samAsTA
sam-A-√ sTA P. Ā. -tizWati , °te , to mount, ascend, Hariv. ; to go to, R. ; to stop, halt, MBh. ; to enter upon, undergo, undertake (a march), assume (a form), seek (a maintenance), apply (assiduity) to ( loc. ), MBh. ; R. &c. ; to perform, accomplish, BhP. : Caus. -sTApayati , to cause to stop, make to halt, R. ; to cause to be performed or practised, ib.