उपसद्

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A Sanskrit English Dictionary

उप-√ सद्    1. P. -सीदति ( Ved. Pot. 1. pl. -सदेम; impf. -असदत्)

to sit upon ( acc.), [RV. vi, 75, 8];

to sit near to, approach ( esp. respectfully), revere, worship, [RV.]; [AV.]; [TS.]; [ŚBr.] &c., [MBh.]; [Ragh.] &c.;

to approach (a teacher in order to become his pupil), [Kathās.];

to approach asking, request, crave for, [RV. i, 89, 2; vii, 33, 9]; [TS. ii]; [ŚBr. ii];

to approach in a hostile manner, [BhP. vi, 3, 27];

to possess, [RV. viii, 47, 16]; [AV. iii, 14, 6];

to perform the उपसद् ceremony (See below), [TS. vi, 2, 3, 4] :

Caus. -सादयति, to place or put upon or by the side of [TS.]; [TBr.]; [ŚBr. &c.];

to cause to approach, lead near (See उप-सादित).

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उप-सद्  mfn.  2. mfn. approaching (respectfully), worshipping, serving, [AV.]; [VS. xxx, 9]

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उप-सद्  m.  m. ( त्) N. of a particular fire (different from the गार्हपत्य, दक्षिणाग्नि, and आहवनीय), [VahniP.]

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उप-सद्  f.  f. ( त्) attendance, worship, service, [RV. ii, 6, 1]

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   settlement (?), [AV. vi, 142, 3]
   siege, assault, [ŚBr. iii]; [AitBr.]; [Kāṭh.]
    N. of a ceremony or sacrificial festival preceding the सुत्या or pressing of the सोम (it lasts several days, and forms part of the ज्योतिष्टोम), [VS. xix, 14]; [TS.]; [ŚBr.]; KātyŚr. &c.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

उपसद् [upasad]   1, 6 [P.]
   To sit near to, go near, approach; अथ हैनं प्रस्तोता उपससाद [Ch. Up.1.11.4.] उपसेदुर्दशग्रीवम् [Bk.9.92,3.12,6.135.]
   To sit at the feet of; उपाध्यायमुपासदम् [Ks.18.21.]
   To wait upon, serve; (तं) आकल्पसाधनैस्तैस्तैरुपसेदुः प्रसाधकाः [R.17.22;] [Śi.13.24.]
   To march against.
   To try to get or obtain.
   To sink down. -Caus.
   To place near.
   To lead towards.
   To get, find.
उपसद् [upasad] a.  a. Serving, waiting upon. -f.
   Siege, assault, attack.
   Laying up, accumulating.
   Service, worship.
  N. N. of a ceremony, forming part of the ज्योतिष्टोम ceremony, and lasting for several days. दीक्षानु- जन्मोपसदः शिरोधरम् [Bhāg.3.13.37.]
  N. N. of a sacrificial fire. -Comp.
-व्रतिन् a.  a. observing the rules of theUpasad, i. e. drinking milk in certain quantities, sleeping on the bare earth, keeping silence &c. द्वादशाह- मुपसद्व्रती भूत्वा [Bṛi. Up.6.3.1.]