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

• (Delhi 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)
• ਉਪਨੑਯਾਸ (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 (upanyāsa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	उपन्यासः upanyāsaḥ	उपन्यासौ / उपन्यासा¹ upanyāsau / upanyāsā¹	उपन्यासाः / उपन्यासासः¹ upanyāsāḥ / upanyāsāsaḥ¹
Vocative	उपन्यास upanyāsa	उपन्यासौ / उपन्यासा¹ upanyāsau / upanyāsā¹	उपन्यासाः / उपन्यासासः¹ upanyāsāḥ / upanyāsāsaḥ¹
Accusative	उपन्यासम् upanyāsam	उपन्यासौ / उपन्यासा¹ upanyāsau / upanyāsā¹	उपन्यासान् upanyāsān
Instrumental	उपन्यासेन upanyāsena	उपन्यासाभ्याम् upanyāsābhyām	उपन्यासैः / उपन्यासेभिः¹ upanyāsaiḥ / 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
Notes	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 (2010-2024) “upanyāsa”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.