# दीपोत्सव
## Hindi
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit दीपोत्सव (dīpotsava). By surface analysis, दीप (dīp) +‎ उत्सव (utsav).

### Pronunciation

* (Delhi) IPA: /d̪iː.poːt̪.səʋ/, [d̪iː.poːt̪.sɐʋ]

### Noun

दीपोत्सव • (dīpotsav) m
* Diwali, Festival of Lights
    Synonyms: दिवाली (divālī), दीपावली (dīpāvalī)
** 2010, Ravi Kumar, translated by Dr. N. R. Gopal, हिन्दू प्रतिभा के दर्शन [Hindi translation of: Glimpses of Hindu Genius]‎, New Delhi: Suruchi Prakashan, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 106, →ISBN:हिन्दुओं के लोकप्रिय त्योहार दीपोत्सव पर व्यापारिक प्रतिष्ठान हिन्दू-बहुल इलाकों में मार्केटिंग करते नज़र आते हैं।hinduõ ke lokpriya tyohār dīpotsav par vyāpārik pratiṣṭhān hindū-bahul ilākõ mẽ mārkeṭiṅg karte nazar āte ha͠i.On the popular Hindu festival Diwali, business establishments are seen marketing in Hindu-dominated areas.
** 2021, K. K. Upadhyaya, मोदी-योगी का विजन: विकास की ओर उत्तर प्रदेश [Modi and Yogi's vision: Uttar Pradesh towards development], New Delhi: Prabhat Prakashan, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 7, →ISBN:अयोध्या में दीपोत्सव का सफल कार्यक्रम किया। उत्तर प्रदेश [ने] आध्यात्मिक केंद्र के रूप में पर्यटकों को आकर्षित किया है।ayodhyā mẽ dīpotsav kā saphal kāryakram kiyā. uttar pradeś [ne] ādhyātmik kendra ke rūp mẽ paryaṭakõ ko ākarṣit kiyā hai.A successful program of Diwali was done in Ayodhya. Uttar Pradesh has attracted tourists as a spiritual center.

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “दीपोत्सव”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2296

## Sanskrit
### Alternative scripts

* দীপোত্সৱ (Assamese script)
* ᬤᬷᬧᭀᬢ᭄ᬲᬯ (Balinese script)
* দীপোত্সব (Bengali script)
* 𑰟𑰱𑰢𑰺𑰝𑰿𑰭𑰪 (Bhaiksuki script)
* 𑀤𑀻𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀲𑀯 (Brahmi script)
* ဒီပေါတ္သဝ (Burmese script)
* દીપોત્સવ (Gujarati script)
* ਦੀਪੋਤ੍ਸਵ (Gurmukhi script)
* 𑌦𑍀𑌪𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌵 (Grantha script)
* ꦢꦷꦥꦺꦴꦠ꧀ꦱꦮ (Javanese script)
* 𑂠𑂲𑂣𑂷𑂞𑂹𑂮𑂫 (Kaithi script)
* ದೀಪೋತ್ಸವ (Kannada script)
* ទីបោត្សវ (Khmer script)
* ທີໂປຕ຺ສວ (Lao script)
* ദീപോത്സവ (Malayalam script)
* ᡩᡳᡳᢒᠣᢠᠰ᠌ᠠᠸᠠ (Manchu script)
* 𑘟𑘲𑘢𑘻𑘝𑘿𑘭𑘪 (Modi script)
* ᢑᠢᠢᢒᠣᠸᠠᢐᠰᠠᠸᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
* 𑦿𑧓𑧂𑧜𑦽𑧠𑧍𑧊 (Nandinagari script)
* 𑐡𑐷𑐥𑑀𑐟𑑂𑐳𑐰 (Newa script)
* ଦୀପୋତ୍ସଵ (Odia script)
* ꢣꢷꢦꣂꢡ꣄ꢱꢮ (Saurashtra script)
* 𑆢𑆵𑆥𑆾𑆠𑇀𑆱𑆮 (Sharada script)
* 𑖟𑖱𑖢𑖺𑖝𑖿𑖭𑖪 (Siddham script)
* දීපොත‍්සව (Sinhalese script)
* 𑩭𑩑𑩛𑩰𑩕𑩫 𑪙𑪁𑩾 (Soyombo script)
* 𑚛𑚯𑚞𑚴𑚙𑚶𑚨𑚦 (Takri script)
* தீ³போத்ஸவ (Tamil script)
* దీపోత్సవ (Telugu script)
* ทีโปตฺสว (Thai script)
* དཱི་པོ་ཏྶ་ཝ (Tibetan script)
* 𑒠𑒲𑒣𑒼𑒞𑓂𑒮𑒫 (Tirhuta script)
* 𑨛𑨁𑨊𑨞𑨆𑨙𑩇𑨰𑨭 (Zanabazar Square script)

### Etymology

दीप (dīpa, “diya, lamp, lantern”) +‎ उत्सव (utsava, “festival”).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Sanskrit) IPA: /d̪iːˈpoːt̪.s̪ɐ.ʋɐ/

### Proper noun

दीपोत्सव • (dīpotsava) stem, m (Classical Sanskrit)
* Diwali, Festival of Lights
    Synonym: दीपावलि (dīpāvali)
** c. 400 CE, Bhaviṣya Purāṇa
** 1889, Journal of the American Oriental Society: Volumes 13-14‎, page 355:महानवम्यां दीपोत्सवे च शिष्टाचारः।mahānavamyāṃ dīpotsave ca śiṣṭācāraḥ.Good conduct on Mahanavami and on Diwali.
** 1974, Śāradā: Volume 16‎:दीपोत्सवो महाप्रीत्या क्रियते सकलैर्जनैः ॥dīpotsavo mahāprītyā kriyate sakalairjanaiḥ.Diwali is celebrated with great pleasure by all people.
** 1984–1990, Devkant Jha, अभिनव इन्टर संस्कृत व्याकरण और रचना‎, Varanasi: Motilal Banarsidass, →ISBN, page 105, →ISBN:कार्तिकमासस्य अमावस्यायां तिथौ अयं दीपोत्सवः महता उल्लासेन विधीयते ।kārtikamāsasya amāvasyāyāṃ tithau ayaṃ dīpotsavaḥ mahatā ullāsena vidhīyate.On the tithi of Amavasya in the month Kartika, Diwali is celebrated with great merriness.

#### Descendants

* → Bengali: দীপোৎসব (dipōtśob) (learned)
* → Hindustani: (learned)
    Hindi: दीपोत्सव (dīpotsav)
* → Marathi: दीपोत्सव (dīpotsav) (learned)

### References

* Monier Williams (1899) “दीपोत्सव”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 481.
* Otto von Böhtlingk (1861) “दीपोत्सव”, in Sanskrit-Wörterbuch: Part 3, page 51