upe
1. upe ( upa-√ i ) P. -Eti , to go or come or step near, approach, betake one's self to, arrive at, meet with, turn towards, RV. ; AV. ; TS. ; ŚBr. ; MBh. ; Śak. &c.; to approach (any work), undergo, set about, undertake, perform (a sacrifice), devote one's self to, RV. ii, 2, 11 ; AV. ix, 6, 4 ; VS. ; AitBr. ; ŚBr. ; to come near to, reach, obtain, enter into any state, fall into; undergo, suffer, RV. iv, 33, 2 ; ŚBr. ; AitBr. ; Ragh. ; Pañcat. &c.; to approach sexually, TS. ii , v ; Mn. ix, 4 ; xi, 172 ; MBh. ; Suśr. ; Kathās. ; to approach a teacher, become a pupil, ŚBr. x , xi ; BṛĀrUp. ; ChUp. ; to occur, be present, make one's appearance, RPrāt. ; R. ; to happen, fall to one's share, befall, incur, RV. i, 167, 1 ; vii, 84, 3 ; Hit. ; Bhag. &c.; to join (in singing), ŚāṅkhŚr. ; to regard as, admit, acknowledge, Sāh. Comm. on Nyāyam. ; to comprehend, understand, Sarvad. : Intens. Ā. (1. pl. -Imahe ) to implore (a god), RV. x, 24, 2.