उपरिष्टात्

{ upariṣṭāt }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

उपरिष्टात्  n.  ind. (as an adverb) above, from above, on the upper part, [RV. ix, 91, 4]; [AV. iv, 40, 7; viii, 8, 13]; [ŚBr.]; [ChUp.] &c.
पुरस्तात्   behind (opposed to ), [TS.]; [ŚBr.]
   further on, later, below (in a book), [Nir.]; [Suśr.]
   afterwards, [ChUp.]; [Yājñ.]
   (as a preposition) over, upon, down upon (with acc. and gen.), [ŚBr.]; [MBh.] &c.
   behind (with gen.), [TS.]; [ŚBr.]; [Suśr.]
   with reference to, about (with gen.), [Daś.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

उपरिष्टात् [upariṣṭāt]   ind. [cf. उपर्युपरिष्टान् [P.V.3.31] ]
   As an adverb it means (a) Over, above, from above, on high; परहितकरणे नोपरिष्टान्न चाधः [Bh.3.131;] [Y.1.16.] (b) Further or later on, afterwards; कल्याणावतंसा हि कल्याणसंपदुपरिष्टाद् भवति [Māl.6;] इदमुपरिष्टाद् व्याख्यातम् in the sequel. (c) Behind (opp. पुरस्तात्); पुरसाच्चोपरिष्टाच्च अद्भिः परिदधति [Ch. Up.5.2.2.]
   (As a preposition) it means (a) Over, upon (with gen., rarely acc.); स्फुटतरमुपरिष्टादल्पमूर्तेर्ध्रुवस्य स्फुरति सुरमुनीनां मण्डलं व्यस्तमेतत् [Śi.11.3.] (b) Down upon. (c) Behind (with gen.)Comp.
-ज्योतिष्मती  N. N. of a Vedic metre consisting of 43 or 44 syllables.
-ज्योतिः  f. f. a verse of the Triṣṭubh metre, the last line of which consists of eight syllables.-बृहती N. of a Vedic metre having four Pādas, the first of which contains 12 syllables, each of the three others having only eight.

Shabda-Sagara

उपरिष्टात्   ind. Up, above.
    E. उप and रिष्टातिल् aff.

ROOTS:

उप रिष्टातिल्

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

   See : ऊर्ध्वम्