उपकार

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit उपकार (upakāra).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʊp.kɑːɾ/, [ʊp.käːɾ]

Noun

उपकार • (upkār) m (Urdu spelling اُپکار)

1. good deed, favor, charity

Declension

Declension of उपकार (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	उपकार upkār	उपकार upkār
oblique	उपकार upkār	उपकारों upkārõ
vocative	उपकार upkār	उपकारो upkāro

Derived terms

• परोपकार (paropkār, “charity”)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• upakāra (Latin script)
• 𑀉𑀧𑀓𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• উপকার (Bengali script)
• උපකාර (Sinhalese script)
• ဥပကာရ or ဢုပၵႃရ (Burmese script)
• อุปการ or อุปะการะ (Thai script)
• ᩏᨷᨠᩣᩁ (Tai Tham script)
• ອຸປກາຣ or ອຸປະກາຣະ (Lao script)
• ឧបការ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄪𑄛𑄇𑄂𑄢 (Chakma script)

Noun

उपकार m

1. Devanagari script form of upakāra (“help”)

Declension

Declension table of "उपकार" (masculine)

Case / Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	उपकारो (upakāro)	उपकारा (upakārā)
Accusative (second)	उपकारं (upakāraṃ)	उपकारे (upakāre)
Instrumental (third)	उपकारेन (upakārena)	उपकारेहि (upakārehi) or उपकारेभि (upakārebhi)
Dative (fourth)	उपकारस्स (upakārassa) or उपकाराय (upakārāya) or उपकारत्थं (upakāratthaṃ)	उपकारानं (upakārānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	उपकारस्मा (upakārasmā) or उपकारम्हा (upakāramhā) or उपकारा (upakārā)	उपकारेहि (upakārehi) or उपकारेभि (upakārebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	उपकारस्स (upakārassa)	उपकारानं (upakārānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	उपकारस्मिं (upakārasmiṃ) or उपकारम्हि (upakāramhi) or उपकारे (upakāre)	उपकारेसु (upakāresu)
Vocative (calling)	उपकार (upakāra)	उपकारा (upakārā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• উপকাৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬉᬧᬓᬵᬭ (Balinese script)
• উপকার (Bengali script)
• 𑰄𑰢𑰎𑰯𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀉𑀧𑀓𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ဥပကာရ (Burmese script)
• ઉપકાર (Gujarati script)
• ਉਪਕਾਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌉𑌪𑌕𑌾𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦈꦥꦏꦴꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂇𑂣𑂍𑂰𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಉಪಕಾರ (Kannada script)
• ឧបការ (Khmer script)
• ອຸປກາຣ (Lao script)
• ഉപകാര (Malayalam script)
• ᡠᢒᠠᡬᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘄𑘢𑘎𑘰𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠤᢒᠠᢉᠠᢗᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦤𑧂𑦮𑧑𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐄𑐥𑐎𑐵𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଉପକାର (Odia script)
• ꢆꢦꢒꢵꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆇𑆥𑆑𑆳𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖄𑖢𑖎𑖯𑖨 (Siddham script)
• උපකාර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩒𑩰𑩜𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚄𑚞𑚊𑚭𑚤 (Takri script)
• உபகார (Tamil script)
• ఉపకార (Telugu script)
• อุปการ (Thai script)
• ཨུ་པ་ཀཱ་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒅𑒣𑒏𑒰𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨃𑨞𑨋𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *upo

Proto-Indo-Iranian *upa-

Proto-Indo-Aryan *upa-

Sanskrit उप- (upa-)

Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-

Sanskrit कृ (kṛ)

Sanskrit क॒र (kará)vṛd.

Sanskrit कार (kāra)

Sanskrit उपकार

From उप- (upa-, “towards”) +‎ कार (kāra, “act, action”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /u.pɐ.kɑː.ɾɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /u.pɐ.kɑː.ɾɐ/

Noun

उपकार • (upakāra) stem, m

1. help, assistance
2. benefit, service, favour, use, advantage
3. preparation, ornament, decoration, embellishment (as a gate with garlands)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of उपकार

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	उपकारः (upakāraḥ)	उपकारौ (upakārau) उपकारा¹ (upakārā¹)	उपकाराः (upakārāḥ) उपकारासः¹ (upakārāsaḥ¹)
accusative	उपकारम् (upakāram)	उपकारौ (upakārau) उपकारा¹ (upakārā¹)	उपकारान् (upakārān)
instrumental	उपकारेण (upakāreṇa)	उपकाराभ्याम् (upakārābhyām)	उपकारैः (upakāraiḥ) उपकारेभिः¹ (upakārebhiḥ¹)
dative	उपकाराय (upakārāya)	उपकाराभ्याम् (upakārābhyām)	उपकारेभ्यः (upakārebhyaḥ)
ablative	उपकारात् (upakārāt)	उपकाराभ्याम् (upakārābhyām)	उपकारेभ्यः (upakārebhyaḥ)
genitive	उपकारस्य (upakārasya)	उपकारयोः (upakārayoḥ)	उपकाराणाम् (upakārāṇām)
locative	उपकारे (upakāre)	उपकारयोः (upakārayoḥ)	उपकारेषु (upakāreṣu)
vocative	उपकार (upakāra)	उपकारौ (upakārau) उपकारा¹ (upakārā¹)	उपकाराः (upakārāḥ) उपकारासः¹ (upakārāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindi: उपकार (upkār)
• → Pali: upakāra