upAs 2 A. 1 To sit near to (with acc. ), sit at the side of (as a mark of submission and respect); wait upon, serve, worship; udyAnapAlasAmAnyamftavastamupAsate Ku. 2. 36 ; aMbAmupAssva sadayAM Aśvad. 13 ; Śi. 16. 47 ; Ms. 3. 189. 2 To use, occupy, abide in, reside; Ms. 5. 93. 3 To pass (as time); upAsya rAtriSezaM tu Rām. 4 To approach, go to or towards; upAsAMcakrire drazwuM devagaMDarvakinnarAH Bk. 5. 107 ; paralokamupAsmahe 7. 89. 5 To invest or blockade (as an enemy's town). 6 To be intent upon, be engaged in, take part in, (perform as a sacred rite); upAsya paScimAM saMDyAM K. 176 , 179 ; tepyupAsaMtu me maKaM Mb. ; Ms. 2. 222 , 3. 104 , 7. 223 , 11. 42. 7 To undergo, suffer; alaM te pAMquputrARAM BaktyA klaMSamupAsituM Mb. ; Ms. 11. 184. 8 To remain or continue in any state or action; oft. with a pres. p. ; Bg. 12. 6. 9 To expect, wait for; dizwamupAsInaH Mb. 10 To attach oneself to, practise; Y. 3. 192. 11 To resort to, employ, apply, use; lakzaRopAsyate yasya kfte S. D. 2 ; vastirupAsyamAnaH Suśr. 12 To respect, recognize, acknowledge. 13 To practise archery.