उपनम्

{ upanam }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

उप-√ नम्    P. -नमति, to bend towards or inwards;

to tend towards, approach, come to, arrive at;

to fall to one's share or lot, become one's property, share in (with acc. dat., or gen.), [VS.]; [ŚBr.]; [TBr.]; [ChUp.]; [Rājat.] &c.;

to come to one's mind, occur, [TS.]; [TBr. i, 1, 2, 8];

to attend upon any one ( acc.) with ( instr.);

to gain the favour of any one ( acc.), [BhP. vi, 19, 16] :

Caus. -नामयति, to put or place before ( gen.), [Gobh. ii, 1, 7];

to lead towards or into the presence of, present any one ( gen.), [Lalit.];

to reach, hand to, ib.;

to offer, present, ib.; [Kāraṇḍ.]

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उप √ नम्

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

उपनम् [upanam]   1 [P.]
   To come to, arrive at, approach, bend or tend towards.
   To befall, fall to the lot of, occur, happen (used by itself or with gen., dat., or acc. of person); मत्संभोगः कथमुपनमेत् स्वप्नजोऽपि [Me.92;] तत्तस्योपन- मेत् [Bh.2.121;] अन्ध आत्मने नोपनमति Bhāg.; उपैनं सहस्रं नमति [Ait. Br.]
   To share in. -Caus.
   To lead towards, introduce (with gen.).
   To offer, give.