व्यवस्था

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit व्यवस्था (vyavasthā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʋjə.ʋəs.t̪ʰɑː/, [ʋjɐ.ʋɐs.t̪ʰäː]

Noun

व्यवस्था • (vyavasthā) f

1. arrangement, preparation

   Synonym: इंतज़ाम (intzām)

   काम की वजह से शादी की व्यवस्था नहीं हो पाई।

   kām kī vajah se śādī kī vyavasthā nahī̃ ho pāī.

   The wedding preparations could not be done due to some work.

   व्यवस्था देना ― vyavasthā denā ― to arrange

2. order, system

Declension

Declension of व्यवस्था (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	व्यवस्था vyavasthā	व्यवस्थाएँ vyavasthāẽ
oblique	व्यवस्था vyavasthā	व्यवस्थाओं vyavasthāõ
vocative	व्यवस्था vyavasthā	व्यवस्थाओ vyavasthāo

Derived terms

• व्यवस्थित (vyavasthit)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “व्यवस्था”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “व्यवस्था”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “व्यवस्था”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit व्यवस्था (vyavasthā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bebʌst̪ʰä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: बेबस्था

Noun

व्यवस्था • (vyavasthā)

1. arrangement, preparation
2. order, system

Derived terms

• व्यवस्थित (vyavasthit)

References

• “व्यवस्था”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “व्यवस्था”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱ্যৱস্থা (Assamese script)
• ᬯ᭄ᬬᬯᬲ᭄ᬣᬵ (Balinese script)
• ব্যবস্থা (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰿𑰧𑰪𑰭𑰿𑰞𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑁆𑀬𑀯𑀲𑁆𑀣𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ဝျဝသ္ထာ (Burmese script)
• વ્યવસ્થા (Gujarati script)
• ਵ੍ਯਵਸ੍ਥਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦾꦮꦱ꧀ꦡꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂹𑂨𑂫𑂮𑂹𑂟𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಾ (Kannada script)
• វ្យវស្ថា (Khmer script)
• ວ຺ຍວສ຺ຖາ (Lao script)
• വ്യവസ്ഥാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᠶᠠᠸᠠᠰ᠌ᡨᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘿𑘧𑘪𑘭𑘿𑘞𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠶ᠋ᠠᠸᠠᠰᠲᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧠𑧇𑧊𑧍𑧠𑦾𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑑂𑐫𑐰𑐳𑑂𑐠𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଵ୍ଯଵସ୍ଥା (Odia script)
• ꢮ꣄ꢫꢮꢱ꣄ꢢꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑇀𑆪𑆮𑆱𑇀𑆡𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖿𑖧𑖪𑖭𑖿𑖞𑖯 (Siddham script)
• ව්‍යවස‍්ථා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾 𑪙𑩻𑩾𑪁 𑪙𑩬𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚶𑚣𑚦𑚨𑚶𑚚𑚭 (Takri script)
• வ்யவஸ்த²ா (Tamil script)
• వ్యవస్థా (Telugu script)
• วฺยวสฺถา (Thai script)
• ཝྱ་ཝ་སྠཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑓂𑒨𑒫𑒮𑓂𑒟𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑩇𑨪𑨭𑨰𑩇𑨚𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

वि- (vi-) +‎ अव- (ava-) +‎ स्था (sthā).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋjɐ.ʋɐs.tʰɑː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ʋjɐˈʋɐs̪.t̪ʰɑː/

Root

व्यवस्था • (vyavasthā)

1. to go apart, separate from
2. to differ respectively
3. to halt, stop, stay
4. to prepare or make ready for
5. to be settled, be (logically) true or tenable
6. to appear as
7. to put down, place
8. to fix on, direct towards
9. to charge with, appoint to
10. to stop, hold up, prevent from falling
11. to restore, re-establish
12. to settle, arrange, establish, determine, prove to be (logically) tenable
13. to give a name
14. to perform

Derived terms

• व्यवतिष्ठते (vyavatiṣṭhate)
• व्यवस्थापयति (vyavasthāpayati)

 

Noun

व्यवस्था • (vyavasthā) stem, f

1. respective difference
2. abiding in one place, steadiness
3. fixity, perseverance, constancy
4. a fixed limit
5. settlement, establishment, decision, statute, law, rule
6. legal decision or opinion (applied to the written extracts from the codes of law or adjustment of contradictory passages in different codes)
7. conviction, persuasion
8. fixed relation of time or place
9. rate, proportion
10. state, condition
11. case, occasion, opportunity
12. an engagement, agreement, contract

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of व्यवस्था (vyavasthā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	व्यवस्था vyavasthā	व्यवस्थे vyavasthe	व्यवस्थाः vyavasthāḥ
Vocative	व्यवस्थे vyavasthe	व्यवस्थे vyavasthe	व्यवस्थाः vyavasthāḥ
Accusative	व्यवस्थाम् vyavasthām	व्यवस्थे vyavasthe	व्यवस्थाः vyavasthāḥ
Instrumental	व्यवस्थया / व्यवस्था¹ vyavasthayā / vyavasthā¹	व्यवस्थाभ्याम् vyavasthābhyām	व्यवस्थाभिः vyavasthābhiḥ
Dative	व्यवस्थायै vyavasthāyai	व्यवस्थाभ्याम् vyavasthābhyām	व्यवस्थाभ्यः vyavasthābhyaḥ
Ablative	व्यवस्थायाः / व्यवस्थायै² vyavasthāyāḥ / vyavasthāyai²	व्यवस्थाभ्याम् vyavasthābhyām	व्यवस्थाभ्यः vyavasthābhyaḥ
Genitive	व्यवस्थायाः / व्यवस्थायै² vyavasthāyāḥ / vyavasthāyai²	व्यवस्थयोः vyavasthayoḥ	व्यवस्थानाम् vyavasthānām
Locative	व्यवस्थायाम् vyavasthāyām	व्यवस्थयोः vyavasthayoḥ	व्यवस्थासु vyavasthāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “व्यवस्था”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1033/3.