yUpa
yU/pa m. ( prob. fr. √ yup ; but according to Uṇ. iii, 27 , fr. √ 2. yu ) a post, beam, pillar, ( esp. ) a smooth post or stake to which the sacrificial victim is fastened, any sacrificial post or stake (usually made of bamboos or Khadira wood; in R. i, 13, 24 ; 25 , where the horse sacrifice is described, 21 of these posts are set up, 6 made of Bilva , 6 of Khadira , 6 of Palāśa , one of Uḍumbara , one of Śleṣmātaka , and one of Deva-dāru ), RV. &c. &c.