guptiH f. [ gup-BAve ktin ] 1 Preserving, protection; sarvasyAsya tu sargasya guptyaMrTa Ms. 1. 87 , 94 , 99 ; Y. 1. 198. 2 Concealing, hiding. 3 Covering, sheathing; asiDArAsu kozaguptiH K. 11. 4 A hole in the ground, a cavern, sink, cellar. 5 Digging a hole in the ground. 6 A means of protection, fortification, rampart; Ku. 6. 38. 7 Confinement, prison; saraBasa iva guptisPowamarkaH karoti Śi. 11. 60. 8 The lower deck of a boat. 9 A leak in a ship. 10 Check, stoppage.