उपन्यास

Bhojpuri

Noun

उपन्यास (upanyās) ? (Kaithi 𑂇𑂣𑂢𑂹𑂨𑂰𑂮)

1. novel (a work of fiction)

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit उपन्यास (upanyāsa, “placing near to, bringing forward, statement”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʊ.pən.jɑːs/, [ʊ.pɐ̃ɲ.jäːs]

Noun

उपन्यास • (upanyās) m

1. novel (a work of fiction)

Declension

Declension of उपन्यास (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	उपन्यास upanyās	उपन्यास upanyās
oblique	उपन्यास upanyās	उपन्यासों upanyāsõ
vocative	उपन्यास upanyās	उपन्यासो upanyāso

Derived terms

• उपन्यासकार (upanyāskār)

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [upʌnːjäs]
• Phonetic Devanagari: उपन्न्यास्

Noun

उपन्यास • (upanyās)

1. novel (work of fiction)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• উপন্যাস (Assamese script)
• ᬉᬧᬦ᭄ᬬᬵᬲ (Balinese script)
• উপন্যাস (Bengali script)
• 𑰄𑰢𑰡𑰿𑰧𑰯𑰭 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀉𑀧𑀦𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• ဥပနျာသ (Burmese script)
• ઉપન્યાસ (Gujarati script)
• ਉਪਨ੍ਯਾਸ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌉𑌪𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸 (Grantha script)
• ꦈꦥꦤꦾꦴꦱ (Javanese script)
• 𑂇𑂣𑂢𑂹𑂨𑂰𑂮 (Kaithi script)
• ಉಪನ್ಯಾಸ (Kannada script)
• ឧបន្យាស (Khmer script)
• ອຸປນ຺ຍາສ (Lao script)
• ഉപന്യാസ (Malayalam script)
• ᡠᢒᠠᠨᠶᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠰ᠌ᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘄𑘢𑘡𑘿𑘧𑘰𑘭 (Modi script)
• ᠤᢒᠠᠨᠶ᠋ᠠᢗᠰᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦤𑧂𑧁𑧠𑧇𑧑𑧍 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐄𑐥𑐣𑑂𑐫𑐵𑐳 (Newa script)
• ଉପନ୍ଯାସ (Odia script)
• ꢆꢦꢥ꣄ꢫꢵꢱ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆇𑆥𑆤𑇀𑆪𑆳𑆱 (Sharada script)
• 𑖄𑖢𑖡𑖿𑖧𑖯𑖭 (Siddham script)
• උපන්‍යාස (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩒𑩰𑩯 𑪙𑩻𑩛𑪁 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚄𑚞𑚝𑚶𑚣𑚭𑚨 (Takri script)
• உபந்யாஸ (Tamil script)
• ఉపన్యాస (Telugu script)
• อุปนฺยาส (Thai script)
• ཨུ་པ་ནྱཱ་ས (Tibetan script)
• 𑒅𑒣𑒢𑓂𑒨𑒰𑒮 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨃𑨞𑨝𑩇𑨪𑨊𑨰 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

उप- (upa-) +‎ न्यास (nyāsa).

Noun

उपन्यास • (upanyāsa) stem, m

1. putting down, placing near to, juxta-position
2. bringing or procuring (requisites)
3. bringing forward, speaking of, mention
4. statement, suggestion, hint
5. quotation, reference
6. pretext
7. proof, reason
8. a particular kind of treaty or alliance
9. (drama) propitiation, gratifying
10. a deposit, pledge, pawn

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of उपन्यास

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	उपन्यासः (upanyāsaḥ)	उपन्यासौ (upanyāsau) उपन्यासा¹ (upanyāsā¹)	उपन्यासाः (upanyāsāḥ) उपन्यासासः¹ (upanyāsāsaḥ¹)
accusative	उपन्यासम् (upanyāsam)	उपन्यासौ (upanyāsau) उपन्यासा¹ (upanyāsā¹)	उपन्यासान् (upanyāsān)
instrumental	उपन्यासेन (upanyāsena)	उपन्यासाभ्याम् (upanyāsābhyām)	उपन्यासैः (upanyāsaiḥ) उपन्यासेभिः¹ (upanyāsebhiḥ¹)
dative	उपन्यासाय (upanyāsāya)	उपन्यासाभ्याम् (upanyāsābhyām)	उपन्यासेभ्यः (upanyāsebhyaḥ)
ablative	उपन्यासात् (upanyāsāt)	उपन्यासाभ्याम् (upanyāsābhyām)	उपन्यासेभ्यः (upanyāsebhyaḥ)
genitive	उपन्यासस्य (upanyāsasya)	उपन्यासयोः (upanyāsayoḥ)	उपन्यासानाम् (upanyāsānām)
locative	उपन्यासे (upanyāse)	उपन्यासयोः (upanyāsayoḥ)	उपन्यासेषु (upanyāseṣu)
vocative	उपन्यास (upanyāsa)	उपन्यासौ (upanyāsau) उपन्यासा¹ (upanyāsā¹)	उपन्यासाः (upanyāsāḥ) उपन्यासासः¹ (upanyāsāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “उपन्यास”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 201/2.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “उपन्यास”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan

Further reading

• Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2026), “upanyāsa”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.