उपदेश

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit उपदेश (upadeśa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʊp.d̪eːʃ/

Noun

उपदेश • (updeś) m (Urdu spelling اُپْدیش)

1. precept, principle, teaching

   स्वामी-जी, अपने उपदेश हमें भी सुनाएँ।

   svāmī-jī, apne updeś hamẽ bhī sunāẽ.

   Swami, tell us your teachings as well.

2. The act of preaching; sermon.

Declension

Declension of उपदेश (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	उपदेश updeś	उपदेश updeś
oblique	उपदेश updeś	उपदेशों updeśõ
vocative	उपदेश updeś	उपदेशो updeśo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “उपदेश”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “उपदेश”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• S. W. Fallon (1879) “उपदेश”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co.

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• উপদেশ (Assamese script)
• ᬉᬧᬤᬾᬰ (Balinese script)
• উপদেশ (Bengali script)
• 𑰄𑰢𑰟𑰸𑰫 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀉𑀧𑀤𑁂𑀰 (Brahmi script)
• ဥပဒေၐ (Burmese script)
• ઉપદેશ (Gujarati script)
• ਉਪਦੇਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌉𑌪𑌦𑍇𑌶 (Grantha script)
• ꦈꦥꦢꦺꦯ (Javanese script)
• 𑂇𑂣𑂠𑂵𑂬 (Kaithi script)
• ಉಪದೇಶ (Kannada script)
• ឧបទេឝ (Khmer script)
• ອຸປເທຨ (Lao script)
• ഉപദേശ (Malayalam script)
• ᡠᢒᠠᡩᡝᡧᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘄𑘢𑘟𑘹𑘫 (Modi script)
• ᠤᢒᠠᢑᠧᠱᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦤𑧂𑦿𑧚𑧋 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐄𑐥𑐡𑐾𑐱 (Newa script)
• ଉପଦେଶ (Odia script)
• ꢆꢦꢣꢾꢯ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆇𑆥𑆢𑆼𑆯 (Sharada script)
• 𑖄𑖢𑖟𑖸𑖫 (Siddham script)
• උපදෙශ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩒𑩰𑩭𑩔𑩿 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚄𑚞𑚛𑚲𑚧 (Takri script)
• உபதே³ஶ (Tamil script)
• ఉపదేశ (Telugu script)
• อุปเทศ (Thai script)
• ཨུ་པ་དེ་ཤ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒅𑒣𑒠𑒹𑒬 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨃𑨞𑨛𑨄𑨮 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root उपदिश् (upadiś, “to advice”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /u.pɐ.dɐj.ɕɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /u.pɐˈd̪eː.ɕɐ/

Noun

उपदेश • (upadeśa) stem, m

1. advice, teaching

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of उपदेश (upadeśa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	उपदेशः upadeśaḥ	उपदेशौ / उपदेशा¹ upadeśau / upadeśā¹	उपदेशाः / उपदेशासः¹ upadeśāḥ / upadeśāsaḥ¹
Vocative	उपदेश upadeśa	उपदेशौ / उपदेशा¹ upadeśau / upadeśā¹	उपदेशाः / उपदेशासः¹ upadeśāḥ / upadeśāsaḥ¹
Accusative	उपदेशम् upadeśam	उपदेशौ / उपदेशा¹ upadeśau / upadeśā¹	उपदेशान् upadeśān
Instrumental	उपदेशेन upadeśena	उपदेशाभ्याम् upadeśābhyām	उपदेशैः / उपदेशेभिः¹ upadeśaiḥ / upadeśebhiḥ¹
Dative	उपदेशाय upadeśāya	उपदेशाभ्याम् upadeśābhyām	उपदेशेभ्यः upadeśebhyaḥ
Ablative	उपदेशात् upadeśāt	उपदेशाभ्याम् upadeśābhyām	उपदेशेभ्यः upadeśebhyaḥ
Genitive	उपदेशस्य upadeśasya	उपदेशयोः upadeśayoḥ	उपदेशानाम् upadeśānām
Locative	उपदेशे upadeśe	उपदेशयोः upadeśayoḥ	उपदेशेषु upadeśeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: upadesa