व्यवस्था

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit व्यवस्था (vyavasthā).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

व्यवस्था • (vyavasthā) f

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
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)

arrangement, preparation
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 Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ʋjɐ.ʋɐs̪.t̪ʰɑː/

Root

व्यवस्था • (vyavasthā)

to go apart, separate from
to differ respectively
to halt, stop, stay
to prepare or make ready for
to be settled, be (logically) true or tenable
to appear as
to put down, place
to fix on, direct towards
to charge with, appoint to
to stop, hold up, prevent from falling
to restore, re-establish
to settle, arrange, establish, determine, prove to be (logically) tenable
to give a name
to perform

Derived terms

व्यवतिष्ठते (vyavatiṣṭhate)
व्यवस्थापयति (vyavasthāpayati)

Noun

व्यवस्था • (vyavasthā) stem, f

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

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of व्यवस्था
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	व्यवस्था (vyavasthā)	व्यवस्थे (vyavasthe)	व्यवस्थाः (vyavasthāḥ)
accusative	व्यवस्थाम् (vyavasthām)	व्यवस्थे (vyavasthe)	व्यवस्थाः (vyavasthāḥ)
instrumental	व्यवस्थया (vyavasthayā) व्यवस्था¹ (vyavasthā¹)	व्यवस्थाभ्याम् (vyavasthābhyām)	व्यवस्थाभिः (vyavasthābhiḥ)
dative	व्यवस्थायै (vyavasthāyai)	व्यवस्थाभ्याम् (vyavasthābhyām)	व्यवस्थाभ्यः (vyavasthābhyaḥ)
ablative	व्यवस्थायाः (vyavasthāyāḥ) व्यवस्थायै² (vyavasthāyai²)	व्यवस्थाभ्याम् (vyavasthābhyām)	व्यवस्थाभ्यः (vyavasthābhyaḥ)
genitive	व्यवस्थायाः (vyavasthāyāḥ) व्यवस्थायै² (vyavasthāyai²)	व्यवस्थयोः (vyavasthayoḥ)	व्यवस्थानाम् (vyavasthānām)
locative	व्यवस्थायाम् (vyavasthāyām)	व्यवस्थयोः (vyavasthayoḥ)	व्यवस्थासु (vyavasthāsu)
vocative	व्यवस्थे (vyavasthe)	व्यवस्थे (vyavasthe)	व्यवस्थाः (vyavasthāḥ)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

References

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