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.

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit उपदेश (upadeśa), through Old Marathi 𑘄𑘢𑘟𑘹𑘫 (upadeśa), 𑘄𑘢𑘟𑘹𑘭 (upadesa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /up.d̪eɕ/
• Hyphenation: उप‧देश
• Rhymes: -eɕ

Noun

उपदेश • (upadēśa) m

1. advice, counsel

   Synonyms: सल्ला (sallā), मार्गदर्शन (mārgadarśan)

2. exhortation
3. preaching, sermon

   Synonyms: प्रवचन (pravcan), नीतीबोध (nītībodh)

Declension

Declension of उपदेश (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	उपदेश updeś
direct plural	उपदेश updeś
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	उपदेश updeś		उपदेश updeś
oblique सामान्यरूप	उपदेशा updeśā		उपदेशां- updeśān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	उपदेशाला updeśālā		उपदेशांना updeśānnā
ergative	उपदेशाने, उपदेशानं updeśāne, updeśāna		उपदेशांनी updeśānnī
instrumental	उपदेशाशी updeśāśī		उपदेशांशी updeśānśī
locative सप्तमी	उपदेशात updeśāt		उपदेशांत updeśāt
vocative संबोधन	उपदेशा updeśā		उपदेशांनो updeśānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of उपदेश (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	उपदेशाचा updeśāċā	उपदेशाचे updeśāċe	उपदेशाची updeśācī	उपदेशाच्या updeśācā	उपदेशाचे, उपदेशाचं updeśāċe, updeśāċa	उपदेशाची updeśācī	उपदेशाच्या updeśācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	उपदेशांचा updeśānċā	उपदेशांचे updeśānċe	उपदेशांची updeśāñcī	उपदेशांच्या updeśāncā	उपदेशांचे, उपदेशांचं updeśānċe, updeśānċa	उपदेशांची updeśāñcī	उपदेशांच्या updeśāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “उपदेश”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “उपदेश”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, page 96

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 advise”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

उपदेश • (upadeśa) stem, m

1. advice, teaching

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of उपदेश

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	उपदेशः (upadeśaḥ)	उपदेशौ (upadeśau) उपदेशा¹ (upadeśā¹)	उपदेशाः (upadeśāḥ) उपदेशासः¹ (upadeśāsaḥ¹)
accusative	उपदेशम् (upadeśam)	उपदेशौ (upadeśau) उपदेशा¹ (upadeśā¹)	उपदेशान् (upadeśān)
instrumental	उपदेशेन (upadeśena)	उपदेशाभ्याम् (upadeśābhyām)	उपदेशैः (upadeśaiḥ) उपदेशेभिः¹ (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)
vocative	उपदेश (upadeśa)	उपदेशौ (upadeśau) उपदेशा¹ (upadeśā¹)	उपदेशाः (upadeśāḥ) उपदेशासः¹ (upadeśāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: upadesa
• → Hindi: उपदेश (updeś)
• → Kannada: ಉಪದೇಶ (upadēśa)
• → Malayalam: ഉപദേശം (upadēśaṁ)
• → Old Marathi: 𑘄𑘢𑘟𑘹𑘫 (upadeśa)
  • Marathi: उपदेश (upadēśa)
• → Tamil: உபதேசம் (upatēcam)
• → Telugu: ఉపదేశము (upadēśamu)