gupta p. p. [ gup karmaRi kta ] 1 Protected, preserved, guarded; R. 10. 60. 2 Hidden, concealed, kept secret; Ms. 2. 150 , 7. 76 , 8. 374. 3 Secret, private. 4 Invisible, withdrawn from sight. 5 Joined. — ptaH 1 An appellation usually (though not necessarily) added to the name of a Vaiśya; as caMdraguptaH, samudraguptaH &c. (Usually Sarman or deva is added to the name of a Brāhmaṇa; gupta, BUti or datta to that of a Vaiśya; and dAsa to that of a Śūdra; cf. SarmA devaSca viprasya varmA trAtA ca BUBujaH . BUtirdataSca vESyasya dAsaH SUdrasya kArayet ). 2 An epithet of Viṣṇu. — ptaM ind. Secretly, privately, apart. — ptA One of the principal female characters in a poetical composition, a lady married to another ( parakIyA ) who conceals her lover's caresses and endearments past, present or future; vfttasuratagopana vartizyamARasuratagopanA and vartamAnasuratagopanA ; see Rasamañjarī 24. Comp. — kaTA a secret or confidential communication, a secret. — gatiH a spy, an emissary. — cara a. going secretly. — (raH) 1 an epithet of Balarāma. 2 a. spy, an emissary. — dAnaM a secret gift or present. — veSaH a disguise.