upasad
1. upa-√ sad P. -sIdati ( Ved. Pot. 1. pl. -sadema ; impf. -asadat ) to sit upon ( acc. ), RV. vi, 75, 8 ; to sit near to, approach ( esp. respectfully), revere, worship, RV. ; AV. ; TS. ; ŚBr. &c., MBh. ; Ragh. &c.; to approach (a teacher in order to become his pupil), Kathās. ; to approach asking, request, crave for, RV. i, 89, 2 ; vii, 33, 9 ; TS. ii ; ŚBr. ii ; to approach in a hostile manner, BhP. vi, 3, 27 ; to possess, RV. viii, 47, 16 ; AV. iii, 14, 6 ; to perform the Upasad ceremony (see below), TS. vi, 2, 3, 4 : Caus. -sAdayati , to place or put upon or by the side of TS. ; TBr. ; ŚBr. &c.; to cause to approach, lead near (see upa-sAdita ).