masculine · upavāsa 1 · upavāsa 2
fast
Upavāsa [from upa + vas, see upavasati] keeping a prescribed day, fasting, self-denial, abstaining from enjoyments [Same as uposatha; used extensively in BHS in meaning of uposatha, e.g. at Avś I 338, 339; Divy 398 in phrase aṣṭānga-samanvāgataṃ upavāsaṃ upavasati] A V 40 (? uncertain; vv.ll. upāsaka, ovāpavāssa, yopavāsa); Ja VI 508; Pj II 199 (in explanation of uposatha).
tenant; dependent
【陽】 絕食，齋戒，戒除享樂。
(masc, masc, from upavasati) observance; fulfillment of a ritual practice observance; ritual practice [lit.] living near Construction: upa + √vas > vās + *a
(masc, masc) fasting, abstaining from enjoyments [lit.] living near