upasTa a. Near, approximate. — sTaH 1 The lap; upasTaM kf to make a lap; °sTe kf to take on the lap. 2 The middle part in general. — sTaH sTaM 1 The organ of generation (of men and women, particularly of the latter); snAnaM mOnopavAsejyAsvADyAyopasTanigrahAH Y. 3. 314 (male); sTUlopasTasTalIzu Bh. 1. 20 (female); hastO pAyurupasTaSca Y. 3. 92 (where the word is used in both senses). 2 The anus. 3 The haunch or hip. Comp. — daGna a. reaching to ( pb ) the lap. — nigrahaH restraint of sensual passions, continence; Y. 3. 314. — patraH, -dalaH the Indian fig-tree (so called because its leaves resemble in shape the female organ of generation). — sad a. sitting in the lap.