upaviS 6 P. 1 To sit down, take a seat. 2 To sit near to, wait upon. 3 To pitch a camp, encamp. 4 To go down, set (as the sun). 5 To enter upon, practise; as prAyaM upaviSati ; so anaSanopavizwa . 6 To abstain from food, fast; sopyuktvEvamupAviSat Bk. 7. 75. 7 To seize, take possession of. — Caus. To cause to sit down, place or set down.