उपाश्रित

{ upāśrita }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

उपा-श्रित  mfn.  mfn. lying or resting upon, leaning against, clinging to, [ŚāṅkhGṛ.]; [KaṭhUp.]; [R.]

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उपा श्रित

   having recourse to, relying upon, taking refuge with, [MBh.]; [Bhag.]; [Kathās.] &c.
   taking one's self to
   approached, arrived at, abiding in [MBh.]; [BhP.]; [VarBṛS.] &c.
   anything against which one leans or upon which one rests, [Uttarar.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

उपाश्रित [upāśrita]   a.
   Relying or depending upon.
   Supporting (fig. also), bearing, holding, protecting. चिन्तामपरिमेयां तां प्रलयान्तामुपाश्रिताः [Bg.16.11.]
   An indirect dependent; (as against संश्रित direct. dependent); संश्रितोपाश्रितांस्तथा यथाशक्त्यनुकम्पेत [Mb.12.87.24.]
   See उपाश्रय (4).

Shabda-Sagara

उपाश्रित  mfn.  ( -तः-ता-तं)
   1. Supporting, (literally or figuratively) bearing, holding, protecting.
   2. Relying or depending upon.
    E. उप near, and आश्रित giving support.

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उप आश्रित

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

   See : आश्रित