆥𑆳𑆱𑆑 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖄𑖢𑖯𑖭𑖎 (Siddham script)
  • උපාසක (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩐𑩒𑩰𑩛𑪁𑩜 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚄𑚞𑚭𑚨𑚊 (Takri script)
  • உபாஸக (Tamil script)
  • ఉపాసక (Telugu script)
  • อุปาสก (Thai script)
  • ཨུ་པཱ་ས་ཀ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒅𑒣𑒰𑒮𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨀𑨃𑨞𑨊𑨰𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)

Noun

उपासक • (upāsaka) stem, m

  1. serving, a servant
  2. worshipping, a worshipper, follower
  3. intent on, engaged or occupied with
  4. (Buddhism) a Buddhist lay worshipper (as distinguished from the भिक्षु)

Descendants
  • → Middle Chinese: 優婆塞 (MC 'juw ba sojH|sok)
  • Pali: upāsaka
  • → Tocharian B: upāsake
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