उपव्ययते

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From उप (upa) +‎ व्ये (vye, to envelope, to wrap around), from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y- (to twist, wind; to cover, wrap).

Pronunciation

Verb

उपव्ययते (úpavyayate) third-singular indicative (class 1, type A, root उपव्ये)

  1. to put on or invest oneself with the sacred thread
    • c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda (Taittirīya Saṃhitā) II.5.11:
      निवीतम् मनुष्याणाम् प्राचीनावीतम् पितृणाम् उपवीतं देवानाम् उपव्ययते देवलक्ष्मम् एव तत् कुरुते
      nivītam manuṣyāṇām prācīnāvītam pitṛṇām upavītaṃ devānām upavyayate devalakṣmam eva tat kurute
      He wears the thread around the neck for people, over the right shoulder for the ancestors, over the left for the the gods; verily he makes the mark of the gods.

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