past participle adjective
approaching
Upakaṭṭha (adjective) [past participle of upa + karṣ to draw up or near to] approaehing, near Ja IV 213 (yāva upakaṭṭha-majjhantikā till nearly noon). Usually in following two phrases: upakaṭṭhe kāle when the time was near, i.e. at the approach of meal time Vin IV 175; Vv-a 6, 294; and upakaṭṭhāya vassūpanāyikāya as The Rains was approaching Vin I 253; Pv-a 42; Vv-a 44. Cf. vūpakaṭṭha. — locative upakaṭṭhe as adverb or preposition "near, in the neighbourhood of" Nidd II §639 (= santike); Dāṭh V 41 (so read for upakaṇṭhe).
drawn near, near; drawing near (especially of time)
【形】 靠近，接近的。
(pp, pp of upa √kas) approaching; near near, approaching [lit.] dragged towards Construction: upa + √kas + ta