upāsati

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀉𑀧𑀸𑀲𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• उपासति (Devanagari script)
• উপাসতি (Bengali script)
• උපාසති (Sinhalese script)
• ဥပါသတိ or ဢုပႃသတိ (Burmese script)
• อุปาสติ or อุปาสะติ (Thai script)
• ᩏᨷᩤᩈᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ອຸປາສຕິ or ອຸປາສະຕິ (Lao script)
• ឧបាសតិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄪𑄛𑄂𑄥𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

upa- +‎ ās, literally 'to sit around', as seen in many depictions of the Buddha and his disciples.

Verb

upāsati (root ās, first conjugation)

1. to attend, to honour, to serve, to revere

Conjugation

Conjugation of "upāsati"

	Active		Middle
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Present
1st	upāsāmi	upāsāma
2nd	upāsasi	upāsatha
3rd	upāsati	upāsanti		upāsare
Imperfect
1st	upāsa or upāsaṃ	upāsamhā
2nd	upāso	upāsattha
3rd	upāsa or upāsā	upāsu or upāsū
Imperative
1st	upāsāmi	upāsāma
2nd	upāsa or upāsāhi	upāsatha
3rd	upāsatu	upāsantu
Optative
1st	upāseyyāmi or upāseyyaṃ or upāse	upāseyyāma
2nd	upāseyyāsi or upāse	upāseyyātha
3rd	upāseyya or upāse	upāseyyuṃ

• Present active participle: upāsant, which see for forms and usage

Derived terms

• payirupāsati