(p. 164) upabāsa abstinence from food, fast; starvation; a fast enjoined by religion. উপবাস করা v. to go without food; to abstain from food, to fast; to go hungry, to starve; to observe a religious fast. উপবাসী a. abstaining from food, fasting; starving; observing a religious fast. 23)

(p. 427) ṭhāẏa without moving, motionlessly, fixedly (ঠায় বসে থাকা); incessantly or at a stretch (ঠায় উপবাস করা, ঠায় জ্বলছে). a. incessant or consecutive (ঠায় দুদিন). 25)

(p. 580) nirambu having no water, waterless. নিরম্বু উপবাস fasting in which drinking of even a drop of water is not permitted. 25)

(p. 583) nirjala waterless; not diluted with water, raw (নির্জল মদ); having no permission to drink even a drop of water (নির্জল উপবাস); anhydrous; dehydrated. নির্জল কোহল absolute alcohol. নির্জলা a. fem. of নির্জল । a. (sarcas.) unmixed, absolute, downright (নির্জলা দুঃখ, নির্জলা মিথ্যা). 24)