? upavitarka ( m. ?), in Mv ii.74.3 °keṣu vā, at the end of a list of arts and exercises (in Mv almost wholly martial; LV p. 156 in corresponding passage includes many non-martial) in which the Bodhisattva challenges the other Śākya youths; preceded by rathasmiṃ vā dhanusmiṃ vā tharusmiṃ vā, which does not fit well with any intellectual exercise ( reasoning or the like) such as the apparent etymology suggests.