upavas 1 P. 1 To dwell in or at, inhabit (with acc. ); vEkuMWaM upavasati Sk. 2 To be in a state of abstinence, abstain from food, fast; upavaseddinaM Ms. 2. 220 , 5. 20 ; Y. 3. 292 , 64 ; ( fig. also); upozitAByAmiva netrAByAM pibaMtI Dk. 4. 3 To go to (a master). 4 To enter upon, learn, take to, begin. — Caus. To cause to fast.