उपादा [upādā] 3 Ā. (p. p. उपात्त)
To receive, accept, take.
To acquire, obtain; भूर्या पितामहोपात्ता निबन्धो द्रव्यमेव च
[Y.2.121.] To give to, furnish with; उपाददे तस्य सहस्ररश्मिः;
[Ku.7.41.] To take, appropriate to oneself, assume; मदलौल्यमुपाददे
[Śi.6.23.] To take away or off, carry away; steal.
To seize, attack;
[Pt.3.] 154.
To take, lay hold of; धनुरधिज्यमनाधिरुपाददे
[R. 9.54;] to draw (water)
To assume a form.
To feel, perceive, experience; उपात्तहर्षैः पुंस्कोकिलैः
[Rs.6.21.] To consider, regard.
To take in addition, include, comprise; अत्र तैलशब्दस्तिलभवस्नेहरूपमुख्यार्थमुपादाय सार्षपादिस्नेहेषु वर्तते
[S. D.2.] To employ, apply, use; यत्परस्य कुत्साथमुपादीयते
[Mbh.] To undertake, begin; as in उपात्तयज्ञः; प्रजासर्गमुपादार्य
[Mb.12.] 228.49.
To mention, enumerate; इति पूर्वसूत्रोपात्तानाम् Sk. -Caus.
To cause to use, apply or employ.
To make use of.