Dictionary meanings for upavas from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1 P. 1 To dwell in or at, inhabit (with acc.); vaikuṃṭhaṃ upavasati Sk.
2 To be in a state of abstinence, abstain from food, fast; upavaseddinaṃ Ms. 2. 220, 5. 20; Y. 3. 292, 64; (fig. also); upoṣitābhyāmiva netrābhyāṃ pibaṃtī Dk. 4.
3 To go to (a master).
4 To enter upon, learn, take to, begin. Caus. To cause to fast.
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
P. -vasati, to abide or dwell with or at; to stay, wait, wait for TS.; TBr.; AitBr.; S3Br.; to abide in a state of abstinence, abstain from food, fast Ka1ty. on Pa1n2. 1-4, 48; TS. i, 6, 7, 3; S3Br. i, 6; xi; Ka1tyS3r.; S3a1n3khGr2.; Mn. &c; to encamp (with... mfn. (fut.p.) 024640 206,2 35740 n. food taken before fasting Kaus3.; Vait. 024641 206,2 35741 m. a fast-day (esp. the day preceding a Soma soma sacrifice),...